Summary of Oakley Releases THUMP 2 – New Version of Digital Music Eyewear
Oakley launched THUMP 2, a digital music eyewear line featuring up to 1.0 GB of flash memory for approximately 240 songs. This device integrates a skip-free music player directly into the frame, eliminating dangling cords. The design combines the aggressive styling of the GASCAN eyewear with subminiature circuitry half the size of the original THUMP model. Redesigned speaker booms offer six directions of movement for an adaptable fit, while XYZ Optics provide patented performance.
Parts used in the THUMP 2:
- Flash memory (up to 1.0 GB)
- Subminiature circuitry
- Speaker booms
- THUMP 2 eyewear frame
- XYZ Optics
Foothill Ranch, CA (PRWEB) November 10, 2005
Oakley, Inc. (http://oakley.com) today announced the expansion of its successful line of digital music eyewear with the launch of THUMP 2 (http://oakley.com/o/o2794d). Rendered with the aggressive styling of the companys GASCAN (http://oakley.com/o/o2222d) eyewear, THUMP 2 is available with up to 1.0 GB of flash memory – enough storage capacity for approximately 240 songs in a design that fully integrates a music system with an eyewear frame.
Creating the worlds first digital audio eyewear required a new way of thinking, said Oakley President Colin Baden. The idea was to combine a music player with something youre already wearing, and do it in a way that eliminated cords and wires that dangle and tangle. Were now taking the freedom and convenience of our original invention to a new level by offering THUMP 2 with a full gigabyte of skip-free memory.
We took the subminiature circuitry of our premier THUMP (http://oakley.com/o/o2213d) and halved its size while maintaining its world-class audio fidelity, and redesigned the speaker booms to have six directions of movement for a fully adaptable fit, concluded Baden. In addition to the world class technology of our original invention, the styling takes its inspiration from our successful GASCAN eyewear frame, a hard-edged architecture that combines a definitive fashion statement with the patented performance of XYZ Optics
- How much storage capacity does THUMP 2 offer?
It offers up to 1.0 GB of flash memory, enough for approximately 240 songs. - What is the main design feature regarding wires?
The design eliminates cords and wires that dangle and tangle by fully integrating the music system with the frame. - How does the circuitry size compare to the original THUMP?
The subminiature circuitry was halved in size while maintaining world-class audio fidelity. - What inspiration guided the styling of THUMP 2?
The styling takes inspiration from the successful GASCAN eyewear frame with its hard-edged architecture. - How many directions of movement do the speaker booms have?
The redesigned speaker booms have six directions of movement for a fully adaptable fit. - Does the device allow for skip-free listening?
Yes, the product offers a full gigabyte of skip-free memory.
