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Games
Paul McCartney’s Höfner Replica Brings The Bass to Rock Band
2:00AM Sean Fallon | We have already seen Lennon’s Rickenbacker 325 and Harrison’s Gretsch Duo Jet, but today it’s Paul McCartney’s turn with the Höfner bass. More »
Phones
Sony Ericsson W395 Walkman Phone’s Speaker is Bass-y
12:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | Sony Ericsson’s newest Walkman mobile phone is targeting the youth, not only by photographing the gadget with skateboards, but also by highlighting the phone’s built-in stereo speakers—with an emphasis on high quality bass. More »
Robots
Lil Drum and Bass Bot Never Goes Anywhere Without His Theme Music
12:00PM Wilson Rothman | YouTube may be full of robots, but few as charming as this little drummer bot. Armed with a rudimentary pill-jar plastic drum and a beep-bop-boop synthesiser, he somehow gets quite the groove on.
Gadgets
ButtKicker Wireless Kit, Because Your Couch Doesn’t Shake Yet, Does It?
10:40PM Mark Wilson | If you like your home theatre seats to rumble, chances are you’re heard of ButtKicker, the sort of subwoofer for you butt that adds a tactile component to movies and games. Now the company is announcing a new, moderately more affordable wireless bundle, Priced at $US300, you get one complete Buttkicker setup (works on one chair/couch) along with a wireless transmitter/receiver. You’ll still have to make due with a few boxes sitting on your floor, but at least you won’t have to hide the wire run. Look for it at Amazon starting Black Friday. More »
Peripherals
10:00AM Nick Broughall | We’ve bitched about the quality of Apple’s included earphones enough here on Giz for you to recite the importance of upgrading your headphones in your sleep. Well from the looks of it, the latest release from Sennheiser is about to blow the competition away, with a pair that will let you dictate the level of bass you want by turning a dial on the earphone. Not only that, but the cables in the new IE lineup are reinforced with Kevlar, giving you an ever so much slighter chance of surviving a gunshot wound when someone tries to mug you for your new headphones. Okay, that’s a lie, but it does mean your earphones are likely to survive being wrenched out of your ears when the cable catches on a door handle.
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Sennheiser’s Latest In-Ear Headphones Let You Dictate The Bass
10:00AM Nick Broughall | We’ve bitched about the quality of Apple’s included earphones enough here on Giz for you to recite the importance of upgrading your headphones in your sleep. Well from the looks of it, the latest release from Sennheiser is about to blow the competition away, with a pair that will let you dictate the level of bass you want by turning a dial on the earphone. Not only that, but the cables in the new IE lineup are reinforced with Kevlar, giving you an ever so much slighter chance of surviving a gunshot wound when someone tries to mug you for your new headphones. Okay, that’s a lie, but it does mean your earphones are likely to survive being wrenched out of your ears when the cable catches on a door handle.
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Games
Mad Catz’ Exciting Rock Band Instruments Hit Next Week
7:00AM Jason Chen | Mad Catz has an entire set of Rock Band instruments coming next week, all with some weird features that aren’t on the official Harmonix ones. Rock Band Mods found that there’s the wired bass guitar, a wired regular guitar, wired microphone, portable drum kit and premium wired drums. Hit the jump to see details on these, which looks like they solve some of the small issues we’ve been having with our own set. More »
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