Calvin Klein Making Optical Storage Solution

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By Marcus Yam
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Sunglasses that conceal a 4 GB USB stick is not quite what we mean by 'optical storage,' but ok.

Want to look cool and hip with the latest pair of Calvin Klein sunglasses? Then you might want to have a look at these, which pack more than just UV protection for your eyes.

Built into the sunglasses is a removable part that breaks off as a 4 GB USB stick. For those who find packing a USB stick in their pocket or as part of their key chain too much to handle, this could be the perfect solution.

Then again, it'll be a little sad when 4 GB will be considered woefully small and your sunglasses are technologically obsolete.

Expect them this October for around $200.

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
20 Comments Comment from the forums
  • tenor77
    So would a troubleshooting call include "Do you wash behind your ears?"
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  • Honis
    Those sunglasses will lose there fashion faster than 4Gigs will be considered to small I think.
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  • I would prefer underwear usb storage
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  • jacobdrj
    Bluetooth?

    I actually have a Bluetooth + USB MicroSD card reader.
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  • tenor77
    MoreCoolI would prefer underwear usb storage
    Yeah, but imagine where the stick will reside.......
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  • freiheitner
    For $200 these looks like any generic pair of sunglasses you'd pick up for $5 at CVS or Rite Aid.
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  • Greg_77
    I don't want to be the person who has to explain why losing their glasses means they lost the file...
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  • jerther
    Pathetic...
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  • mikepaul
    They'd have to expand the line to include over-your-glasses sunglasses to tap into the market that includes me.

    The end with the storage should be universal and fit next year's fronts, unless their target market is hugely well off...
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  • jerther
    Hey now that I think of it, this is more like HD Vision Glasses than the ad on tv!
    *** Pathetic alert
    Reply