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Brain Machine Sunglasses Are Psychedelic, Hallucinatory, Fabulous
Here's a brain machine made from an old pair of shades with customized lenses by Okini393939. Stick 'em on and you have an instant meditation session thanks to the flashing lights and sound. I particularly like the instructions he put on the inside of the lenses—check it in the pic below. More »
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Spy Camera Sunglasses With 1.3-Megapixels Means Nothing's a Secret
Sunglass spy cameras were previously relegated to actual spies and weirdos that subscribed to those spy equipment magazines, but ThinkGeek has brought such covert voyeurism to the average man with $99 and change. The camera's triggered wirelessly via remote, which is very discreet, but has a fat camera on either side of the lenses, which isn't. Luckily for you the 1GB storage and MP3 earbud playback gives you a reasonable excuse as to why you're wearing such thick sunglasses in the Gold's Gym women's locker room. [Think Geek via Red Ferret via Boing Boing] More »
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Oakley Split Thump MP3 Players Reviewed (Verdict: Actually Not Bad)
Oakley's Split Thump sunglasses aren't exactly popular outside of the mullet-sporting bounty hunter demographic, but if you can get past the looks (tough to do), it's actually a decent sunglass-MP3 player. Tech Digest says the drag and drop file loading from both Windows and Macs was incredibly easy, plus the volume is quite loud and drowns out the mean things people around you are saying. The noise insulation and the dark lenses ensure that you'll never have to actually face the fact that you're wearing MP3 sunglasses. [Tech Digest]
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MyVu Crystal & Shades Pay Homage To Sci-Fi Vision
Sci-Fi eyewear lovers are finally getting more options when shopping for new shades with MyVu's release of two new models, Shades and Crystal. Both models are geared toward watching video on the go, with what MyVu describes as "glance-down technology with true situational awareness." With this "glance-down tech" these glasses are even closer to mimicking their Sci-Fi alter-egos, as you might have see on IO9's Gallery of Sci-Fi Vision Systems. We had our own Benny Goldman testing out the new models, and sadly he didn't have many words of praise.
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Oakley sunglasses are expensive. But apparently, they're expensive for reasons other than the recognizable "O" logo that's stuck on them. Nope, they're resistant to shattering if something strikes them, unlike other sunglasses that'll happily embed shards of themselves in your eyes when hit. They can also withstand 2 pound weights falling on them and handle lasers better than other glasses. They test all these things in the "O Lab." The nice folks at NotCot got to check out the O Lab, providing photos and video of the machines used to test expensive sunglasses. Hit the jump for video.
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Oakley's 'O Lab' Shoots Ball Bearings at, Drops Weights on Sunglasses
Oakley sunglasses are expensive. But apparently, they're expensive for reasons other than the recognizable "O" logo that's stuck on them. Nope, they're resistant to shattering if something strikes them, unlike other sunglasses that'll happily embed shards of themselves in your eyes when hit. They can also withstand 2 pound weights falling on them and handle lasers better than other glasses. They test all these things in the "O Lab." The nice folks at NotCot got to check out the O Lab, providing photos and video of the machines used to test expensive sunglasses. Hit the jump for video. More »
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Oakley Split Thump: Is The Product as Bad as the Name?
Oakely seems bound and determined to push this whole MP3 player sunglasses thing, and their latest release, The Split Thump, combines a really bad name with extremely expensive sunglasses that are only marginally better looking than some of the fashion disasters of years past (you know, the kind of designs that someone in the '80s thought we would be wearing in 2020). Each pair features MP3/WMA/AAC compatibility, 8 hours of battery life and 512MB to 2GB of storage. Available for $250-$400. [Product Page via Acquire]
athletics
Informance Sunglasses Display Information in Your Peripheral Vision
We are always looking for the best ways to improve our rigorous physical workout routines, and the Informance smart sunglasses look like a worthy asset to our arsenal of workout gear. The instrument is intended for use by professional athletes, and will allow them to view vital statistics in their peripheral vision using a projected image on one of the lenses. More »
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Gray-Bans Reverse Sunglasses Make Life More Bright, Blind
Here's an interesting design concept (at least I think that's what it is… there's scant little info to be found on these things): reverse sunglasses. The oh-so-cleverly-named Gray-Bans make things brighter rather than darker, turning that cloudy day into a bright one and that sunny day into a one-way ticket to blindness. Something tells me these won't ever exist, but it's a Friday and I like the idea enough to share it with you folks anyways. [Book of Joe]
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ETS Motorola S71 Headphone Sunglasses
If you own a Bluetooth headset but aren't happy with how ridiculous you look wearing it, then these may be for you. The ETS Motorola S71 is a combination pair of sunglasses/headphones/Bluetooth headset/opposite sex repellent. The device, which is apparently also known as the O ROKR Pro, has buttons on the frame which let you control a music player. It can charge over an optional USB cable, and there is no word on price or launch date yet. I'm hoping for too much, and never. [Mobile Whack]
Motorola's O ROKR Pro Bluetooth sunglasses, which any sensible person would only wear as part of a jackass costume on Halloween, just hit the FCC. [Engadget]
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Oakley has just released a pair of radical-looking polarized sunglasses, made out of some miraculous substance the company has dubbed Nanowire. If you wade through the marketSpeak it's actually a lightweight titanium alloy with "memory" that can stand up to some heavy bending and snap right back to where it was before. Every piece of technology that goes into these $300 sunglasses is creatively named—you simply must get a load of this.
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Oakley Nanowire Sunglasses Have Magical Qualities But Aren't Rose-Colored
Oakley has just released a pair of radical-looking polarized sunglasses, made out of some miraculous substance the company has dubbed Nanowire. If you wade through the marketSpeak it's actually a lightweight titanium alloy with "memory" that can stand up to some heavy bending and snap right back to where it was before. Every piece of technology that goes into these $300 sunglasses is creatively named—you simply must get a load of this.
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Swiss Army Sunglasses: Announce Your Nerdiness Through Eyewear
Yes, these are Swiss Army Sunglasses. You can choose from over 240 different tools to put in it, including paintbrushes, a backscratcher, and a variety of knives. The biggest tool, of course, is you, who thinks not only that these aren't the fashion and design abomination that they are but also think they're worth the $400 price tag. If only they came with an attachment to restore your self-respect. More »
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Oakley Releases Thump Pro—Same Crap, New Look
I guess Oakley didn't figure it out the first time around that the Thump MP3-enabled sunglasses are pretty lame. Oakley is releasing the Thump Pro sunglasses on November 17 (just in time for the end of the NASCAR season). The Pros will have memory ranging from 256MB up to 1GB and will supports AAC, MP3, WMA and WAV audio files. Prices begin at $250. At least they look a little better than the original Thumps, but not by much. More »
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Spy Camera Sunglasses Records What You See
It's amazing to see the lengths that people will go to snoop on their fellow man. These sunglasses promise to record exactly what you're looking at thanks to a built-in video camera. The camera, which uses MPEG4 to encode video, has a 92-degree field-of-view. In practical terms, that means you don't even have to look directly at your mark in order to record. It's just a matter of time until creeps from sea to shining sea begin using these sunglasses at the gym, beach or supermarket, furthering their own sick, morally reprehensible ends. More »
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Trigger Optics Headache-Preventing Sunglasses
So the gods have cursed you with headaches your whole life. Now, you can either suck it up and take the pain, pop pills every now and then or buy this pair of sunglasses that promise to "eliminate your headache pain immediately or even prevent it from starting." That's a pretty bold statement. Too bad there's little scientific evidence to back up the claim. Hmm, sounds familiar. More »
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Black Censor Bar Sunglasses
These things are pretty stupid, but hell, anything can be funny if you're drunk enough. The censor bar glasses are worn like regular glasses and put that black censor bar over your eyes like in those late-night Girls Gone Wild ads. Useful for streakers, shoplifters, or people with really wide faces. More »
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