Whether you’re a professional athlete or a sports enthusiast, it’s important to protect your eyes when practicing sports outdoors. Protective eyewear like sunglasses helps shield your eyes from UV rays and weather elements like dust and rain. With technology constantly improving, there’s now much better gear for practicing sports. While standard sunglasses only protect your vision, a pair of smart sunglasses offer you more than just eye protection. This type of sunglasses feature high-tech lenses that let you adjust their contrast in varying light conditions for enhanced visual clarity. On that note, check out the Chamelo Music Shield.
The Chamelo Music Shield are smart sports sunglasses that feature a lightweight frame, an IPX4 water-resistant construction, a high-wrap shield design that offers enhanced grip and all-day comfort. They also incorporate Chamelo’s patented Eclipse Tint-adjustable electrochromic lenses, which can have their tint adjusted via a touch slider on the frame.
The sunglasses also come equipped with built-in Bluetooth speakers that deliver crystal-clear sound for listening to music or taking calls. The sunglasses boast a long battery life, offering up to 100 hours of tint-adjustment and up to 6.5 hours of audio playback.
Designed to do more than just blocking the sun, these smart sports sunglasses help you achieve maximum performance while practicing sports by protecting your eyes and ensuring there’s no lapse in vision, while also delivering high-quality audio.
Here’s our in-depth review of the Chamelo Music Shield, where we discuss all the standout features these smart sports sunglasses have to offer you.
DESIGN & SPECS
The Chamelo Music Shield feature a slim profile and an ultra-lightweight TR-90 frame, making them comfortable to wear throughout the day. Their modern, sporty aesthetic pairs well with everything from casual athletic wear to professional sports apparel. Our review unit came in the Matte Black Frame with Fire Lenses, which delivers a bold and premium look, though several other color options are available.
Chamelo Music Shield
The sunglasses also feature a cutting-edge, high-wrap shield design that provides enhanced grip, ensuring they stay securely in place even during intense workouts. Adjustable nose pads and ear tips further improve comfort and allow for a secure, customized fit.
Feature a high-wrap shield design
Durability is another strong point. Their frame is crafted using lightweight materials, while also integrating Dusk HVL lenses that are rated to be impact-resistant, meaning they can withstand accidental knocks and bumps.
At the core of the Chamelo Music Shield are Chamelo’s patented Eclipse electrochromic lenses. These lenses allow users to adjust tint levels directly from the frame using an intuitive touch slider.
You can seamlessly adjust their lenses’ tint from 63% to 17% visual light transmittance in less than 0.1 seconds, enabling you to lighten or dim their lenses’ tint to adapt to any lighting condition. Whether you’re training early in the morning or on a bright sunny afternoon, these smart sports sunglasses provide optimal visibility for activities such as cycling, hiking, running, and more.
The sunglasses’ lenses are also rated to have a IPX4 water-resistant construction, which makes them sweat-proof.
Hidden within the frame are premium open-ear Bluetooth speakers that deliver crisp audio while keeping your ears open to surrounding sounds. This allows you to stay aware of traffic, other athletes, or environmental cues while enjoying music or handling calls.
Equipped with buit-in Bluetooth speakers
INTERFACE / BUILT-IN CONTROLS
The Chamelo Music Shield are easy to operate thanks to their built-in touch controls. A touch slider on the frame allows you to adjust lens tint by simply sliding your finger forward or backward.
In addition, there’s also a multi-use button that can be used for media playback and call controls. Using single clicks, double-clicks, or long presses, users can play or pause music, skip tracks, and answer/reject and end calls.
CONNECTIVITY
These smart sports sunglasses connect to smartphones via Bluetooth, enabling seamless pairing for music playback and hands-free calling.
BATTERY & BATTERY LIFE
Powering the Chamelo Music Shield is a 180mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery. On a full charge, users can expect up to 100 hours of tint-adjustment usage and up to 6.5 hours of audio playback.
When it comes to charging their battery, know the glasses are charged via magnetic charging powered by quick-charge technology.
Charged via magnetic charging
It takes approximately 30 minutes for the glasses’ battery to charge from 0% to 80% power.
PRICING & AVAILABILITY
The Chamelo Music Shield are available in four color options:
- Matte Black Frame with Fire Lenses
- Matte Black Frame with Smoke Lenses
- Matte Black Frame with Blue Mirror Lenses
- White Frame with Fire Lenses
Chamelo Music Shield
Each pair is priced at $260 and includes a 30-day money-back guarantee along with a 1-year warranty.
The sunglasses can be purchased directly from Chamelo’s official shopping page.