Oakley Thump Pro in the works

Alright Oakley, we'll try to break this to you gently: we're not really digging this whole Thump thing. Yeah, we realise we should've come clean back in 2004 when we first spotted them, but now that we're nearing on two years of Thump versioning, we thought you might try cramming an MP3 player into something other than some silly looking sunglasses for a change. No matter, just our opinion, and it looks like you guys are already set on releasing the "Thump Pro" version this Holiday season. Oakley dropped the info during a rather boring corporate meetup of theirs, and will be basing the design on their BOTTLECAP line of shades which are pictured above.  With "Unobtainium" components, water/sweat resistance and interchangeable lenses, these Thump Pros are set to be the baddest Thumps yet, and we mean that in the kindest way possible.

[Thanks, Monster Dog]

[Jim @ Jun 23rd 2006 11:25AM]

The only person I have ever seen that wears these things is Dog The Bounty Hunter on that TV show. And, that's not a good thing...

[DJDevine @ Jan 12th 2008 11:59AM]

i've seen phil hellmuth wear them too, very ugly

[slikone @ Jun 23rd 2006 11:39AM]

I would think the better idea for Oakley would be to build a pair of bluetooth headphones into them, maybe even a hidden microphone so you could use them as your headphones/headset for your existing equipment.

[JMatt @ Jun 23rd 2006 11:40AM]

I wear Oakleys, as do many others.

NOW, the Thumps are awful. Down right so.

[Michael @ Jun 23rd 2006 12:04PM]

I have to agree. I love Oakley, but the Thump is just a bad idea. You have to wear your sunglasses to hear your music. Didn't anybody at Oakley realize that? It makes me think of that song with the lyrics "I wear my sunglasses at night..."

I mean you kind of have to if you want to hear your music with these things. They would have been better off just coming up with their own MP3 player/ipod killer instead.

They must be selling them to somebody if they're making more though.

[Pegan @ Jun 23rd 2006 12:20PM]

The Thumps are a big hit with the Portuguese.

[circ @ Jun 23rd 2006 12:30PM]

I have the Thump 2 1gb, and they are fantastic in the right situations. no cords, suprisingly unobtrusive and decent sound quality. Great on the motorcycle... Bluetooth would be nice, but only if it doesn't add any bulk or degregate from the music quality.

[xcdesz @ Jun 23rd 2006 12:52PM]

Sunglasses MP3 player = Cool

Who cares what you nerds think?

[Matt @ Jun 23rd 2006 12:59PM]

I think those look pretty nice, but still not my style

[Storm9 @ Jun 23rd 2006 12:59PM]

I have the oakley Half jackets polarized, and they are the best quality glasses every, the lens quality is amazing!

I never really understood why they ever made mp3 sunglasses.

Oakley is a high end retailer, not some1 with shitty things like that.

[topless @ Jun 23rd 2006 1:02PM]

@slikone - Oakley RAZRWIRE has BT for your phone (but not DAP) http://oakley.com/o/o2261d

Still stupid though...

[Tom @ Jun 23rd 2006 1:23PM]

kudos on the unobtainium reference

[Yaks @ Jun 23rd 2006 1:32PM]

I heard that Manny Ramirez wears them -- Paul O'Neal tried to interview him for the Yes network before a game and he thought he was being dissed 'cause Manny was "ignoring" him -- turns out Ramires was wering these things and couldn't hear anything. There was a big todo about him wearing these things -- cause some people were afraid he is wearing them during games -- which might explain why he is so confused in the outfield, but he insists he only wears them to BP. Maybe he is buying a lot of them and thats why Oakley keeps making them.

[charlie1 @ Jun 23rd 2006 2:00PM]

I would wear them but i dont have enough hair to grow a mullet. Isnt that some sort of requirement?

[Dimitri @ Jun 23rd 2006 2:02PM]

circ wrote: "...they are fantastic in the right situations....Great on the motorcycle..."

Yeah, great for getting yourself killed.

Paramedics have a name for guys like you: organ donors.

[Eli @ Jun 23rd 2006 2:06PM]

slikone, they did make one, the RAZRWIRE™

http://oakley.com/o/o2261d

It's retarded.

[Stuart @ Jun 23rd 2006 7:52PM]

Oakley keeps releasing these because it's the only press they every get. Selling colored plastic made in China is nothing special even at the exhorbitant rate Oakley charges.

Stuart

[daniel @ Oct 8th 2006 11:11PM]

stuart
if you werent so ignorant you would realize they werent made in china its not cheap plastic why dont you do your research before you open your mouth and make yourself sound stupid

[Justin @ Jun 24th 2006 11:56AM]

my douchy ex-roommate Osaka was too cheap to buy the actual Oakley Thump glasses and he instead bought this cheap, bulky DAP-glasses from China that came with no support whatsoever. once he got them to work he'd wear them around his office like a dope. they were these cheap, brian bozworth glasses you'd buy at a truck stop with two earbuds dangling from them. his boss walked up behind him once and yelled "DAMMIT OSAKA! THERE'S NO SUN IN THIS OFFICE! WHAT A SH*THEAD!"

and he never wore those glasses again.
he also had the nerve to put Pussycat Dolls and Mandy Moore songs on their.

[sanman @ Jun 24th 2006 4:44PM]

I'm still waiting for video glasses, attached to a tiny walkman-style PC on your hip. Those I would wear, coz then I'd have a portable PC that I could use anywhere on the go. Maybe Oakley should go in that direction. They could make video-glasses that work with the iPod.

[Jeremy @ Jun 24th 2006 6:39PM]

Um, maybe lose the 90's styling. Oakley have so fallen behind the game in the last few years

[Matt @ Jun 25th 2006 10:59AM]

They look pretty cool to me! Too bad I have a perscription.

[Abel @ Aug 18th 2006 12:49PM]

To answer a few questions in the comments section:
1. Oakley has a Stereo Bluetooth capable pair of wearable electronics called the OROKR it supports A2DP and AVRC profiles. (basically the capability to listen to stereo music (a2dp), and controlling the devices the music is coming from (avrc) all via bluetooth. Plus, it has a directional mic built in to it so you can use it with any bluetooth capable mobile phone. http://oakley.com/o/o4154d
As far as being RXable, all of Oakleys Wearable Electronics so far are PERSCRIPTION READY. So unless you are legally blind and need 4 inch thick lenses, perscription lenses can be made to fit your Oakley frame.

[DreZ @ Oct 5th 2006 6:43AM]

All of you with negative comments obviously aren't active or run/jog!! This thing isn't about walking around...I've got an iPod for that. Everytime I go running...I wear my Thumps ...and they make training fun......

[Lar @ Nov 8th 2006 10:28AM]

aww , I was lookin for a pair of Sunglass+MP3 player from Oakley - Running should be fun wit-em , but both Thump , O Rokr & NOW thump pro put me off with the styling - couldn't they make a slimmer frame ? I'd cash out 350$ for a convenient wirefree system while jogging , but this is too-much & I don't see a Transition lens model offered - which w'd have made more sense since I c'd then wear those in-house .