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8-bit glasses lower the resolution of your bank balance

by Jordan Mallory on Jul 5th 2011 2:15AM

Haven't you heard? 8-bit is the new black. A trend that started with ThinkGeek's April-Fool's-turned-real-product neckties quickly spawned other accessories like watches and hair bows. Now, people with more money than sense can hop on the chiptune style-train as well, thanks to SAMAL Design's new line of pixelated glasses.

The specs are available in two styles: "5dpi," which are based on hipster-friendly plastic 1980s Ray-Bans, and "6dpi," which are based on hipster-friendly 1980s dad-glasses. One pair will set you back 280-ish bucks, and will be precisely in style if American Apparel ever manages to produce an 8-bit v-neck.

Via: GameSetWatch
Source: SAMAL Design

Tags: 8-bit, 8-bit-glasses, fashion, hipsters, SAMAL-Design, ThinkGeek

Reader Comments (75)

So...hipsters can look even more ridiculous?

@Ramen of Doom so wearing glasses makes you look ridiculous now?

@Ramen of Doom I approve of this comment!

@Commander Corn

no, being a hipster and wearing hipster glasses does.

I wear glasses but am not a hipster, therefore not ridiculous.

@Commander Corn

Wearing glasses for no reason does

@Commander Corn
When one wears none prescription glasses to make a "statement"- yes, yes it is ridiculous. Utterly so, in fact.

@Special Agent Steve
non-prescription.
I apologize for any confusion. Kinda.

@Special Agent Steve

You know what they say....

A fool with no fashion sense and their money are soon parted.

Seriously tho haven't I seen these on and off for years at gas stations for $1 ?

@Ramen of Doom Came here to comment on the same damn thing.

@Ramen of Doom You took the words right out of my mouth. This is some wack-assed poseur shit right here.

Ever heard of sunglasses? The pictures on their site and Game Set Watch are tinted.

@Commander Corn

Only if they are ridiculous looking glasses.

This is my next pair of glasses.

@ousmane I`m waiting 8DPI contacts

@ousmane
WARNING: You will be mocked and/or beaten up.

Put those glasses on a hot italian guy rawr :)))

@Elzio De Auditore
Stop trolling the real Ezio on Joystiq. Just go comment on Ign.

@Castiel
come on, he's funny :)

@(Unverified)
He's trolling the troll

where can i get one of those? that girl that is =)

@SuMtOnE Ask Chris Hansen.

@SuMtOnE
Take a seat.

@The Only Girl

+1

"280-ish bucks" ? Do i get the glasses too?

HEU HEU HEU!!

They are cool and all but I liked them when they cost $500.

@Flat Rook I liked it before it went mainstream.

For 280-ish bucks, that girl should come with it. With another girl.

@VanillaNowah

Just go look up some porn and come back when you're all done.

280 bucks isn't all that much for a pair glasses, actually.

@noolan

I just spent one grand on my glasses (a pricey "IC Berlin" brand) and with $600 covered by my work insurance and my wife's work insurance, I am out of pocket $400 for them so from my crazy spending habits perspective, this is not that bad.

@noolan

Are they prescription? I was under the impression (from the actual site) that they were just expensive sun glasses.

While the glasses may lower the resolution of my wallet. Any girls wearing them would have cuteness in high definition.

@Stevetrop Man of Mystery For a second, I thought they didn't have lenses.
.___.

But they actually do, so they might be worth this much. They're even designed in France...

$280? Those better be bulletproof.

@Castiel
That's like 280 cheeseburgerz! (before tax)

I better have xray vision or heat beams or some shiz ahahahaha

Full disclosure.

I am hipster garbage, and I am buying these.

@SpaceGhostFlyer

Don't get em. Too mainstream

@SpaceGhostFlyer

I bought them before they were cool.

haha how about those explicit chat logs lol

@adr916
Okay man, I was CERTAIN that she said "18", not "8".

MUST HAVE THOSE 5dpi-green-black!!!
If you must know I have a sick fetish for anything neon green and black... there is just something about those two colors together that gets me all tingly inside.

if there's anything you want to say you could if not not your free to go...hell yeaaa...freeze!...fck...

Cool! It'll perfectly match if you have an 8-bit face. haha . j/k

This articles comment section screams "sausage fest".

@Typhonic
I actually am a girl. There are a quite few female comenters on this site, actually.

@The Only Girl

Kind of contradicting your name then.

@The Only Girl
Oh, I wouldn't doubt it. I was actually referencing the creepy comments above me.

Glasses designed specifically so you can target your hate in complete confidence it is justified.

Nham these are cool... Ill buy a pair for $10 in a couple of weeks.

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