David Archuleta is Kissless

David Archuleta recently gave an interview to Seventeen. We’ve excerpted parts of it below, but one response stands out the most: the 17-year old American Idol finalist says he’s never kissed a girl. We can think of a few million females that would like to change that… When was your first kiss? I haven’t had a first kiss. What’s the girly movie you secretly love? I only know of one, and it was good: A Walk to Remember. I hear so much about The Notebook, but I’ve never seen it. That’s the

Identify the tunes in your head with Midomi

By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] I’m sure you’ve all been in this particular nightmarish situation.   You get up in the morning, and as soon as your brain wakes up, a tune begins in your head.   What is the name of that tune?  Where does it come from?   Why the HELL does it not go away and leave you alone? The not knowing the name of the song is the worst part of it.   I’ve had a tune in my head for several weeks going round and round in my brain in an endless loop driving me total

Miranda Cosgrove - Headphones On Full

Miranda Cosgrove - Headphones On Full

Unwrapping HTC's Touch Diamond (PC World via Yahoo! News)

HTC's Touch Diamond unwrapped and opened up.

DRM-free threats bounce off iTunes' chest (CNET via Yahoo! News)

To unseat iTunes as lord of digital music, challengers are falling over themselves to strip copy protections off music.

Sensex, music and headphones (rediff.com)

Investors need not worry about short-term volatility. Over the long term, equities offer the best returns. as per a study

DRM-free threats bounce off iTunes' chest (CNET)

With all the alleged hatred of DRM, how come more people aren't rejecting iTunes' DRM-laden music? Probably cause there's nothing better available.

Now hear this: Headphones that block out noise (Toronto Star)

We live in cacophony. From honking cabs to rumbling subways to traffic clamour and elevator muzak, noise pollutants fill every square inch of urban air.

Ham radio operators have a Field Day (The Union)

As the dits and dahs came over the receiver amid a light crackle, Jerry Bliss sat back in his Grass Valley home with his headphones on, listening to the Morse Code just like any other language.

MR. GIZMO (New York Post)

SO, it's late at night, you're home watching Jon Stewart, and you notice that your dog, who's getting on in years, can't jump up and join you on the couch as easily as she used to. In fact, she can barely get her gnarled little paws off the ground...

Button ATH-FW3: New Ladies Headphones from Audio-Technica

Until recent times, we didn’t have to choose new MP3 players or DAPs, now we don't know what to buy as new earphones and headphones come out every week. This time, it's Audio-Technica who will release new headphones At the end of the month. Our ATH-FW3 will provide a frequency response of 15Hz-22,000Hz, a sound pressure sensitivity of 100dB/mW, an impedance of 32Ω, and 30mm drivers.... Reader Comments

100 Things I Love

May I just write music, movies and massages and leave it at that? Probably not. From Jaquandor. Again. In no particular order. Took longer to compile than 100 things that bug me. What does THAT say about me? 1. Government and association websites/databases with a lot of good, free stuff. 2. Blogging. It practically saved my life, created connections I would not have otherwise; among others, it's how I reestablished with Fred and Deborah. 3. Cranberry juice. Often mixed with orange juice, so

ZEN X-Fi: more details with a touch of meh

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video In case you missed it over the weekend, that's Creative's new ZEN X-Fi player with WiFi, instant messaging client, and built-in media streaming. Or so says EpiZENter. Why limit the device to just these capabilities? We're not sure, though we don't have all the details yet. Besides the built-in speaker, SD slot, FM tuner and voice recorder features we're now hearing that the player pictured will include "premium quality headphones" in the box and a ba

America's Shrinking Food Wraps (Time Magazine)

Faced with soaring production costs, food companies are resorting to the age-old practice of earning more by selling us less

Taking his shot at gold (Sun-Sentinel)

His neck was snapped in '05, but now he heads to Paralympics. He decided to join the Marines at 16. An accident left him paralyzed from the neck down at 20.

Co-driver for two minutes and 55 seconds (The New Zealand Herald)

You know you're in for a very different kind of motoring experience the instant the accelerator is pressed flat to the floor and the black Mitsubishi hunkers down, knobbly tyres biting into loose gravel.

Cool Pillowcase Promos

Here's a cool promo used by a Brazilian radio station at a conference. It's a customized pillow case that makes it look like you're wearing headphones. Which is cool, and not as gross as other conference promo pillowcases we've seen. It's also cool because it reminds me of the pillow case Eric makes for Lizzy in Undeclared:

[$9.99] NEW SLICK SILENCER NOISE CANCELLING EARBUD HEADPHONES by Shnoop

Enjoy superior sound wherever the day takes you with the Slick Silencer Noise Cancelling Earbud Headphones. Active noise cancellation reduces ambient noise through a special phase canceling process. Slide the Slick Silencer Noise Cancelling Earbud Headphones earbuds into your ears and enjoy phenomenal sound without distraction from the rest of the world. Once they are in youamp;amp;rsquo;ll be treated to deep lows and shimmering highs made available through the Active Noise Cancelling Technolog

Philips SHE9850 noise isolating earphones

Philips SHE9850 noise isolating earphones Filed under: Loudspeakers | by: Rien | Hits: 95 Trusted Reviews: For close to a year Shure has pretty much dominated the market when it comes to in-ear headphones. From the low-priced SE110’s and SE210’s, through the SE310’s and brilliant dual driver SE420’s, to the top-of-the-range triple driver E500PTH’s (now available as the SE530s) whatever your budget, Shure has an earphone to suit it. However, recently, the Shure party gate has been crashed by

Train severs limbs of teens sunbathing on railroad trestle

One of the victims was loaded yesterday on a LifeFlight of Maine helicopter. (MIKE ROSS/AP PHOTO) Quote: LEBANON, Maine - Two teenage girls sunbathing on a railroad trestle lost limbs when a train came upon them unexpectedly in this New Hampshire border town, police said yesterday. The girls were lying on beach towels on the trestle over Three Mill Pond when the train rounded a corner and began braking and blasting its horn shortly before 11 a.m., said Lieutenant Gary Fecteau of the Yo

Proof of LSC Prizes

I just wanted to show actual proof that I’ve gotten my prizes from Live Search Club. It’s always helpful to find reviews before you buy something or before you spend time accruing points on a free game site. I would definitely look at a Fenphedra review before I tried the product. Anyways, I really love the Live Search Club site because you don’t need any referrals, you don’t have to sign up for offers. You just play games & hopefully they will send you your prizes. I got a roomba from t

Euro 2008 final as it happened (BBC News)

Spain win Euro 2008 to claim their first title in 44 years after a 1-0 win over Germany in Vienna thanks to a Fernando Torres goal.

[$92.04] GPX? 8.0 INCH PORTABLE DVD PLAYER by Choxster

The GPX? 808B DVD player is truly an amazing portable entertainment system that goes where you go It features a sharp 8.0amp;quot; widescreen TFT LCD display that is 45 larger than 7amp;quot; players. You can enjoy sound through the powerful builtin stereo speakers or with the included headphones. Play your DVD`s, CD`s, JPEG`s, MP3`s Audio amp;amp; MP4`s DivX, Xvid There is even a second headphone jack so you can share the entertainment with a friend. In addition to the DVD/CD drive there is a

Muxtape No. 11: You Better Memorize This Face

[ART: C. Jones] And here we are up to Muxtape No. 11, which -- if we say so ourselves -- benefits greatly from a recent spree of ripping CDs to the new laptop. It's been far too long since we had listened to the entirety of the Owls and American Football records, both just exemplary from end to end. You can sit back and listen to the Muxtape at this link, and our musings regarding same are below.1. Superchunk -- "Seed Toss" -- Tossing Seeds: Singles 89-91 (This is arguably the best Superchunk s

Weekly Round-up - New Music Edition

I am a big music fan and I have a fairly large music collection (around 500 CDs). I don’t follow new music as closely as I used to and I don’t often buy music anymore. However, a couple months ago I received a Best Buy gift card for my birthday, and I just recently went out and bought a couple CDs. I bought the new albums by REM (Accelerate), Counting Crows (Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings), and Gavin Rossdale (Wanderlust). My wife and I call Gavin Rossdale “Mr. Stefani.” If you aren’t fa

The Pacemaker gets updated and how to get it working with wine

So Finally in firmware update #8793 you can now record/save a mix on the device while on the go. In the past, I was recording using my laptop to record the main line-out using Audacity. But now its all working as advertised. Some of you might like to know my 2nd recorded mix using just the pacemaker and headphones is now officially up at my Pacemaker DJ site. The mix is called Manchester to London a short mix and used the method described here to put up the mix via the editing software, so th

X-Files At The LA Film Festival

First, for TONS of videos, photos, conversation on the X-Files, join Big Light. It’s for fans, old and new of the X-Files. Now, this video gives an idea of what kind of fun was had by all at the X-Files Sneak Peak at the LAFF. It was made by the lovely Mya. Music: Walking in Memphis by Cher. (More below the fold) Find more videos like this on Big Light The sound is a bit low on this, but put some headphones on to hear… David Duchovny… talking to me from stage… *sigh* Video by Kate. Fin

Warblers to woo TV audiences (Vietnam Net)

VietNamNet Bridge - The premiere of TV music show Sao Mai Diem Hen (Morning Star Rendezvous) will be broadcast this Sunday night on Viet Nam Television.

Renegage Justice: An Interview With Former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias

The topic below was originally posted on my blog, the Intrepid Liberal Journal on Wednesday, June 25th when this interview took place. David Iglesias is the prototype twenty first century Republican: charismatic, Hispanic, an evangelical Christian and a captain in the Navy Reserve who served for many years in the Navy’s Judge Advocate General Corps (“JAG”). In 1998, Iglesias campaigned to become Attorney General of New Mexico against the heavily favored Patricia Madrid. He nearly pulled off a

Episode #67 KAMEHAMEHA!

KAMEHAMEHA!  Hello boys and girls.  I will be your pilot today on this audiotastic journey.  Please take hold of your headphones and speakers.  If we lose oxygen while listening in, another pair of headsets will dispense from the air so you may continue to enjoy the show. Format: 28mins 27secs, 13.0 MB, mp3 Show files: mp3 - Download the mp3 of the show Subscribe: Zune - Subscribe in Zune Marketplace iTunes - Subscribe in iTunes Podcast Only Feed - Subscribe to Podcasts Only here U36

Director keeps on the 'wack' side of life (International Herald Tribune)

Jonathan Levine's "The Wackness," which stars Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley and Mary-Kate Olsen, is a portrait of the artist as a young stoner who can see only the dismal, side of things.

Three iPod alternatives in Canada

Three iPod alternatives in Canada June 29th, 2008 by admin Here is a well done review by a Canadian of three iPod alternatives available to their market. he chose three devices with wireless fucntionality and some form of online stores. He was not impressed with the fact Microsoft released zune in Canada but the Zune MarketPlace is still not available. It does seem odd that they hav enot had time to prepare the online store for release at the same time. Another misstep on their part because

Creative's 1st Wi-Fi player, iTunes rival leaked (MacNN)

Creative's ZEN X-Fi player is still in progress and is being more directly targeted at Apple on both the hardware and software sides, says a slew of leaked information obtained by epiZENter. Spotted in an official product shot, the X-Fi changes the look of the original ZEN to an aluminum-and-chrome look believed to be drawing heavily on the visual...

Barack Obama and Rwanda's General Kalimanzira - Arusha, Tanzania

Jump to the full entry & travel map Arusha, Tanzania I think for many people when they picture Africa, the images may be close to what I have described in my previous blogs.  However, there is a lot of modernization and much more variety on the landscape.  For example, my first morning in Tanzania, I awoke to find the movie "Benchwarmers" on TV and the hotel restaurant's TV displayed MTV while I ate my breakfast. Although some people may still live in mud houses  (not the m

Goucher good to go for Beijing in 10,000 (Denver Post)

When Kara Goucher won a bronze medal in the 10,000 meters at the world championships last summer, it marked a major breakthrough for her and American distance running.

ESA - Enthusiast System Architecture (New Mobile Computing)

"Today, with the coming introduction of the NVIDIA 780i chipset, NVIDIA is looking to make serious changes to what is possible with enthusiast systems by launching a new technology platform.

Wearable controls allow you to twitch your nose to adjust the bass (Everett Herald)

Rolling your eyes to turn up the volume of a portable music player and tapping your fingers to turn on a DVD player are among technologies Japan's top mobile carrier is testing for "wearable" gadgets.

A good summer for jazz lovers (San Jose Mercury News)

Summer arrives, and everyone goes searching for those books they've been meaning to read. Great idea, but here's another: How about curling up in the hammock, putting on the headphones and catching up with some music? Here are some of the best jazz releases of the first half of 2008, a

Radio operators have a field day (The Lewiston Sun Journal)

AUBURN - Under a big tent in the Park Avenue School parking lot, John Donahue (call sign N1JD) of Lisbon, sits almost stock-still at a table. Blips and bleeps, some loud fuzz and the dit-dah-dit pattern of Morse Code are audible all around. Donahue, wearing headphones, doesn't seem to hear.

Extra fees charged by airlines starting to push the edge (Anchorage Daily News)

It's tough to keep a good attitude about airlines these days. Hardly a day goes by without the worst airlines hiking fares and adding on more frivolous fees, at the same time reducing services. Everyone knows that fuel prices are up, up, up. But it appears that many carriers are using the gas prices as a "get out of jail free" card to annoy passengers with an array of add-ons and extra charges. ...

07-19-2008 - Soundwave>Series ((3)): AudioBus—Goh Nakamura

http://projectsoundwave.meâ€"diâ€"ate.net/series/ Songs About Parking Tickets, Impossible Crushes and Faraway Dreamlands on a Double Decker Bus Bay Area troubador, Goh Nakamura is famous for singing about parking tickets, impossible crushes, and faraway dreamlands. He will develop his tour route that will score to his heartfelt songs for an audiences equipped with headphones atop a CitySightseeing openâ€"top doubleâ€"decker bus. Gohs music has scored a few Hollywood movies. Now audienc

Dell Launches Customizable ‘Studio’ Notebooks

  Dell has launched it Studio range of laptops, a series of personalized notebook PCs that are available in a variety of color. It has got a sleek design and lot of personalization options and some features such as standard built-in webcam, capacitive touch media control buttons, slot load drives and optional mercury free LED displays. The pricing of these starts at $799 and these Intel Core 2 Duo based, Windows Vista equipped PCs include Blu-ray drives, HDMI ports for sharing Blu-ray content

Stephen Ducat: Understanding Obama's Recent Right Turn

OK, we all knew, deep down, that our wondrous golden boy of change would one day reveal his feet of clay. What most of us did not anticipate was just how easily they would fit into jackboots. There has emerged a conventional wisdom among progressives that is not entirely wrong about why Obama has so readily embraced police state surveillance, and why he felt compelled to express his solidarity with Scalia, et al, on the death penalty. As the thinking goes, these moves are simply the expectabl

Atomic Golf Ball (Mar, 1951)

Atomic Golf Ball IT may not be world-shattering news, but golfers will welcome one of the newest atomic developments once it emerges from the experimental stage. It’s a golf ball that can’t get lost. Minute quantities of radioactive materials are embedded under the cover of the ball so that if you carry a portable Geiger counter, you can locate it even in dense woods. When you’re getting close to the correct location, you’ll know by the signals on your headphones. Below, Dr. William L. David

NTT Docomo’s future cellphones and accessories, controllable by movements of human body parts

Japan’s NTT Docomo has always been daring enough to try on new things on cellphones. The latest idea of NTT Docomo is to produce a cellphone that can be controlled by the movements of different parts of human body. One idea is a pair of headphones that is controllable by the use of some eye movements. The headphones are capable of detecting electrical signals, such as rolling your eyes up and down, will turn up and down the volume respectively, and rolling the eye twice to the right will fast

Guitar Hero: On Tour

Guitar Hero: On Tour Posted by: Tipa in Other Games, tags: guitar hero, guitar hero on tour, nintendo ds I took my own picture of the Guitar Hero: On Tour controller for the DS, but let me assure you â€" it sucked. I went to Gamestop hoping to get their free, not-available-elsewhere Pokemon, but they require that you have the National Pokedex â€" and I haven’t yet finished the game or beaten the Elite Four… so no go for me. I saw that they had the Guitar Hero: On Tour for the DS with its funk

Ham radio club has field day with communication (The Lufkin Daily News)

This is only a test.

Tech Bits (Savannah Morning News)

LINTHICUM, Md. - Military binoculars may soon get information directly from the brains of the soldiers using them.

Hazy Halcyon Days of Pot and Puberty (New York Times)

With ?The Wackness,? Jonathan Levine evokes high school in Manhattan in the early 1990s.

Westminster grad fulfilling dream with radio show (Carroll County Online)

FREDERICK - During a long day at work, Dave Gunning decided to drive to The Dollar Store to grab some snacks. When he went to pay, the cashier recognized the Key 103.1 logo on his shirt.

Downtime in the dungeon: The Raid phenomenon in online games (EARTHtimes.org)

Hamburg - One identical image appears on 20 monitors scattered across Germany: a dragon, with a group of figures in the foreground preparing to face off against him. Yet the scene is frozen, since the heroes are off taking care of other issues: Gny...

Review: Guitar Hero on Tour

The Guitar Hero series has always been about making you feel like a Rock god, a “Guitar Hero” if you will. The series has spanned many consoles and now finally manages to jump over to the portable market. I bet you guys are eagerly wondering if this game is any good, and are awaiting my blessing or my quashing of this title. So come join me inside for a trip down the path of becoming a portable rock god. Guitar Hero is a game where you pretend to  be a god of Rock ‘n Roll, playing through mu

LAFF '08 INTERVIEW | "Must Read After My Death" Director Morgan Dews (indieWIRE)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: indieWIRE is profiling the Narrative and Documentary Competition filmmakers who are screening their films at the Los Angeles Film Festival as world premieres.]

Full day of radio work for these Craven County men (New Bern Sun Journal)

Mark Rappaport shook his knee from side to side and flicked a Morse code handle between his thumb and index finger on Saturday at Glenburnie Park. Within 15 minutes, Rappaport was able to use a portable radio to communicate with people in four states.

Skullcandy

Skullcandy Skullcandy, the fastest growing & hottest new brand of consumer electronic & audio products HAS FINALLY HIT OUR SHORES! In a MARKET dominated by decade old companies, Skullcandy is a fresh, new brand built on cool design, SUPERB BUILD & unique products. Skullcandy is the result of a bunch of snowboarders, skaters, surfers and x-pro athletes getting together to create products that work for their personal lifestyles. The people behind Skullcandy has been involved in pro

Review: Etymotic ety8 Bluetooth Stereo Earphones

http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2008/06/28/review-etymotic-ety8-bluetooth-stereo-earphones/. For the sake of full disclosure let me begin this review by noting that I am a huge fan of Etymotic’s headsets. I purchased the E6i headphones shortly after getting my iPhone last August and really liked them. When the opportunity to review some of Etymotic’s other products came up I was more than happy to do so and I have been consistently impressed by their products. I am so much a fan

Anatomy of a Pritchslap

The Setting Picture your local high school's computer lab, buried deep within a large slab of quiet concrete: roughly 25 feet by 25 feet, with workstations along all four walls and a table in the middle of the room, TVs hanging in various locations around the room, and a healthy wireless network pumping through the air, offering the only consistent reminder that the room's occupants are not halfway to the earth's core. God forbid if Portland were attacked by terrorists, at face, it would seem

Good Service and a Few "Extras" - Lessons Learned from Virgin

No one likes to fly these days with the bloated price of tickets, the surcharges for luggage, the long security lines and bad attitudes. Not to mention airlines are getting really bad press on a daily basis. But there is an airline that's trying to attend to customers in a way we might be able to all learn from in my opinion, Virgin America. Make Something Unfun, Fun They have very cool pink and purple mood lighting on the planes and fun lounge music playing when you get on. It takes the ed

Destination fitness (The Buffalo News)

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a challenge, but taking your fitness routine on the road can become a downright drag in unfamiliar surroundings that often mean overeating and under sleeping.

Sennheiser MX W1 Wireless Stereo Earphones Featuring Kleer Wireless Technology Now Available in the U.S. Market (CanadaIT.com)

Ottawa Ontario, June 25, 2008 - Kleer (www.kleer.com), a fabless semiconductor company focused on wireless audio applications, today announced that the Sennheiser MX W1 wireless stereo earphones are now shipping in the U.S. market.

Bluetooth headset for Sony PS3

Sony unveiled its PlayStation 3 Bluetooth headset. The headset works with any game that supports voice chat on the console and includes extra features including a mute button to prevent unintentional noise outside of normal use and a USB charging cradle to power the headset either from the PS3 or a computer. The headset should also [...]

Socrates Drank The Conium - On The Wings (Greek Heavy Psychedelia 1973)

Size: 62.9 MB Bitrade: 256 mp3 Ripped By: ChrisGoesRock Artwork Included Socrates Drank the Conium (which is the band's proper name, not Socrates, as they are credited on this site), released two competent records prior to "On the Wings", and this was their last release (that I am aware of) before they joined up with ex-Aphrodite's Child, pre-"Chariots of Fire" composer/musician extraordinaire, Vangelis. I have yet to hear their album "Phos", with him in the fold, but I can't imagine it R

A Zune From Matchstick

I’m back home for the Canada Day extra long weekend, and I discovered an 8GB Zune awaiting me. I had been in contact with Matchstick, a ‘viral’ marketing company based in Toronto, about trying out the Zune, and given my interest in gadgets, I was happy to have the opportunity. The premise of Matchstick’s business, representing companies by giving away products to ‘Influencers’, as it terms them, has certainly earned Matchstick its share of ups and downs. On the one hand, everyone likes free stu

You Can't Spell "Movies" Without I and Me

Since I've made my hatred of memes well-known, I wasn't upset that The Lady Who Doesn't Lunch didn't tag me with her Movie Meme. However, it's an example of the occasional meme that fits my format and is actually fun to do. Therefore, I'm swiping it from her blog and tagging myself. 1. One that made you laugh: Night Shift, 1982 I first saw this movie not long after its release, when it hit HBO. I was about 10 years old and probably shouldn't have been watching it. I'm sure there was a lo

Joy Division limited edition Zune unboxings

Joy Division limited edition Zune unboxings Jun 28, 2008 | Posted by Robert Nelson Well, given the fact I love Joy Division, I would love to get my hands on one of these, especially after seeing the pictures. I however cannot justify the extra cost, mostly because I recently upgraded to a red Zune 80 and truly have no need for another 80GB Zune, even if it does look really cool. I am not sure if this comes as any measure of success, but I have been keeping an eye out for unboxings and image

At Olympic Track Trials, Amy Begley Is the Story of the Night (New York Times)

With all the energy she had, Amy Begley ran a furious last half lap and made the Olympic team, beating the time standard for the 10,000 meters by only 1.4 seconds.

Caltrain leaving bicyclists out in the cold (The San Francisco Examiner)

Bicyclists will likely continue to be turned away from commute-time trains on a regular basis if they do not park their 10-speeds at the station or purchase foldable bikes, according to a new Caltrain report.

'Wearable' gadgets put to the test (Channel 4)

Rolling your eyes to turn up the volume of a portable music player and tapping your fingers to turn on a DVD player are among technologies Japan's top mobile carrier is testing for "wearable" gadgets.

Dirty, Real Fingerprints

Holly Andres - Calvin (2006) Today's post is dedicated to the incredible people that came out to my JustSayin Shows this week. We screamed and sweated and swatted flies bloody with Frog Eyes, the Butterfly Assassins, and a newly crippled Crane Your Swan Neck. We harmonized and drank out of paper bags with The Daredevil Christopher Wright and Laarks. We were reminded that sometimes there is nothing you can type into a search engine that will return the desired results. That sometimes a photo a

Competition: Win a Kangaroo TV for the British Grand Prix weekend

Here’s a special competition for anyone who’s going to the British Grand Prix weekend. Kangaroo TV are offering five handsets exclusively to F1 Fanatic readers for the British Grand Prix next week. Enter the competition below by email for your chance to win! Kangaroo TV is a portable, hand-held device you can rent while at Grand Prix weekends. It includes a 3.5” (90mm) screen on which you can watch live F1 action from the event you are at as broadcast around the world. Meaning that whatev

TDK Active Noise Cancelling Headphones

Living smack dab in the middle of the city where it’s noisy even in the middle of dawn, noise cancelling headphones are a necessity for me. These TDK Active Noise Cancelling Headphones are equipped with noise reduction filters so you can enjoy music even while in the midst of clamorous surroundings. The TDK Active Noise Cancelling Headphones come with a 3.5mm and 6.3mm jack and are foldable and adjustable. The NC100 model can reduce noise by 10dB at 300Hz. The NC200, on the other hand, can r

Movie Quotes from Jerry Maguire: Quotes from the movie Jerry Maguire

Have you ever gotten the feeling that you aren’t completely embarrassed yet, but you glimpse tomorrow’s embarrassment? #1- I’m from Arizona Jerry. I broke Arizona records. #2- Rod? #1- I went to Arizona State. #2- Rod? #1- I’m a Sun Devil man! ( #1 talking to #2) 1) Shut up… Just shut up. You had me at hello… You had me at hello! (AVERY) You keep one superstar and they’ll all follow. There’s no real loyalty, and the first person who told me that, Jerry Maguire, was you. (JERRY) I think I w

No Parking Anytime: It's summer ... got money for a cause? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

At this time of year, as if on cue with the profusion of map-unfolding tourists, there also are clipboard-holding canvassers.

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*HOT!* Antec NSK6580 @ Fry's B and M for $54.99 (Comes with 430W Earthwatts PSU)

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Just for children: Ultimate Ears Loud Enough Earphones

(Credit: Ultimate Ears) There seems to be a headphone for every purpose nowadays. You have headphones for the gym, headphones for the plane, and even earbuds that work underwater. There are also headphones made especially for the little ones in your life, although the choices are limited. Given the concerns ...

Breathing Lessons (Novinite.com)

A blonde went to a hair dresser's one day, listening to a walkman. The hair dresser asked her what she wanted, and the blonde replied, "I need to get my hair trimmed, just make sure that you do not take these headphones off." The woman looked at the blonde, surprised, but did as she was told.

Audio-Technica QuietPoint Active Noise-Canceling Headphones - $100 Shipped

Amazon has the Audio-Technica QuietPoint Active Noise-Canceling Headphones for $220 - $120 instant savings = $100 Shipped! Features: ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint active noise-cancelling headphones effectively reduces environmental noise by up to 85% with or without audio Ideal for travel and use with MP3, CD, DVD and in-flight entertainment systems Provides superior audio quality with 40mm drivers with neodymium magnet systems in each earpiece for deeper bass, extended treble and higher fidelity Fully

Passerbys watch man beaten to death

Ohio Cars Slow to Watch as Teens Beat Homeless Man to Death: Reason to Blow Up the World... CLEVELAND - A group of teenagers beat a homeless man to death as passers-by slowed to watch the attack, some of which was caught on videotape, police said. Anthony Waters, 42, suffered a lacerated spleen and broken ribs during the attack Wednesday night and died at a hospital, police said. Portions of the attack were caught on a surveillance camera outside a towing company on the city's eas

The beginning of the beginning - Darwin, Australia

Jump to the full entry & travel map Darwin, Australia The packing starts. We have just returned home after all the last minute purchases we can't leave Australia without. We now have new COMFY headphones each, a cordless IR mouse, matching luggage straps, a first aid kit ("accidents happen in France too, Kass"), new Birkenstocks and another Europe double adaptor. Only a couple more things to get, UV filter for camera, NT & Oz Flag (which will not be worn as capes, as this is appa

Cell Phone Eye-control and Other Assorted Craziness From Japan’s Docomo

Japan’s NTT Docomo is working on what they call, “the cell phone of the future”. In the Docomo view, the future is a wearable cell phone that can be controlled with movements of different parts of the body. One idea involves a pair of headphones that detect electrical current that is produced by the movement of the eyeballs; roll your eyes up to turn up the volume, down to turn it down and twice to the right to fast forward. There are a few other flavors to the technology, including a cell

Police: Teens beat homeless Ohio man to death (USA Today)

A group of teenagers beat a homeless man to death as passersby slowed to watch the attack, some of which was caught on videotape, police said.

Just for kids: Ultimate Ears Loud Enough Earphones

(Credit: Ultimate Ears) There seems to be a headphone for every purpose nowadays. You have headphones for the gym, headphones for the plane, and even earbuds that work underwater. There are also headphones made especially for the little ones in your life, although the choices are limited. Given the concerns ...

Sennheiser’s Trade-In Program… still going

Sennheiser’s Trade-In Program… still going Audio, Coupons, Deals, Gadgets, MP3, Music No Comments » Due to the wild success of Sennheiser’s upgrade program, the high-end German headphone manufacturer has relaunched the trade-in program with several enhancements. The cash back offer now includes wired AND wireless headphones of all sizes: Audiophile headphones Wireless headphones Hi-Fi headphones Portable headphones Sport headphones Noise cancelling headphones Yep. You can even trade ear

K-Fed Touches Down In Miami

Just a few hours ago, our photographers caught Kevin Federline arriving at the airport in Miami to host a party at Mansion (tonight) and a dinner at Hotel Gansevoort (tomorrow). Looks like K-Fed packed light - he only brought his headphones, his iPod, and his suit. Hopefully he remembered to pack his luck, too - on top of all his other obligations, he's got a big celebrity golf tourney tomorrow! Good luck, Kev!

My To-Buy List

Well, It’s more or less my Computer Hardware To-Buy List and WHY I need them…I need them _very_ badly though.. DELL SP2208WFP 22″ Display (Good Response Time and Contrast Ratio). Reason: My 17″ CRT’s workspace is extremely limiting and it started to act weird recently. Larger Hard Drive.. Atleast 500GB. Reason: My 3yr old 200GB (186.26GiB) is almost fully filled up. 2GB Additional RAM. Reason: Virtualization. Better Mouse. Logitech MX518 it will be. Reason: My good ol’ Logitech MX700 Wireles

A True Gamer's (USB) Headset - 5.1 Surround plus Force Feedback

At some point every PC gamer needs a set of headphones. Whether it's to keep your roommates or your significant other from griping that you have the sound too loud or just because you don't want the booms of your sniper rifle to scare the old lady next door, headphones definitely have their place. We have checked out USB 5.1 surround headphones before from Tritton and found them to be pretty nice despite of its spotty OpenAL support. eDimensional has now announced it is shipping worldwide its

Actually, Zubo Is Fun For All Ages [Zubo]

Just last month, Crecente checked out EA's DS rhythm title Zubo, and the verdict of the commenters based on his impressions was that it looks like a "bizarre kids' game." I got to give it a whirl myself yesterday, and I actually find it pretty interesting. Like Crecente said, it leans heavily on its art style, cool mini-fig style creatures that are really artsy and look vivid and fantastic on the DS. The basic gameplay might lead one to believe it's a kids' title, but since higher difficulty l

Just Nonsense

It's Friday bitches! You know what that means... it’s Just Nonsense time! In the 5 years I’ve been legal to cause an official ruckus I’ve never once participated in an “official” bar crawl. I have no idea why. I’ve been on many “unofficial” ones but that all changes on Saturday when I introduce WDVE, (Hi Randy Bauhman, thanks for reading), the South Side, and Pittsburghers to my amazing putt-putt skills. I’m participating in the South Side Summer Open to help benefit the United Cerebral Pasl

Videogames in the classroom? Only in Japan!

Would anybody be surprised to learn that a school in Japan is using the Nintendo DS as part of their English language curriculum? Not me. But I can hear the nerds around the country sighing with jealousy over another reason why “omg that’s why Japan is soooo cool” while putting together their cosplay costumes and organizing their anime collection. Just kidding, that’s mean. According to this NPR article, The DS, which is being used in a handful of school on a trial basis, was part of a cours

fill this space yourself.

School was a total bore today. Wasn't spared from excel. -.- Was kinda put off by some ongoing incessant nonsense.zzz Thank god i've got the peeps who brightened up my day pretty much. Namely;david,coco crunch and norman. Bumped into david in the morning who smsed me on the train.. saying.. "Eh siao eh,come and sit with me later when the banglah leave" I was reading my book and i looked up and saw the banglah with headphones,with that kuku and his kuku expression.LOL. Banglah alight

Five For Friday: Fight The Fat!

Time for a new topic around these parts. What say you? Good, I had a feeling you'd agree. Frequent readers know that I have recently lost a significant amount of weight, but I haven't really talked about many details. Let me keep it 100 with y'all, and if you ever hear me saying anything different, understand that I am lying. And we all lie from time to time. Yes, even your moms. I lost weight for two reasons and two reasons only: 1) to get a man and 2) to get a man. Ok, actually it was

Passers-by watch as teens beat homeless man to death (Houston Chronicle)

A group of teenagers beat a homeless man to death as passers-by slowed to watch the attack, some of which was caught on videotape, Cleveland police said.

Oates thrives on the small screen (USA Today)

What, you thought you'd escape for the weekend without hearing about mustaches or Hall & Oates? Not so: Billboard.com has a detailed update on a John Oates cartoon called J-Stache. "As laid out in a two-minute trailer, Oates is portrayed...

Compact smartphone packs lots of power (CNN.com)

When it comes to touch-screen phones, there are those who dig them and those who want to bury them.

AKG Debuts K 702 Headphones For Recording And Broadcast Applications

AKG Acoustics introduced its new K 702 dynamic headphones today at InfoComm ‘08. The new K 702 headphones combine the superior sonic performance of AKG’s now-legendary K 701 with features demanded by recording and broadcast engineers in a deluxe professional package.

Creative Sound Blaster Play

The Sound Blaster Play is an usb drive size gadget designed to enhance your computer sound. The latest Creative gadget for audiophiles is best suited for mobile travelers who can simply plug-in the Sound Blaster Play for better quality sound. You can connect headphones, speakers and microphone to this device to enhance your audio experience. The [...]

Stereo Headset Knows How To Connect With Others

Stereo Headset Knows How To Connect With Others Posted June 27th, 2008 by Joshua Khan Owning multiple mobile electronics can create a hectic lifestyle. Most devices come with their own accessories and can only work for that specific model. One new pair of headphones can change that due to its ability to work with different multimedia devices. read more »

Sennheiser Launches Sound Logo Competition

Sennheiser Launches Sound Logo Competition June 27th, 2008 Sennheiser is conducting a Sound Logo Competition where fans of the concern from all over the globe can submit audio clips that encapsulate their idea what Sennheiser sounds like. The chosen finalist will take home €5,000 / $7,900, as well as an optional €30,000 / $43,000 if Sennheiser acquires unlimited rights to use the winning logo as their official acoustic trademark. (Now that’s a prize!! â€"Ed.) An entry is allowed to be up to

Creative Sound Blaster Play for better sound quality

The Sound Blaster Play is a usb drive size gizmo designed to enhance your computer's sound. The latest Creative gadget for audiophiles is best suited for mobile travelers who can simply plug-in the Sound Blaster Play for better quality sound. You can connect headphones, speakers and microphone to this device to enhance your audio experience. The Sound Blaster Play is compatible with 16 bit/48kHz stereo output, and 16 bit/48kHz input. It is also equipped with proprietary CMSS technology, provid

Cars Slow To Watch Teenagers Beat Cleveland Homeless Man To Death

CLEVELAND â€"  A group of teenagers beat a homeless man to death as passers-by slowed to watch the attack, some of which was caught on videotape, police said. Anthony Waters, 42, suffered a lacerated spleen and broken ribs during the attack Wednesday night and died at a hospital, police said. “The pack mentality going on in the city of Cleveland must end,” police Commander Calvin Williams said Thursday at a news conference where he urged the attackers to come forward. Portions of the attack w

Jet Blue and the Perils of Cutting -- or Not (Poynter Institute)

I flew Jet Blue for the first time on my recent trip to the investors' conference in New York. What a concept!

Police say teens beat homeless Ohio man to death (AP via Yahoo! News)

A group of teenagers beat a homeless man to death as passers-by slowed to watch the attack, some of which was caught on videotape, police said.

Ringing up big sales: New features, lower price for Apple's iPhone (Jewish World Review)

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Apple's iPhone, birthed last summer, is a force to be reckoned with. Combining a mobile phone with a digital music and video player, hand-held photo album and full-strength Web browser, it's a great device.

Denon AH-C252 In-ear Headphones

Denon is going to release in July the new AH-C252 in-ear headphones in Japan. Denon AH-C252 offers 20Hz-23,000Hz frequency response, sound sensitivity of 100dB/mW, and 16Ω impedance. It is available in four colors, Blue, Red, White, and Black. [Press] Related PostsDenon AH-C252 In-ear HeadphonesDenon S-52 Networked Audio System / iPod DockAudio Technica ATH-ESW9 Sovereign Wood HeadphonesPanasonic RP-WF5500 5.1-channel HeadphonesSony DR-BT140Q Bluetooth HeadphonesCopyright © 2006-2008 iTech Ne

Just An Online Minute… From Russia With Cold Disregard

Russia! Magazine Party, Former Playboy Penthouse, New York June 25, 2008 I put my bouncy skin on today, anticipating being jumped all over. Last night I headed to the former Playboy Penthouse for a cocktail party on the terrace to “celebrate” the sexy summer issue of Russia! Magazine. Anticipated: showcase of Russian-centric items, Russian beverages, some pass-around Russian fare, and a guide through all things glamorous in Russia. Received: lackluster welcome, empty trays of what may have bee

AKG K702 Headphones

AKG has released a new version of their highly regarded K701 flagship, sensibly called the K702. The AKG K702 headphones sport a new Stage Blue finish also found on other recent AKG cans, which is claimed to be "tougher" than the K701's white finish. AKG's flat-wire voice coils and patented "Varimotion" two-layer diaphragm technology are carried over to the K702. [more] Also included are specially shaped "3D-form" ear pads, a leather headband, a detachable 3 meter cord terminated with a 1/4"

Brethren of the Free Spirit // Jeffrey Roden

Hi kids I assume some of you might be bored of all this dancable hummable summer music so to add some spice for the more sophisticated reader, here’s some tunes that have been guiding me to sleep in the last months. The first piece is by Brethren of the Free Spirit duo consisting of 12 string acoustic guitar virtuoso James Blackshaw and lutenist Jozef Van Wissem. As the name suggests “All Things are from Him, through Him and in Him” has high doses of spirituality in it. Very repetitive and

NTT DoCoMo tests eye-controlled 'wearable' gadgets

Imagine using eye movement or simple hand gestures like tapping fingers to control movements of your gadgets. Eample- Roll your eyes to turn up the volume of a portable music player and tap your fingers to turn on a DVD player. Japan's top mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo, is testing for "wearable" gadgets. In one version, sensors and chips inside headphones detect electrical current produced by movements of the wearer's eyeballs, says Masaaki Fukumoto, executive research engineer at NTT DoCoMo. The c

Eye-Control Device Prototype

NTT DoCoMo's research & development labs are currently working on an eye-controlled MP3 player that isn't too flattering to look at at this point in time. Of course, that's because prototypes are just meant to get the thing going without worrying about design as that can come later. The current design features a large set of headphones that are able to adjust the volume based on where you roll your eyes, including switching tracks by moving your eyes from side to side. Chances are a gaming

Rock Rules!!

By: Eesha Duggal It was about 2 years ago when The Mall Road in Himachal’s capital Shimla, used to be clouded with guys wearing tee-shirts with their favorite wrestler’s’ image on. Needless to mention we all love to love our favorites and look like them, propagate and follow them. I think wrestling became quite popular that time. But hey! Whats on now is the ROCK FEVER! Yo! One can see  so many youngsters in their favorite music bands’ tee-shirts while ambling down The Mall Road.  Its a new f

Nintendo DS Hits the Classroom (ABC News)

Video game console helps students learn English.

Able Planet “Lost Cauze” Noise Canceling Gaming Headphones

Able Planet “Lost Cauze” Noise Canceling Gaming Headphones is going for $49.99 on TigerDirect.com.

Japanese Students Use Nintendo DS to Learn English (Fox News)

Portable video-game consoles come in awfully handy in teaching seventh-graders to read and write in English.

June 27, 2008 (The Barnstable Patriot)

The man who founded this newspaper on June 26, 1830, died just 18 years before its oldest living columnist was born.

That tone is strangely familiar

Did Alec Baldwin become a realtor? Use headphones if you're going to play this at work. HT: HousingPANIC.

Queens of The Stone Age singer wants to fights kid in audience

Josh Homme, lead singer of Queens of The Stone Age hates his fans. (Use your f***ing headphones - NSFW language.)

Making vinyl records the old-fashioned way (CNET)

At United Record Pressing in Nashville, LPs are very much in demand. As MP3s have come to dominate digital, audiophiles are returning to vinyl.

Alexander happy Bucks picked him (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

New York - Let history show that these were among the first words that forward Joe Alexander of West Virginia University spoke as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks:

Nintendo DS teaches English in school (Washington Post)

TOKYO -- The Nintendo DS isn't just fun and games anymore for English students at Tokyo's Joshi Gakuen all-girls junior high school. The portable video game console is now being used as a key teaching tool, breaking with traditional Japanese academic methods.

WESC Alp Horn Headphones

We've seen a lot of headphone designs, but these WESC Alp Horn Headphones are something else. These retro modern WESC Alp Horn Headphones are a change from the norm and sport 57mm drivers, 60 ohm impedance, a frequency range of 20-20,001hz, and one sick design. Via Acquiremag

Ears-on with AKG’s K 701 headphones

Ears-on with AKG’s K 701 headphones Filed under: Audio | by: Rien | Hits: 66 Crave: Anyone familiar with Sennheiser’s flagship headphones, the HD 650s, will know they’re a truly stunning pair of open-back cans for reference and home listening. And we love them with the flaming passion of a thousand burning nymphomaniacs. But the vixen of the open-back headphone world has some competition: AKG’s K 701â€"a pair of similarly priced open-back reference-class headphones. After about 100 hours of

How-to: DIY Cheap Ethernet Cable Mod

I’m currently in the process of recabling my Koss KSC-75 headphones to give them a more professional look and perhaps better sound quality.  The recabling is taking longer than expected since it is my first time doing it. When I was purchasing the materials for the recabling, I ordered an extra 7ft of clear TechFlex so I could spice up my plain ol’ black ethernet cable.  Hopefully this will turn my $1 ethernet cable into a $500 Denon ethernet cable.  This mod adds absolutely no practical fun

The ultimate Linkin Park parody

Have you seen this? You HAVE TO SEE THIS! Viewed over 1.8 million times on YouTube. Ladies and Gentlemen, “The ultimate Linkin Park parody” When I rap I talk about the pain inside The problems you went through back in junior high. Computerized beats We got ‘em from the start Then Chester comes along and “Sings this part”. Then I rap some more I say it all again like I did before. Formulaic flow, one guy wears headphones Here comes the same old chorus You know the way it goes.

Ubuntu Rising

[IMG [image]] Every day I'm amazed at how good Ubuntu is, and how fast it's been improving. I've been a full time Linux user since January of last year, and in 18 months, I've just been amazed at how *happy* I am using it and how I get *more* happy as time goes on. I'm thinking about this again as I just moved computers from a desktop to a Sony Vaio laptop, and Ubuntu's latest works incredibly well on it. Advanced GUI, sound, WiFi, power management (including suspend/resume) and more all work

Eye controls for electronics tested (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

Rolling your eyes to turn up the volume of a portable music player and tapping your fingers to turn on a DVD are "wearable" gadgets being tested in Japan.

Virgin Mobile announces unlimited cell phone calling plan

Virgin Mobile announces unlimited cell phone calling planUse your eyes to control your iPhone In one version, sensors and chips inside headphones detect electrical current produced by movements of the wearer'

New York City to issue licences for 500 fruit and vegetable street vendors (Guardian Unlimited)

In an effort to get New Yorkers to eat better, the city is preparing to issue licences for 500 food carts that will be allowed to sell only fresh fruit and vegetables

Company tests eye-controlled 'wearable' gadgets (CNN.com)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) -- Rolling your eyes to turn up the volume of a portable music player and tapping your fingers to turn on a DVD player are among technologies Japan's top mobile carrier is testing for "wearable" gadgets.

Guitar Hero on the DS: headphones = crazy guy on the bus

Guitar Hero: On Tour is a fun way to take the series portable via the DS, but the sound could use some work. We explore how to make multiplayer more social, and why headphones are a scary thing. Read More...

Photos: Ears-on with AKG's K 701 headphones

(Credit: Crave UK) Anyone familiar with Sennheiser's flagship headphones, the HD 650s, will know they're a truly stunning pair of open-back cans for reference and home listening. And we love them with the flaming passion of a thousand burning nymphomaniacs. But the vixen of the open-back headphone world ...

Sennheiser MX55 Street Stereo Headphones - $15

Circuit City has the best price on the web for the Sennheiser MX55 Twist to Fit Street Stereo Headphones.  They’re $20 - $5 instant savings = $15! CC offers Free Shipping on all orders over $24 Features: In-the-ear style Unique Twist to Fit Keeps Buds In Place Carrying case Buy it: Sennheiser MX55 Street Stereo Headphones - $15

Panasonic RP-HC150 Noise-Canceling Headphones - $28.50 Shipped

6ave’s sick deal of the day - yes, this price is good for today only - has the Panasonic RP-HC150 Noise-Canceling Headphones.  They’re $100 - $70 instant savings - 5% coupon (AFL5)= $28.50 Shipped! Don’t forget to use 6ave’s 5% off coupon: AFL5 Hurry, this offer expires today! Features: Max. Input (mW) 100 Frequency Response (Hz-kHz) 10-27 Cord Length (ft./m) 4.9/1.5 Plug Type Gold Buy it: Panasonic RP-HC150 Noise-Canceling Headphones - $28.50

This Week In News

Photo by flickr user Matt Callow Coldplay Smashes Records on iTunes, In More Ways Than One... Apple declined to offer hard figures, though digital album totals of Viva La Vida across various retailers topped 288,000, according to figures supplied by major label executives. Of that, iTunes carries a commanding percentage, one that may have pushed past 275,000, according to a separate estimate. Paul Resnikoff, Digital Music News Legal, British P2P 'by end of year' Legal broadband subscription s

Trade in your Headphones cash back offer

 Time to upgrade your headphones or ear buds for some high-quality iPod music listening? Not to mention some high-quality VoIPing, Skyping, etc. etc. Well, why not get cash back for your headphones to offset the costs of a new one? Check out this news I just received... Due to the wild success of Sennheiser's upgrade program, the high-end German headphone manufacturer has relaunched the trade-in program with several enhancements. The cash back offer now includes wired AND wireless headphones o

Review: Maximo iP-HS1 iMetal Headset

  Not a fan of the stock headphones bundled with your iPhone?  Me neither.  Sadly, the quality of the headphones packaged with the iPhone and most other devices emitting sound are a fair representation of the profit-by-any-means-possible culture.  I think Apple figured they had such a hot product with the iPhone that they could bundle it with two cups connected by a string and it would still sell (and I suspect they’re right!). Fortunately, other enterprising companies have stepped up to the

How to turn your body into a remote control

Rolling your eyes to turn up the volume of a portable music player and tapping your fingers to turn on a DVD player are among technologies Japan’s top mobile carrier is testing for “wearable” gadgets. In one version, sensors and chips inside headphones detect electrical current produced by movements of the wearer’s eyeballs. NTT DoCoMo believes wearable control technology will be adapted for mobile devices that download music, play video games and allow users to shop online and keep up with t

NTT DoCoMo Developing Crazy, Eye-controlled Gadget Prototypes [Prototypes]

The AP's look into the NTT DoCoMo R&D labs shows the Japanese electronics company is working on some really strange stuff, including music players you control with your eyes, and cellphones that require your fingers for more than just dialing (think Inspector Gadget). The music player in its current form is a humongoid set of headphones that can do things like adjust the volume based on what direction you roll your eyes, or change the track by moving your eyes from side to side. The telep

We Live in a Beautiful World

Yeah, we do; yeah we do. Sorry, that Coldplay song running through my head and now it’s running through my headphones. Anyway, it’s another beautiful day in the neighborhood. I so wish I didn’t have to be fighting with malfunctioning software right now. I could stand to be out on the boat. We played hooky yesterday (otherwise known as a rare vacation day) and went sailing. Of course, problems cropped up at work for both of us, but I was able to pass mine off onto someone else, while Terry a

on $100 fill-ups and ‘marta preachers.’

it cost me more than $100 to fill up my tank yesterday. this is the second fill-up in a row that has crossed that unthinkable barrier. i try to imagine the agony that those of you who are filling up your cars more than once a month must be going through. yesterday the ac was broke on the car i was riding on. it was miserably hot and the car contained a ‘marta preacher,’ if you will, so named, not because of any religious conviction, but because he felt loudly that the whole car needed to hear

Pros and Cons of the Sprint Instinct Phone

There’s been a lot of hype over Apple’s new iPhone 3G coming out on July 11th as well as Sprint’s recently released Instinct phone. I was originally going to switch over to AT&T and get the iPhone but it meant switching my wife over as well since we need to be able to call each other without using plan minutes. After evaluating the cost of switching carriers we decided it wasn’t worth it since we’d have to pay $400 to get out of our Sprint contracts and my wife recently bought the

Nintendo DS teaches Japanese students English (USA Today)

The Nintendo DS isn't just fun and games anymore for English students at Tokyo's Joshi Gakuen all-girls junior high school. The portable video game console is now being used as a key teaching tool, breaking with traditional Japanese academic methods.

And the Winner Is . . .

Philips SHL9500 Lightweight Premium Headband Headphones. They're cool--not quite noise-cancelling, but more comfy than earbuds. And they'll work with the computer or the iPod. And they fold up. Also, they didn't cost a jillion dollars. Earphones shouldn't cost a jilion...

Sennheiser MX55 Twist-to-Fit Headphones - $15

Sennheiser MX55 Twist-to-Fit Headphones - $15 Posted 06/26/08 by David Amazon has the Sennheiser MX55 Twist-to-Fit In-Ear Headphones for just $14.99. Shipping is free on orders over $25. Features innovative twist-to-fit system to keep them in your ears and includes carrying case and an assortment of adjustable fit attachments. Click here for the techdeal.

WESC Alp Horn

WESC Alp Horn We've always been big fans of WESC's colorful line of headphones, but they've really outdone themselves this time with our new favorite pair of headphones. The retro modern Alp Horn headphones sport 57mm drivers, 60 ohm impedance, a frequency range of 20-20,001hz, and one of the best headphone designs we've ever come across. Link: $TBD Headphones

Happy endings in Ryanair's business class

Sure, you could pay 10 euros to cross the Atlantic on Ryanair's new "long-haul" venture. But at a recent German press conference, shown above, CEO Michael O’Leary gave a pretty good reason to pay for business class. This clip might not be work-safe, so put on your headphones and skip ahead to the 1-minute mark. Maybe Ryanair should adopt JetBlue’s “Happy jetting” slogan. Via Consumerist. â€"Posted by David Griner

A New Vision Of Sound

Synaesthesia is a condition (or ability) whereby two or more senses are experientially intermingled; synaesthetes often perceive letters as having a particular colour, or can experience music not only as sound but also as having form, texture and colour. Although synaesthesia is typically an involuntary congenital condition, a research group are developing a device that may allow blind people to ’see’ by converting video images to sound… Introducing Audio Vision The vOICe learning ed

Feed your head: Listening to the world's best headphones

The Sennheiser HD650(Credit: Sennheiser) As we all know high-end speakers are really expensive, some cost as much as a nice car. But high-end headphones, even the very best ones are within reach of anybody who loves great sound. A while back I tested three of the top contenders for Home Entertainment magazine: AKG's K 701, Grado's RS-1, and Sennheiser's HD 650. Each is, in its own way, remarkable. You can read the complete review here. The AKG K 701 is a very large over-the ear headphone.

The Stringed Theory - General Relativity

The Stringed Theory Artist: The Stringed Theory Album: Universal Relativity Label: Stadtgruen When the site blew up last year much was lost - dissolved like light into the blinding hole of webspace. One thing that I've been meaning to re-up was this short review of a gorgeous (and free) record from last year so... The Stringed Theory is the project of Dustin Frelich who projects his warm pulses and fuzzy drones into space out of California - but releases music on the Web-only label

Review: Motorola PC850 Bluetooth Adapter

In our age of technology, gadgets have gotten smaller and faster. The real power (as far as I’m concerned anyway) is in the mobility that recent technological advances have given us. The Bluetooth standard is one of the major stepping stones that has enabled device manufacturers to move away from the traditional wires that tether us to our desks like the proverbial ball and chain. From our mobile phones themselves, to the wireless headsets and headphones that are being forced on us from all

Creature in his blood

Five years ago, the effects of hepatitis C almost took Alejandro Escovedo’s life. These days, he’s regained his strength onstage as he releases the muscular ‘Real Animal’  Moments after he stepped off the stage of the Continental Club on a Tuesday night in April, Alejandro Escovedo was set upon by a couple of women young enough to be two of his six daughters. “That rocked!” they said, or words to that effect. A few more well-wishers drifted toward Escovedo, who’s always been accessible after

Japanese Test Gadget Controls You Can Wear (Fox News)

NTT DoCoMo trying to control electronics by tapping fingers, blinking eyes, plus cell phone worn as ring.

Boston kids rewarded with D.C. tour, day with Celtics (Boston Herald)

WASHINGTON - A day after their beleaguered Dorchester school closed for good, 14 big-hearted Grover Cleveland Middle School students were treated yesterday to a whirlwind...

Nintendo DS teaches English in school (AP via Yahoo! News)

The Nintendo DS isn't just fun and games anymore for English students at Tokyo's Joshi Gakuen all-girls junior high school. The portable video game console is now being used as a key teaching tool, breaking with traditional Japanese academic methods.

Nintendo DS teaches English in school (San Francisco Chronicle)

The Nintendo DS isn't just fun and games anymore for English students at Tokyo's Joshi Gakuen all-girls junior high school. The portable video game console is now being used as a key teaching tool, breaking with traditional Japanese academic methods. A giggly...

ProTrack+iPod = handheld digital stereo recorder

Professional audio equipment and studio electronics manufacturer Alesis has announced the forthcoming release of the ProTrack, a handheld digital stereo recorder for iPods. The ProTrack provides direct-to-iPod stereo digital recording to iPod in a portable, handheld form factor. The ProTrack’s design integrates an iPod (Classic or 5th Generation), or iPod nano (2nd or 3rd Generation) into the recorder, with included sleds to securely mount the supported iPod models to the recorder... Tags: Aud

Peaches & Piggy

Maybe it’s just me or maybe I’m just really, really ready for Pride this weekend, but I think this is the most brilliantly mesmerizing 2 minutes and 30 seconds I’ve witnessed in quite some time. It’s so wrong that it’s right. I give you: Miss Piggy, Peaches and “Fuck the Pain Away.” If that’s not awesome, then what the fuck is? (Umm, clearly, NSFW. Headphones, people, headphones.)Fuck the Pain Away sung by Miss Piggy on FunnyOrDie.com [Hat tip, Shakesville!]

Military Spec Noise Canceling Earphones From Sensear

The Sensear SP1 Electronic Ear Plugs are designed for folks that work in high-noise environments and by high-noise I mean noisy like a flight deck or a home with a nagging significant other. Such people are going to need to hear things like alarms or music over some extremely loud ambient noise; these ear plugs make that possible; basically they are noise canceling headphones on steroids. I have no idea what the sound quality of these things would be, but you have to admit it is some awesome

X Mini Capsule Speaker

For times when you need to share music with friends while on the go, headphones are obviously out of the question. Portable speakers are, of course, the way to go, and the X Mini Capsule Speaker is a great contender. The pocket sized speaker which bears an uncanny resemblance to a yo-yo is touted as a revolution in the portable audio technology industry. The speaker has a built-in base support and runs for 4-6 hours on a rechargeable battery. Connected via USB or 3.5 mm jack, it’s evidently

I know you want what's on my mind

I've been a busy little bee this week! Monday evening I had the pleasure of dining with the always-lovely Kay, Jolene and Alyssa. Kay and I compared pregnant bellies, as well as our plans for delivery, strollers, nurseries, maternity leave, baby showers, etc. - ya know, all those fun mommy-to-be things. And don't worry - Jolene and Alyssa weren't left out of the fun. I think they made some mental notes for later on. Heh. And it wasn't ALL mommy talk, I promise! If you don't read their blogs, I

[$29.96] Panasonic RPHC150 Noise Canceling Headphones by 6 Avenue

These monitor headphones feature 75 noise reduction, enabling you to enjoy your entertainment like never before as there`s significantly less external sound to ruin your fun.

I wish

That I'd have brought my headphones with. Maybe I can score some here somewhere. I can't sit here by myself and eat hot pretzels all day. photo.jpg

Samsung SBH700 Bluetooth Stereo Headset for Centro, Treo

The SAMSUNG SBH700 seamlessly integrates both your calls and optimizes your mobile music experience. The SBH700 combines a behind-the-neck headband wearing style with innovative music and call controls. Buy Now: Only $99.95

Eye movements could replace tactile electronics controls (USA Today)

Rolling your eyes to turn up the volume of a portable music player and tapping your fingers to turn on a DVD player are among technologies Japan's top mobile carrier is testing for "wearable" gadgets.

Wireless carrier tests eye controls for electronics (San Francisco Chronicle)

Rolling your eyes to turn up the volume of a portable music player and tapping your fingers to turn on a DVD player are among technologies Japan's top mobile carrier is testing for "wearable" gadgets. In one version, sensors and chips inside headphones detect...

Lower the volume, please! 25 Jun 2008, 0000 hrs IST,TNN (The Times of India)

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Rolling your eyes to turn up the volume of a portable music player and tapping your fingers to turn on a DVD player are among technologies Japan's top mobile carrier is testing for "wearable" gadgets. In one version, sensors and chips inside headphones detect electrical current produced by movements of the wearer's eyeballs, says Masaaki Fukumoto, executive research engineer at NTT DoCoMo. "We ...

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Photo: 20th Century Fox Writer's Note: Last February Fox invited RopeofSilicon to the set of X-Files: I Want to Believe in which solid info about the film was tougher to find than Vodka in a Mormon temple (we weren't even told the real title at the time). In April we published the set visit and several interviews with cast and filmmakers. However, the time spent watching a scene filmed in "Video Village" was embargoed by the studio until now (along with a visit to a scoring session that you

Tanzilat! Hahaha

Went out with Fatgurl and Wan last Friday. Sadly, the rest couldn't make it so left only the three of us. It was still fun though. Fatgurl and me kept bugging Wan to spill out her secrets and shared it with us, NOT dirty secrets, just some personal secrets, hehehe. And so, we had telling-secrets-sessions. :D Headed down to Bugis Street since Fatgurl wanted to buy herself a new pair of shoes for her school later on and I wanted to buy this small old-school bag. After all the purchasing, we

Review : Guitar Hero : On Tour for the Nintendo DS

Rating : 91% Rocks Pretty Darn Hard! On monday I rushed out the store to get my copy of Guitar Hero : On Tour for the Nintendo DS. It's an original Guitar Hero game built for a guitar like controller with four strut buttons that snaps into the Gameboy Advance cartridge port on the Nintendo DS Lite. The controller is held in place by a strap and house a detachable guitar pick stylus. You hold the Nintendo DS on it's side and grasp the back of the guitar controller with your left hand on th

Reply To Balls

I went a few weeks without going on a non-music related rant and I was pretty proud of myself, but that streak ends tonight. This morning I got an email from the writer of a blog that shall remain anonymous. I'm not concealing his identity in order to protect him, I'm keeping him anonymous because what this stupid twat wants more than anything is publicity and exposure, and I sure as fuck am not going to help him with that bullshit. Anyways, this email was nothing more than a song title in the

The George Lamb Podcast - 6 Music

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Dialogue in games: won’t somebody think of the parents?

Dialogue in games: won’t somebody think of the parents? June 24, 2008 When you’re a parent, you don’t get a lot of time to play games. More often than not, your gaming time is the odd late-night session when everyone else is in bed - and because everyone’s in bed, you can’t stick headphones on because you won’t be able to hear the baby monitor. That’s not a problem if you’re playing arcade games or dumb shooters, but it’s a pain in the neck with more immersive things. You need to hear the

Headphone durability and pirate radio--Ask the Editors (CNET)

Get the answers to all of your questions about MP3 players, headphones, and more in this weekly feature.

Private Schools Prepare Chinese Students For Life-Altering Exam (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)

New Oriental knows that it takes three key ingredients to realize the Chinese dream: a college degree, English skills and an overseas MBA or Ph.D.

Mind-controlled Nintendo Wii 2.0 in 2010

Here are some pictures of the Wii headset accessory in 2010. The headset uses brainwaves to control characters and has an in-ear headphones. There is also a streamlined Wii Remote with just the one button. See more pictures after the jump. [Yanko]

Queer As Folk Headphones

These flamboyant pig earphones are just what the doctored order for the fruit inside every one of us. The Japanese company Green House has made them out of soft silicon and these pigs come in three different sizes for those with pig ears to match.  For only $12, you can show show everyone you enjoy [...]

Aygo speakers / earbuds aren't nearly as cool as the car

Filed under: Portable Audio What? Pigbuds a little too raunchy for you? If so, maybe the Aygo editions will suit your style. Quite honestly, we have absolutely no idea where these automotive-inspired speakers / earbuds can even be purchased, but those head over heels for their commuter car will surely do whatever it takes to find out. [Thanks, Tom]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

TekNmotion Pulsar SX PC Gaming Headphones Review

TekNmotion is a company that I was not familiar with prior to this review. TekNmotion specializes in CD/DVD carrying cases, individual disc cases as well as sleeving for individual discs. The Pulsar SX Gaming Headset, released just two months ago, represents TekNmotion's introduction into the gaming market. According to their website, this headset has been in development for over two yeas and includes pretty much everything that you need in a gaming headset... except the high price. Can this new

Dear marketers, are YOU... LISTENING ?

Originally uploaded by coconinoco Today I came across a few convergent posts around the idea that "some" marketers are still not in phase with what's going on with their interconnected, web-surfing consumers' online life.     The first is an article published by our friend Alan Wolk (...aka Tangerine Toad from the Toad Stool) and published on AdAge: "You Are Not My Friend". Alan describes in his text how people going on Social Media platforms like Facebook or Twitter, go there to interact

Wii 2010: A blue haired odyssey

T3 Magazine commissioned some future designs for their “future tech” feature. Here’s a Wii concept for 2010, which is right around the corner. Apparently blue hair is all the rage in the future. And I’m guessing that her bra has bluetooth to control some game by pure boob boucing and nipple position. It should be noted that in 2010 brainwaves are used to control characters with some head gear, which also sports in-ear headphones. It’s nice to see the Wiimote all thin and streamlined, with j

Album Review Week ∞ Wayne Krantz: Greenwich Mean

As Album Review Week presses on, we welcome another guest reviewer. This time from Coconut Joe who is in the world’s greatest Avant-Folk group Coconut & The Duke. I first heard Wayne Krantz play at a Donald Fagen concert. He played this solo on a song of DF's called "the goodbye look". It was perhaps the most interesting and moving guitar work I've ever heard. Very percussive sounding. What I heard made it clear to me this was someone who was an original - in a Thelonious Monk like way. S

Graduation Gift Ideas

Grad Gift Guide A graduation gift can be a tough gift to buy, especially if the graduate is a relative you only see once or twice a year. While every person has their different tastes and needs of what they want in a gift, your best bet is to provide something useful for their time ahead in College. While getting a new car for your recent high school graduate is out of the question, check out these graduation gift ideas that will come in handy for any College student. Tools Your student won

Sedona scores with high safety marks, long warranty (USA Today)

You gotta wonder about any automaker going after a piece of the minivan market.

Showdown: two Guitar Hero games in seven days; is the brand diluted?

Showdown: two Guitar Hero games in seven days; is the brand diluted? By Frank Caron | Published: June 23, 2008 - 12:50PM CT The Showdown continues. In the Showdown, we pick a topic, flip a coin to see which side each OT writer gets to argue, then present the results to you. Today, we argue about the state of Activision's Guitar Hero franchise and whether or not the team is diluting its acclaimed property. Ben: Bringing Guitar Hero to the Nintendo DS at all was something of a weird

The Work at Home Pressure Cooker

There are times when working at home really feels like you are working in a pressure cooker. Anyone who says that working at home isn´t stressful has obviously never attempted to meet a deadline while trying to soothe a sick baby, keeping a bored toddler occupied or dealing with the latest preteen crisis. Moms have a huge job just being mothers and when you add work to that . . . in the same environment, no less, you have stress and lots of it. Dealing with these added pressures can really be

Apple Tech Support Trials Begets Better iPhone Headset + License Woes

It’s been quite a while since my last post due in large part to my dead MacBook Pro. Perhaps, unstable would have been a better choice of words as my trusty 15″ developed a very nasty power issue where it would just randomly power off without warning. The instability made it impossible to do any serious work and the ensuing extended service call forced me to rely mostly on my iPhone for keeping up with the happenings of the internets. Our household has other systems but they were all taken up b

Sony Ericsson W890i Full Review

I have had the pleasure of using the Sony Ericsson W890i this past week, I have always been a big fan of the products Sony produces and my opinion hasn’t changed after playing with this phone. The slim look and 3G speeds made it very fast when I’m on the go and it certainly wasn’t a bulky phone in my pocket. This has been one of the first phones I’ve seen and held that has the camera on the front and the back, at the moment though we are not able to do video calls in the US because the technolo

Test Drive: Buick Enclave has some nifty DNA (USA Today)

Buick Enclave is supposed to be the luxury version of the full-size crossover SUVs that General Motors also sells as the Saturn Outlook and the GMC Acadia.

New 'Macbeth' uses Polish ploy on Scottish play (New York Daily News)

Polish director Grzegorz Jarzyna's bold but bizarre "Macbeth" is high on style and low on impact, but is not without distinction. It's the first "Macbeth" that made me laugh out loud, though I didn't hear myself because I was wearing headphones.

Panasonic RP-WF5500 5.1-channel Headphones

Panasonic releases the RP-WF5500 a 5.1-channel headphones. The Panasonic RP-WF5500 features a frequency response of 20-22,000Hz, a Driver diameter of 40mm and support for Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS, AAC. [Akihabaranews] Related PostsPanasonic RP-WF5500 5.1-channel HeadphonesPanasonic RP-WF5500 5.1 Channel Wireless HeadphonesAudio Technica ATH-ESW9 Sovereign Wood HeadphonesSony DR-BT140Q Bluetooth HeadphonesAudio-Technica’s ATH-EC700TiCopyright © 2006-2008 iTech News Net. (digitalfingerprint: 4939

Panasonic RP-WF5500 5.1Channel Wireless Surround Sound Headphones Poised For Release [Dolby Digital 5.1 Headphones]

Back in October of last year we posted about Panasonic’s up and coming RP-WF5500 5.1channel wireless surround sound headphones which, at that point, were stated as due to become available from November, however, the release date came and went with the RP-WF5500 headphones being notable only for their absence. At ... [This is a content summary only. Please visit TFTS for the full article]

iRiver Lplayer PMP reviewed: good, but where’s the speaker-stand?

When we first saw iRiver’s Lplayer PMP back in May, we described it as “quite a standard PMP” except for one feature: its nifty transparent speaker-stand that gave the whole thing the look of some tiny cathode ray tube.  PC Mag have just reviewed the player but, strangely, there’s no mention of the speaker accessory; could it be that it’s a Korea-only add-on? It’d be a shame, because it could be the icing on a generally interesting cake (if by cake you mean PMP, obviously).  PC Mag’s Tim