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Bose Frames Alto $149 (Normally $299) Delivered @ Amazon AU

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kml22 on 06/02/2022 - 11:34 amazon.com.au (3643 clicks)
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Size: S/M, M/L on sale atm.
Sunglasses with built in Bose speakers that produce rich, immersive sound for you, while others hear practically nothing
Open ear audio allows you to stay aware of your surroundings, while enjoying your music
Angular lenses ; Lens width: 52 mm ; Bridge width: 18 mm ; Temple length: 162 mm
Integrated microphone for clear calls and access to your phone’s virtual assistant
Block up to 99 percent of UVA/UVB rays with uniformly tinted lenses

Bose Frames Lens (Blue) for $15 https://www.amazon.com.au/Bose-Collection-Interchangeable-Gr…

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  • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2022 - 11:38
    +22

    Do we need everything to have some kind of multimedia device connected to it? Give your senses some rest.

    • th3brad on 06/02/2022 - 11:42
      +24

      Make me!

      • capslock janitor on 06/02/2022 - 12:48
        +1

        do they take precscriptions?

        • jace88 on 06/02/2022 - 15:04
          +2

          You have to take it to a glasses shop to do it. I inquired at Bupa Optical and was quoted circa $350 for my prescription. They said they had done it before on a few pairs of various Bose glasses and noted you need the really thin/light lens due to the frame/weight balance/etc. I can't remember the details but they noted that one of the three customers had gone back and forth repeatedly due to issues with it… all up, I decided it wasn't worth the effort.

          • capslock janitor on 06/02/2022 - 15:50

            @jace88: i heard "re-glazing" sometimes cost more than a new one;
            unless people really like their frames of course..

          • Hangryuman on 07/02/2022 - 11:45

            @jace88: agreed - I have multifocal transitions - which go dark in sunlight - but are also prescription reading and distance glasses

            if these fancy frames only suit thin sunglass opticals due to the existing extra weight (heavy!?), that may be why they're on sale - i.e. not suitable for most peebles

    • krisspy on 06/02/2022 - 11:45
      +13

      Why the hell would Bose make plain old shades? Luxotica has 90% of that market captured already.

      You make it sound like you're forced to listen to music 24/7 on these

      • donm on 06/02/2022 - 12:00
        +4

        Wow… I didn't know so many brands belonged to the same company.

        • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2022 - 12:37
          +4

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAeHuDcy_bY

        • spaceflight on 06/02/2022 - 14:08
          +2

          You think you have choice but you really don't

        • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2022 - 16:12
          -1

          The company is probably worth buying stock in if they have a virtual monopoly
          https://www.google.com/finance/quote/EL:EPA?window=MAX
          EssilorLuxottica SA is an Italian-French vertically integrated multinational corporation based in Paris and founded on 1 October 2018 from the merger of the Italian Luxottica with the French Essilor. The group designs, produces and markets ophthalmic lenses, optical equipment and prescription glasses and sunglasses. The company has a portfolio of proprietary and licensed brands including Ray-Ban, Oakley, Michael Kors, Varilux, Crizal, Transitions, LensCrafters. The company has €14.4 billion in revenues and €38.2 billion capitalization. The company is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange under the trading symbol EL and is part of the CAC 40 share index which includes the 40 largest capitalized companies traded on the Paris Stock Exchange and the Euro Stoxx 50 which includes the 50 largest companies in the Eurozone.

    • bdl on 06/02/2022 - 11:54
      +2

      … please hold while I upload your post to tiktok …

    • Zackeroo on 06/02/2022 - 12:16
      +1

      Well, you could just not buy it?

    • Sweetnsour on 06/02/2022 - 12:20
      +1

      Like beer drinking hats. Seems like a good idea 💡

    • adam149 on 06/02/2022 - 13:06
      +7

      Old man yells at cloud.

  • Truck-kun on 06/02/2022 - 11:43
    -2

    The bass is apparently horrendous on these

    • kml22 on 06/02/2022 - 11:46
      +39

      I don't imagine any sunglasses sound would have amazing bass.

      • Kangal on 06/02/2022 - 14:58

        I tried these on at JB, they sounded as bad as the price. Better to get $10 cabled earbuds, or AirPod v2s, or the Sony XM4's.

        • ShouldIBuyIt on 06/02/2022 - 16:07

          Not the same purpose.

          • Kangal on 06/02/2022 - 17:16
            -4

            @ShouldIBuyIt: Sure they are.
            Buy a decent $100 sunnies, and $200 AirPods… and both options will perform the same purpose. Except, you will likely get a better experience, and pay less money going the alternative. Even when these Bose Alto's are on discount, you can get the others on discount too. A stationwagon and an SUV might be "different" but you sure as sh it can compare them.

            • ShouldIBuyIt on 06/02/2022 - 18:38

              @Kangal: Those are bone connection headphones, hence not the same purpose than airpods (I mean sure the purpose is to hear music, but also hear outside world…)
              If you really want to compare like for like, then you have to compare with the shokz brand for e.g. except I don't think you can comfortably wear sunglasses at the same time than shokz. Those Bose sunglasses fill a niche market. You are obviously not targeted.

            • Skinnerr on 06/02/2022 - 18:50

              @Kangal: Never read so many words to basically agree with him that yes, they're different lol.

    • eug on 06/02/2022 - 11:50
      +3

      The demo pair I tried in a shop had surprisingly good body for a pair of sunglasses.
      They're not meant to replace earphones or subwoofers so they're not going to be all doof-doof.

      • Smigit on 06/02/2022 - 23:05
        +2

        I tried some at JB just the ones and was surprisingly pleased with the audio quality too. I had reasonably low expectations, but in the 1 minute I spent with them they seemed like something I could see myself using if I was out and about. Being sunglasses you're going to wear them about where if you don't have isolating ear or headphones you'll have background noise anyway, and these seemed like they'd be respectable enough for such a scenario.

  • Thrifty Dan on 06/02/2022 - 11:45
    +15

    If there’s a set of sunnies where you can see people naked I wouldn’t mind that. I skip this one!

    • kml22 on 06/02/2022 - 11:47

      You pervet.

      • bdl on 06/02/2022 - 11:55
        +14

        Bondi Pervet.

    • Meconium on 06/02/2022 - 13:44
      +15

      You must live somewhere nice. I wouldn’t wear those in my neighbourhood

      • buckster on 06/02/2022 - 13:49

        Hopefully they're not a primary school teacher 🙃

        • Kangal on 06/02/2022 - 14:59

          Does it make a difference if they're a woman in her 20s ?

  • richmond12 on 06/02/2022 - 11:45
    +1

    Interesting concept..

  • krisspy on 06/02/2022 - 11:48
    +3

    Got to try these at jb long time ago, bone conducting was interesting back when it was a fad with phones, ut I'm pretty sure people can hear your music if it's loud enough or in a quiet environment.

    Honestly at $150 it's a better buy than your basic run of the mill luxotica shades which would sell for more.

  • Chausle on 06/02/2022 - 11:54

    Shouldnt buy as it has a lot of faulty. Try to gg on bose community to see what is the problem of this product. Ur guys gonna change ur mind after reading.

    • mr_asstight on 06/02/2022 - 12:12
      +3

      TLDR?

    • TechGuy96 on 06/02/2022 - 13:32
      +1

      Owned my pair since launch and it's never skipped a beat.

  • Marcus Peranara on 06/02/2022 - 11:57

    Older model

  • Bigredkeg on 06/02/2022 - 12:05
    +1

    What purpose do these serve? Genuinely curious. Working outdoors and you don't want the intrusiveness of buds?

    • peterjensen on 06/02/2022 - 12:10
      +1

      I mean these are essentially wireless buds in a different form factor, you don't have to stick anything in your ears, plus added functionality as sunglasses and they are in the same price range.

      Good buy if the disadvantages like sound quality and isolation are not important to you.

      • Bigredkeg on 06/02/2022 - 12:13
        +1

        Errr.. But like you don't wear sunglasses at night or inside, so you're limited in its use. So with that in mind, plus sound issues, why would you buy them?

        • krisspy on 06/02/2022 - 12:48
          +1

          They're $150,buy them as cheap shades and get headphones as bonus.

          Wayfarers cost more than these on sale, why buy those?

          • Save 50 Cent on 06/02/2022 - 13:09
            -2

            @krisspy: Why do you sound like a pushy salesperson? Just tell him not to buy them!

        • Save 50 Cent on 06/02/2022 - 13:10

          Don’t buy them if they are of no use to you.

        • crentist on 06/02/2022 - 13:17
          +2

          you mean YOU don't wear sunglasses at night or inside

        • ShouldIBuyIt on 06/02/2022 - 16:10

          For when you do need to wear sunglasses.

        • Skinnerr on 06/02/2022 - 18:56
          +1

          https://youtu.be/X2LTL8KgKv8

    • Nalar on 06/02/2022 - 13:15

      Work places where your not allowed to wear headphones

      Motorbikes

      Cyclists

  • cunningdrew on 06/02/2022 - 12:18

    They're half price for a reason. You can probably pickup a good deal on Google Glass too.

  • w37hsyea on 06/02/2022 - 12:21
    +1

    Got this for my edc, because I think Jason Bourne and John Wick are documentaries.

    • toastfacegrillah on 06/02/2022 - 13:05
      +2

      They'd go perfectly with the Knipex Cobra XS 100mm 87 00 100 Pliers.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 06/02/2022 - 13:07
      +1

      Wonder how well these hold charge

      • goraygo on 06/02/2022 - 13:17
        +1

        5 point something hours easy.

  • berger on 06/02/2022 - 12:21
    +5

    We have sold these for years. Not a big seller but not a bad product.

    Allows for music & calls and also listen to everything else going on around you, not blocking out noise. Some people fit their own prescription lenses too.

    The Alto are an old model and been around 4-5 years now. Current offering is Tempo, Tenor & Soprano.

    • gasman70 on 06/02/2022 - 13:03

      Prescription lenses would be great. I wonder how much they'd cost?

      • jace88 on 06/02/2022 - 15:06
        +1

        I was quoted $350ish from Bupa to get it made/installed. The staff said they'd done a few prescription fits and noted you need really thin/light lens and some people reported the weight imbalance issues causing it to keep falling on their nose/feeling uncomfortable. I'm sure it'll vary person to person but once you factor in the purchase price, you may as well just get a nice pair of glasses/frame which you can use for longer instead which is what I ended up doing.

      • JeremyDealFiend on 06/02/2022 - 15:50
        +1

        I think I got mine from specsavers around $180 or $200

  • CaptainCoolio on 06/02/2022 - 12:55

    These are only rated IPX2 water resistant. Mine stopped charging after a few months, pretty sure the day was a bit too humid for them.

    • dealsucker on 06/02/2022 - 20:05

      Did you contact bose? Heard their customer service is pretty good.

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 06/02/2022 - 13:09

    Only s/m available now at price

  • meooow on 06/02/2022 - 13:45
    +1

    Oos now, just as I was trying to price match 😔😔

    • fatbunn on 24/02/2022 - 14:25

      back in stock

      • meooow on 24/02/2022 - 14:30

        Yeah got some before. Thanks :)

  • eman resu on 06/02/2022 - 13:53

    Stop recharging after 5 months. Easy to return to Myer. But for Bose you would expect a longer lasting product. Also everything works off one button only.

    • berger on 06/02/2022 - 20:51

      Bose these-days isn’t what it used to be. Return rate is very high.

      • eug on 07/02/2022 - 10:34

        How do you know that?

  • Noslien90 on 06/02/2022 - 23:15
    +8

    Picked up a pair around Nov 2020, using my Qantas points as I wasn’t prepared to spend $300 of my actual cash. I have a pair of airpod pro’s for comparison, and carry these around as my primary sunglasses. Here’s some of my thoughts:

    • Not great for running. This was what I thought I would mainly be using it for, but when you factor in the wind, a lot of it gets drowned out. Also as others have pointed out, the bass is not amazing, so again not a great feature for running.
    • Tends to shine for gardening (which is a solid 2-3 hours per week) walking from the car to work, and listening to music when I’m not supposed to. Listened to the last test match while attending the wedding of an in-law. Came in clutch.
    • Can make phone calls - No issues with people being unable to hear me
    • Perfect for podcasts given the issue of no bass
    • Number of times my AirPods were at home, these were always on hand to save the day
    • Has just the one button making input a problem
    • No issues with battery and I charge mine most days and wear everyday
    • Not for the beach or pool, the speakers are clearly not water resistant.
    • For $150, if you’re curious, they would be a recommend. Just keep your expectations in check.
    • ShouldIBuyIt on 07/02/2022 - 08:21
      +4

      You convinced me at "Listened to the last test match while attending the wedding of an in-law."

  • rakkihizoku on 24/02/2022 - 04:55
    +1

    Back in stock for those that missed out at Amazon.
    Also now at this price at JB
    S/M

    M/L

    Rondo

  • cristobaljamesy on 27/02/2022 - 22:01

    Large appear to be OOS again for the JB page..

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