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Old 03-24-2006, 01:00 AM
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Default Dumbest MP3 Player Finally Invented

http://gearlog.com/blogs/gearlog/archive/2006/03/09/7450.aspx

"The Code M System is integrated into the basketball sneaker's heel and tongue. It can hold up to 100 songs, running on a 6-hour battery life. To transfer songs onto the system, just use the USB port on the side of the shoe. To listen to your music, use the included wireless headset, which picks up the music playing from your sneakers up to 30 feet away. Here comes the real kicker: the sneakers will also feature house speakers for listening to music out loud. (I can just imagine Michael Jordan being the spokesperson.)"



Um...yeah. I always thought that the Oakley Thumps were way left of geeky, but this is just dumb all day. I mean, who wants to be stuck on a train with some jerk whose sneakers are blaring out "We're Not Gonna Take It!" during rush-hour? Not to mention trying to walk onto a plane with these (cavity search, anyone?). What’s next? Wait I’ve got it: MP3 underpants! Put some rock in your jock! Good work guys. Way to keep cranking out the good ideas. Seriously. Nice job.
 
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Old 03-24-2006, 01:29 AM
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Can you imagine going to a friend's house, taking off your shoes and connecting them to their stereo? "Dude, you gotta hear this song!"

How about cleaning all the crap (perhaps literally) out of the USB port before connecting it to your PC?

The only people who would be interested in this are the same morons who walk down the sidewalk blaring lousy music from their $20 boom box because they think that will make us think they're cool... :roll:

And I might venture that these shoes are far too cool and hip and chromey and stuff for the Twisted Sister generation...
 
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Old 03-24-2006, 02:43 AM
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Kickin'. Literally.
 
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Old 03-24-2006, 05:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Damion Chaplin
The only people who would be interested in this are the same morons who walk down the sidewalk blaring lousy music from their $20 boom box because they think that will make us think they're cool... :roll:
Bingo. If I do see anyone doing that in NYC, I'll be sure to snap a cameraphone pic...

--janak
 
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Old 03-24-2006, 07:20 AM
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mmm mp3 underpants...

some groove in your grieves?
some funk in your junk?
some thump in your rump?
some bang in your wang?

hehehe..ohh the catchphrases one can think of.
 
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Old 03-24-2006, 02:01 PM
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Welcome to the 21st century, Maxwell Smart. :twisted:
 
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Old 03-25-2006, 12:47 PM
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Didn't we read about this on Engadget three weeks ago?
 
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