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Ever wanted to combine your sunglasses with your iPad or your phone? How would you like to be able to answer calls without anything more than a touch of your sunglasses? Or to be able to listen to music on the go without getting annoyed with wired headphones or worrying about keeping track of wireless earphones?

Well now you can with the Trispecs Bluetooth Stereo Fashion Eyewear; developed and manufactured by US consumer electronics company Trispecs. The sunglasses, which are fairly stylish given the amount of technology they’re housing, deliver wireless stereo headphones and an integrated Bluetooth headset, allowing you to use them for voice communication.

The sunglasses also feature patented STEP Labs noise reduction technology, cancelling out ambient noise including wind, cars and background chatter. This provides clear, crisp audio, both when listening to music and speaking on the phone.

The frames don’t just deliver when it comes to audio clarity, but they also offer everything you’d expect from modern sunglasses. The SOLA Sunlens lenses (developed by Carl Zeiss Vision) deliver 100% UV protection and extremely high levels of anti-impact resistance. The frames are also RX compatible, meaning you can get them with prescription lenses if required.

If you’d like to grab yourself a pair you can find them at trispecs.com, with prices starting around £120.

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Post from Chris at Direct Sight – the leading providers of prescription and non-prescription designer glasses and sunglasses in the UK, visit us online for frames starting at just £19.

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