Switched has a new home! Huffpost Tech.

Click here to visit the new home of Switched!

Hot on HuffPost Tech:

See More Stories
AOL Tech

MP3 Bike Shorts Let You Take Your Music On the Road

by Peter Mychalcewycz on March 7, 2008 at 02:14 PM

Vertex MP3 Bike Shorts


For the cyclist that craves the combination of comfort and cutting-edge technology in his or her performance wear, Pearl Izumi has created the Vertex MP3 Bib Shorts. The shorts feature a built in 512-megabyte Flash MP3 player and offers Bluetooth connectivity (for use with wireless headsets and speakers) .

The MP3 player is about the size of a pack of gum and rests out of sight in a small dock between your shoulder blades, where the straps meet. (For non-cyclists, Bib shorts are actually a full Spandex body suit for bicyclists.) To load the player with music, simply take it out of the dock, attach it via USB cable to your computer and fill it up. The player holds approximately 16 hours of music. It has an eight- hour battery life and charges while connected to your computer. Controlling the player is easy with the minimalist control pad located on your outer left thigh.

The Vertex MP3 Bib Shorts are $500 -- a bit pricey considering they only hold 16 hours of music, but hey, that's 16 hours more than your old bike shorts could handle.

From Gizmowatch


Related Links:

Tags: gym gadgets, gym tech, GymGadgets, GymTech, MP3 player, Mp3Player, smart clothing, SmartClothing

Comments

3

Add your comments

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.

HuffPost AOL Social News Most Popular