Crapgadget CES, round 2: Stereo Bluetooth Sunglasses

We are ready.

Max Headroom action after the break.

[bk @ Jan 9th 2009 9:54PM]

i like the hair

[Shawn Pauley @ Jan 9th 2009 10:03PM]

We are ready? Will this prepare me for the DTV transition? Be cause I am so NOT ready.


/jokefail

[Bufsabre @ Jan 9th 2009 10:06PM]

ignoring the fact its a cut out, the first picture i doubt the guy can see through the glasses

[jupiterthunder @ Jan 9th 2009 10:06PM]

You won't be calling these a crapgadget when Dog gets his.

[Fernando @ Jan 9th 2009 10:08PM]

the green haired dude for the win.

[bill cant fart @ Jan 9th 2009 10:20PM]

Why is that guy stealing the sunglasses stand?

[Hybrid Defect @ Jan 9th 2009 10:58PM]

you just made my day...my day wasn't very eventful, but you were the highlight

[Ricardo @ Jan 10th 2009 8:51AM]

That's the best comment I've read in a while!

[Cman @ Jan 12th 2009 11:59PM]

Hilarious!

[Nick @ Jan 9th 2009 10:20PM]

how dorky would you have to be to get stereo bluetooth sunglasses.
what happens when its winter!

[Ian @ Jan 10th 2009 3:01AM]

well unless you live in Alaska or something where the sun never comes up for months at a time, then you should still be able to use sunglasses in the winter. i know its cold and all but the sun is still bright.

[CH3BURASHKA @ Jan 9th 2009 10:32PM]

I'm not privy to all the workings of CES, but doesn't it cost some dough to set up a booth on the floor? Doesn't it take finances to present your product? If so, why is this product getting ANY floor space? Do they honestly believe it will sell?

[STINK @ Jan 9th 2009 10:36PM]

If CES is anything like the Auto Shows, there's always a section where the craptastic crap is crapped.

[JustAGuy @ Jan 9th 2009 10:26PM]

You don't wear sunglasses in the winter? Ever heard of snow glare? What about at night? Corey Hart needs a pair of these!

[Wwhat @ Jan 10th 2009 3:42PM]

Have you ever heard about grey thick clouds and poor light?

[Blastar @ Jan 9th 2009 10:28PM]

Deja Vu ?
http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/14/motorola-ctia-oakley-razrwire-spex/

[diskmagnet @ Jan 9th 2009 10:29PM]

While not a new idea its not that bad of an idea. But I too can glue a a2dp receiver to my sunglasses.
Slap some velrco on there and add some modular extensions. GPS, thumbdrives, hold my zippo lighter etc.

[dOGHAIR @ Jan 12th 2009 5:37PM]

lol

[Will @ Jan 9th 2009 10:29PM]

If I'm mountain biking, I want to listen to my favorite song as I fall off a cliff. Totally.

[Electromodo @ Jan 9th 2009 10:59PM]

LMAO! Totally true! :)))

I can picture it...

[ShutIt @ Jan 9th 2009 10:55PM]

Screw it I'll take one

[Jay @ Jan 9th 2009 10:59PM]

Most companies would hire some beautiful people to display their product on. It's refreshing to see they have chosen the opposite strategy.

[MPEGzer0 @ Jan 9th 2009 11:28PM]

This segment should be called: "UnGadget".

[PDCant @ Jan 9th 2009 11:49PM]

Thanks for all the great news.

[Sporkinum @ Jan 10th 2009 1:21AM]

I don't know about M-M-Max Headroom.. Maybe Agent Smith with green hair?

[Ogo @ Jan 10th 2009 1:22AM]

People riding a bikes with bluetooth in both ears has Darwin Award written all over it.

[dj moon @ Jan 10th 2009 2:52AM]

Exactly.
Now they can whip through moving traffic even more carelessly,
and continue blaming the giant bus they pulled out in front of,
while enjoying the sounds of the illustrious Axl Rose.
YAY!

[Nah @ Jan 10th 2009 6:58AM]

Why?

If I am biking in traffic I will get no useful information by listening. Yes I might hear that truck coming, but not hearing anything doesn't mean there isn't a tesla roadster bearing down on me, so I'll have to look anyway to be safe. Not that I would buy these and look like an even bigger dork.

And there are these things called parks and forests

[ananimus3 @ Jan 12th 2009 3:14AM]

@Nah: ...and next year's Darwin Award goes toooooo...

[Cybersist @ Jan 10th 2009 3:26AM]

More ripoff Oakleys!!!

http://oakley.com/pd/5217/17805

[Darkflame @ Jan 10th 2009 8:00AM]

I dont get whats so crap about these at all :-/
Attaching earphones to glass's makes perfect sense to me.

Sure, the display is a bit naff, but whats so wrong with the product :?

[Wwhat @ Jan 10th 2009 3:52PM]

Quick question: Are your socks attached to your trousers?

[Darkflame @ Jan 10th 2009 4:27PM]

Attaching clothing together has a lot more problems, making it harder to put on, and meaning both have to be washed together.
I wear different socks each day, but not a new pair of trousers each day.

Now, granted the anaology works in that they would have a simerla problem of limited options; Combined earphones and glass's, like combined trousers and socks, mean I can''t wear one without the other.

However, I cant ever see a downside to having wireless earphones on the glass's even when not in use, so in this case the disadvantage only flows one way; Can't use the earpones without the glass's.

So this disadvantage, and presumably the disadvantage of a cost which is unspecified, has to be weighed against the advantage of having the soundsystem always there, and less fiddly to put on.
I can certainly picture slipping this on quickly and its going to be more convient then having a wire trailing down to my mp3 player. Compared to other wireless earphones (of which there dosnt seem to be much options), the advantage is stability and comfort....having something unfixed to anything but your ear while ridding or even running is *a lot* more likely to fall out then this is.

So, as with any product, pro's and con's, but I think people are far too quick to call out crap here.
I suspect its just sheep falling into line, few people thinking about it, and just going on first impressions of the display.

[007craft @ Jan 10th 2009 9:37AM]

I dont see whats so bad about these? I go biking and always listen to music when I do. These would make it alot easier without having to use wired like I do now. They do look kinda dorky tho. Maybe in 5 years from now, when they can fit this technology into a smaller package so it looks better I would buy them?

Obviously these arnt meant to be worn as regular sunglasses, and meant for people who ride bikes, which im sure 95% of the people who read engadget dont do.

[Wwhat @ Jan 10th 2009 3:53PM]

Where do you get that certainty?

[Landon @ Jan 12th 2009 5:55PM]

I just wear my Motorola Bluetooth headphones. They work with glasses and don't look well...the above lol

[Cman @ Jan 12th 2009 11:59PM]

Wow, I can use this at my health club.... maybe attract the ladiezz.

[Ron @ Jan 15th 2009 4:30AM]

I've had mine for 6 months. I download the mp3 songs and don't have to deal with wires, ear buds or headphones. Holds a little over 2 hours of music so it's great when trekking around town on the bike or taking a road trip and your spouse has different musical preferences. The shades flip up when it gets darker (which make you look dorky) but you don't have to remove them in the middle of your favorite song.

It fits snug enough I can go running in them, but they start to hurt after about an hour.

It's best not to fold the glasses up when not in use. The constant folding will pinch one of the wires running to the speaker and you'll lose sound in one/both sides.

Got mine cheap on ebay ~ $14.00 (free shipping).