Oakley's "Thump" MP3 sunglasses

Juniper Foo | Jul 15, 2004

Millions of four-eyed Asians are gonna love Oakley's upcoming digital music player. Mounted onto the spectacle frame, it's a complete beatbox sitting on your face. According to Oakley's press announcement, the on-the-go music device, nicknamed Thump, is good for storing up to 35 songs. Miniature booms sit on enhanced pivots to allow you to tweak the balance between ambient noise, your digital music, and when someone talks to you. Brings new meaning to the term headbanging music!

This image of Tour-de-France's Lance Armstrong sporting the prototype Oakley is the only photo of the device floating around the WWW. So we don't know yet if this is the real McCoy.

Price: US$395 (128MB), US$495 (256MB)
Availability: December 2004; only Circuit City and Oakley stores in the US
Device: Integrated MP3 player
Basic specs: Polarized lenses, supports MP3, WMA and WAV, > 90dB signal-to-noise ratio, custom-engineered Mylar speakers, 5-button interface, anti-pop and short-circuit protection, internal Lithium-ion polymer good for 3 hours

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