Oakley's Split Thump: the relentless pursuit of fail

We're not sure why Oakley keeps gluing MP3 players to semi-fashionable sunglasses and expecting us to be impressed, but they've gone above and beyond this time by calling the latest model the Split Thump. Apart from sounding like a kitchen accident, it's the same old Thump concept you know and avoid, only this time with controls integrated into the O logo and detachable earpieces so you can just be a straight-up Oakley guy instead of a giant Oakley nerd. Pricing should make you feel similarly chumpish, with 512MB going for $249, 1GB for $299, and 2GB for a whopping iPod touch five Zune 30s Archos 605 $399. Coming your way in black and white soon, according to Oakley.

[Via Acquire, thanks, Bernard]

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 30th 2008 11:27AM]

stop trying to sound like some witty movie critic. you're not. you've obviously no taste in advances in audio electronics.

these glasses eliminate the use of an iPod, they look cool, and you can wear them while doing almost anything or participating in almost any sport.

sports are something you probably don't do much of since it sounds like you're an out-of-shape couch potato who's trying to sound like a stand-up comedian, but is really just a looser who likes to write boring reviews on-line.