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February 15, 2005

If I Were A Rich Man

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Posted by Dana Blankenhorn

If I were a rich man I'd want some of these new Oakley Bluetooth sunglasses.

Of course, I'd need the prescription version. And I really like photograys. And have you got that in a bifocal model?

As you can see there is a way to go before Motorola's Cannes fashion statement turns into a really big market. Yes, there are cool-types who will grab on to this, so they can walk down the street gabbing away, like well-dressed homeless. But how many are there? And are all these fashionistas going to be satisfied with just these Oakley wrap-arounds?

A better solution, to my mind, would mount this user interface on the frame, with the electronics hidden in one of those cool eyeglass retainers 49er coach George Seifert used to wear? (That's George, left and above, and you may be able to make out his retainers. From the Seifertsite on Earthlink.)

Heck, if you put it in the retainer you could access your system even with your glasses down. And the whole family might use it.

Think I've got something?

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