Next Generation of MP3 Glasses

Doggie Fizzle writes "A review of the Nu Tech Dark Shadow 256MB MP3 Sunglasses shows one of the latest attempts to multitask common items, whether we want it or not. The Oakley Thumps may have come first, but at 3x the cost of Nu Tech Dark Shadows, even frugal geeks can look smooth... From the review: "I am a sucker for any tool or gadget that tries to combine more than one use or function into a single item, but I also have learned from experience that many times such items fail to perform well at any of the tasks they were designed to do.""

Comments

Re:Not for geeks

[grappler]

That's another nice thing about the thumps - the ear "buds" can hover an inch away from your ear, so that you can hear your surroundings just fine.

Re:$500?? Try $100

[Mal-2]

No, the reviewed item is only $100 or slightly under. It is the Oakley Thump that pops up in the ads at the bottom that is $500. This makes sense given the cost of Oakley sunglasses alone (hence the booming market in "Foakleys", cheap knock-offs), but for $500 you think you'd get at least 1 GB of space.

$100 for decent sunglasses and an MP3 player really isn't bad. Too bad they're ugly. Shouldn't stop poker players from adopting them, however...

Personally I really only wear sunglasses while driving or as a passenger in someone else's car, and just about every car's stereo system sounds better than earbuds. Plus, it's not legal to drive with headphones on (not that anyone would notice) and as a passenger it would make it difficult to communicate with the driver. I suppose they would be nice on a trip with a lot of people, where you may not be able to stand each other's taste in music, and as pointed out above, they would be nice at the poker table (at least until you want to take them off but still listen to the music).

Mal-2