MP3 Bike Shorts Let You Take Your Music On the Road
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
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