Engadget gave these guys points for creativity…

1. …but really? It’s just shit.

2. I’m talking about Oakley’s new Thump sunglasses, which features a built in 256 mb MP3 player and flip up lenses, retailing for US$499! $499! That’s a normal pair of Oakleys, and a 1Gb iPod Shuffle! Engadget actually reviewed it (as in they actually put them on their heads), and concluded:

Alright, setting aside our petty prejudices about how ugly we think the Thump is, $499 is still a lot to drop on a 256MB MP3 player when can pick up a 1GB iPod shuffle or SanDisk MP3 player for around $150. And that’s not taking into account that if you do buy the Thump you’ll most likely still want to own a regular player; even though the lenses do flip up, these are sunglasses and you can’t really walk around wearing these at night or indoors without coming off like a complete tool. We’ll give Oakley some points for creativity on this one, but we won’t be happy unless the Thump 2 has twice as much memory, a cheaper price tag, and comes in the form of a pair of sunglasses we’d actually not be embarrassed to wear.

3. Word.

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