It would be our guess that the intersection of hipster and computer geek is in a one stoplight town. As such,
Le-Samourai Eyewear is not likely to become a household name. These fashionable sunglasses have a special detachable
USB flash drive that fits inconspicuously into the frame of the glasses. They intend to make these multi-role glasses in prescription and sun-glass varieties. The drives can be decorated and swapped out interchangeably as mood, outfit or occasion dictates.
In all likelihood, the glasses will succeed in making you look neither hip nor tech-savvy, a perfect trifecta of fail, at least for those given to generous rounding. Their ability to mix and match different drives with different designs or colors is nice but this is far from something that those of us who can't be without a flash drive for more than a few minutes per day. Now maybe if they came out with a Gunnar Optiks version they might have something. Nevertheless, if you must give in to social pressures to look fabulous, you might as well get a few gigabytes for your money as well. There are no details yet on price or drive size but those details will likely have to wait until they leave the concept phase.
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