dna4ever 2 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Was clicking around some links on the FCP home page and came across these Oakley Thumps. I have never heard of these, but this could be like one of the coolest inventions ever.http://oakley.com/o/o2213d Link to post Share on other sites
krup24 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Damn that is sweet. I want one but they are a bit pricy.What's next hoverboards? Link to post Share on other sites
Socrates 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 They sell a set now that is set up to work with ther Motorola V3 phone as well. I believe Jesus wears them and you can see them in the WSOP Circuit event - I thought you couldn't have MP3 players at the final table? Link to post Share on other sites
BeanGW 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 The next version will also have a TIVO w/ larger hard drive. You'd be able to watch a full length movie through your sunglasses. Just don't go running into anything.Pretty dang cool if ya ask me.OK... I should probably note, that I have absolutely no idea if that will ever happen... and just made that up. But it seems a reasonable enough function. Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar The Sperm 1 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Those would be a lot better if they had a larger capacity for holding music. Your better off buying a cheaper pair of sunglasses that are higher quality and a good MP3 player. It will cost you more but instead of having one mediocre product you'll have two high quality ones. Link to post Share on other sites
dna4ever 2 Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 Those would be a lot better if they had a larger capacity for holding music. Your better off buying a cheaper pair of sunglasses that are higher quality and a good MP3 player. It will cost you more but instead of having one mediocre product you'll have two high quality ones.I have an ipod which definitely rocks, but when are you ever gonna be somewhere where you need more then 120 songs in your sunglasses? Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar The Sperm 1 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Those would be a lot better if they had a larger capacity for holding music. Your better off buying a cheaper pair of sunglasses that are higher quality and a good MP3 player. It will cost you more but instead of having one mediocre product you'll have two high quality ones.I have an ipod which definitely rocks, but when are you ever gonna be somewhere where you need more then 120 songs in your sunglasses?Marathon runners maybe? Link to post Share on other sites
dna4ever 2 Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 Those would be a lot better if they had a larger capacity for holding music. Your better off buying a cheaper pair of sunglasses that are higher quality and a good MP3 player. It will cost you more but instead of having one mediocre product you'll have two high quality ones.I have an ipod which definitely rocks, but when are you ever gonna be somewhere where you need more then 120 songs in your sunglasses?Marathon runners maybe?Sigh, even @ 3 minutes average a song you still have 6 hours worth of music with 120 songs. The website says up to a 6 hour battery life on a single charge. More then 512MB (120 songs) without longer lasting battery is -EV.Did I mention I get commission for each pair of these I sell?[sw] Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 this was invented mainly for baseball players.. a lot of outfielders wear these like ichiro, ken griffey.. i guess they are bored out there.. Link to post Share on other sites
Royal_Tour 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Was clicking around some links on the FCP home page and came across these Oakley Thumps. I have never heard of these, but this could be like one of the coolest inventions ever.http://oakley.com/o/o2213d a saw these a little while ago when they first came out.Cool concept, but not a big fan of the look and design. Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar The Sperm 1 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Those would be a lot better if they had a larger capacity for holding music. Your better off buying a cheaper pair of sunglasses that are higher quality and a good MP3 player. It will cost you more but instead of having one mediocre product you'll have two high quality ones.I have an ipod which definitely rocks, but when are you ever gonna be somewhere where you need more then 120 songs in your sunglasses?Marathon runners maybe?Sigh, even @ 3 minutes average a song you still have 6 hours worth of music with 120 songs. The website says up to a 6 hour battery life on a single charge. More then 512MB (120 songs) without longer lasting battery is -EV.Did I mention I get commission for each pair of these I sell?[sw]Yea its certainly a decent amount of music but for die hard music fans such as myself I need a lot of variety or I'll get bored. I also own an i-pod and I enjoy having such a large selection of music. I'd go insane trying to figure out what 120 songs I was gonna put on the thing. I guess it all comes down to personal preference and and the practicality of the product. Some people will never need 10, 20 or 60 GB's worth of music.To each their own I guess. Link to post Share on other sites
MikeRH 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 You know, you can change the songs that are loaded! When I had a 128MB player, I'd pretty much load it with new songs every few days. I had to use Musicmatch Jukebox to transfer songs to it, so I'd just have it randomly pick x# of songs, I'd delete the ones I didn't feel like listening to, have it pick x# more of random songs, delete, until I had enough to fill the player.When the headphone jack on that went bad, I upgraded to an RCA Lyra with a 1.5 gig HD, so I pretty much left that alone, deleted songs after I'd get sick of them or needed space for new ones, a few months ago I got a 6 gig iPod Mini, so space isn't really a problem.I Rollerblade whenever I can, so the reduced capacity & size of the Mini was worth the tradeoff with the larger size & weight of a higher capacity iPod. The huge accessory market for the iPod line was the main deciding factor to go with an iPod this time, Best Buy had a deal on a set of Altec Lansing speakers that act as a dock for the Mini, great sound considering their size. Link to post Share on other sites
Meatwad 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Was clicking around some links on the FCP home page and came across these Oakley Thumps. I have never heard of these, but this could be like one of the coolest inventions ever.http://oakley.com/o/o2213d Yea first saw these months ago after Lil Jon got his Oakley deal. Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar The Sperm 1 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 You know, you can change the songs that are loaded! When I had a 128MB player, I'd pretty much load it with new songs every few days. I had to use Musicmatch Jukebox to transfer songs to it, so I'd just have it randomly pick x# of songs, I'd delete the ones I didn't feel like listening to, have it pick x# more of random songs, delete, until I had enough to fill the player.When the headphone jack on that went bad, I upgraded to an RCA Lyra with a 1.5 gig HD, so I pretty much left that alone, deleted songs after I'd get sick of them or needed space for new ones, a few months ago I got a 6 gig iPod Mini, so space isn't really a problem.I Rollerblade whenever I can, so the reduced capacity & size of the Mini was worth the tradeoff with the larger size & weight of a higher capacity iPod. The huge accessory market for the iPod line was the main deciding factor to go with an iPod this time, Best Buy had a deal on a set of Altec Lansing speakers that act as a dock for the Mini, great sound considering their size.Yea but changing your songs every few days is a pain in the arse. Also, what if your gone for a weekend? If your spending quite a few hours on a plane or driving then 120 songs can get old quick. Sometimes you feel like listening to a certain song or artist. If you have your whole cd library on your MP3 player then its no problem. Even if your not a huge music fane I'd suggest something with atleast 1GB of space just in case you go on a trip or just need the variety. Link to post Share on other sites
MikeRH 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Yea but changing your songs every few days is a pain in the arse. Also, what if your gone for a weekend? If your spending quite a few hours on a plane or driving then 120 songs can get old quick. Sometimes you feel like listening to a certain song or artist. If you have your whole cd library on your MP3 player then its no problem. Even if your not a huge music fane I'd suggest something with atleast 1GB of space just in case you go on a trip or just need the variety.Oh yeah, I totally agree on getting an MP3 player with a higher capacity, as I mentioned after my first flash-based player I went with HD players to get a decent capacity. But the whole point of the Thumps isn't to load them with every single song you'd ever want to hear, it's to load them with the songs you'd want to hear in a single session. I think with resampling down to 128kbps from the 192kbps I normally rip with (a handy feature MusicMatch had, you could set it to automatically resample before transferring), I was able to cram about an hour & a half of music onto my flash player. Link to post Share on other sites
pong1092 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Those would be a lot better if they had a larger capacity for holding music. Your better off buying a cheaper pair of sunglasses that are higher quality and a good MP3 player. It will cost you more but instead of having one mediocre product you'll have two high quality ones.I have an ipod which definitely rocks, but when are you ever gonna be somewhere where you need more then 120 songs in your sunglasses?How about a poker tournament. Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I have underwear that vibrates and makes my warm and fuzzys feel, well, warm and fuzzy. Link to post Share on other sites
dolfan 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I'm with the iPod folks on this one. I'm too lazy to change my songs every few days so I just got a 30GB iPod and pretty much just have everything I own on it...Where can I get a pair of these undies, Mexico? Preferably new, of course. Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Sassy Kat Lingerie, big girls section. Link to post Share on other sites
The Czar 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Manny Ramirez wears these in the outfield occasionally. Link to post Share on other sites
healeydays 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Manny Ramirez wears these in the outfield occasionally.More than occasionally. If you see a Sox game you notice he's wearing them all the time. There was a major stink in Boston about Manny a month ago and these were part of it, and there was also the instance that he needed to take a leak in the middle of the inning and went inside the "Green Monster" wall in left field to relieve himself during a pitcher meeting on the mound. I also saw after the Mets' Cameron and Beltran collision that Beltran had a pair on. No wonder they ran into each other. They couldn't hear the other call him off... Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 No he didn't. No MLB player is wearing them during a game. Ichiro broke them out this year during spring training. Not during a game. Too much on the line. I'm almost sure you were making a joke. Almost. Link to post Share on other sites
speedz99 145 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Attach a hood to this and you will have every WPT wannabe wearing them at low stakes casino games all over the country. Link to post Share on other sites
JesseW316 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 You guys know that these were a prize in the WSOP pool, right? Some of you might be getting them. Link to post Share on other sites
Elpedro 0 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 They're still a little bit "clunky" looking to me - they need to find a way to make them smaller still. Link to post Share on other sites
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