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Oakley O ROKR Bluetooth 2.0 Eyewear
Manufacturer: Oakley Article Options
Written by: Jacob Lumetta Email Print Buy Ask
Date posted: July 26th 2006 Email Article Print Article Find Cheapest Price Ask a question
Category: Reviews > MP3/Media Players

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Back in January, when winter was in full force, we reviewed Oakley's THUMP 2 glasses; their latest MP3 playing eyeware. The THUMP 2 were a major improvement over the original THUMP's (which we also reviewed here). Today we have the newest item out of Oakley's electronic eyeware line up, the O ROKR. The name is awfully similar to the ROKR cell phone from Motorola and for good reason. The O ROKR doesn't actually contain any storage within itself but rather uses Bluetooth 2.0 technology to connect to other Bluetooth enabled devices that in turn will be the source of audio. The O ROKR were designed to work with the Motorola ROKR phone and its Bluetooth capabilities. Of course Bluetooth is a standard so the O ROKR will also work with any other Bluetooth enabled device. We are guessing that Motorola partnered with Oakley to create the O ROKR's and when looking at the fact that Motorola actually provides the warranty on the glasses, this guess seems to be accurate. This partnership makes sense since Motorola [sarcasm] might just know a little something about making Bluetooth headsets [end sarcasm].

So why make sunglasses with Bluetooth capability? When considering the booming market of Bluetooth headsets the solution makes more sense then ever. Some may argue that the classic headset unit that hangs off of one ear looks "cool" but just as many others would be on the other side of that argument. Oakley is attempting to combine the best of their stylish sunglasses with the world of the Bluetooth headset. The result is the O ROKR eyewear. Are these glasses worth their $250USD price tag? Read on.

Specifications:

 Bluetooth
 Specs BT 2.0, backward compatible with 1.2
 Profiles Handsfree, Headset, A2DP, AVRCP
 Range Up to 33 feet
 Audio
 Music Freq. Response 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz
 Telephony Freq. Response 300 Hz - 3,000 Hz
 Support Codecs SBC
Battery
 Type   Integrated rechargeable Li-Ion Polymer
 Standby Time Over 100 hours
 Charging Time Fast Charge (80% capacity in 1.5 hours); full charge in 3 hours
 Expected life when fully charged 5 hours
Usability
 Indicators Includes audio indicators and three-color indicator light
Optics
 Core Technology Oakley High Definition Optics (HDO)
 Additional Tech XYZ Optics
 Misc
 Weight 55 grams
 Warranty 1 year from Motorola

 


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