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Review on Bluetooth Sunglasses Protection Polarized Headphones by James Broome

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Dark shades offering decent voice/sound quality with complicated control/charging.

I was very pleased to receive it. The concept is almost perfect, as I ride my e-bike almost every day. I have headphones but I don't like things in my ears when I'm sweating. I had to try these. They are nicely packaged and when you open the box you will find a case, glasses, microfiber cloth, charging cable and instruction manual. The glasses are a bit larger and longer than my usual glasses, but not by much. While the weight is heavier than my glasses, it doesn't make much of a difference when I'm wearing them. The size of the hands is noticeable, but not disturbing. I can't put them on my normal glasses either. They are dark which I like. It gets a little strange when charging. The charging cable has a standard USB-A connector on one end and the other end is V-shaped with separate magnetic charging tips on each side. Each arm is connected to one of the magnetic charging tips and easily detaches. So you have to match the magnets on each arm with the correct polarity and set them down without stretching the charging cable, otherwise there is a risk that the connection will move a little and separate. While there's an indicator on each side to show they're charging, it's pretty easy to disconnect. A full charge only took about half an hour. Each arm (called legs in the documentation) has a small button. You hold down both buttons to turn on the glasses. Pairing was quick and easy; On my iPhone, I just opened Bluetooth and connected to the smart sunglasses. But it's too complicated to use: you press left or right button to play/pause, double click left button to increase volume, triple click left button to decrease volume, double click right button to play the next one, triple-click to play the previous one, press and hold each key to activate the voice assistant, press right or left to answer a call, double-tap to reject a call, press and hold to answer a call from of the glasses, press either button to end a call, double-tap to reject an incoming call while on a call, and. I lost my place. I'm sure you can get used to all of this, but since most people won't be using them as their primary hearing aid, maybe not. Luckily, in most cases you can just pull out your phone to control it. Since the speakers are above the ears, the sound quality is okay. Power On's voice is pleasant, clear and loud. Podcast playback sounded decent and I could hear voices just fine. The music was very flat, with no ups or downs. You can put your hands on your ears and the sound gets fuller, which leads me to believe the speaker placement is the reason. They never get very loud. But for cycling and listening to podcasts or music, they're fine. The call quality was good. I called my wife when she was at Disneyland with the kids and she understood me. I could hear her and the crowd around her. These glasses are fine if you get your expectations right; They're not bass blasters, they won't blow your mind with volume and they won't set new sound standards. They protect your eyes from the sun, allow you to make phone calls or play sound without being in or over your ears.

Pros
  • 1 year trial
Cons
  • Available in white only