Gearlive, through a hands-on, has finally figured out why the white version of the Monster Beats cost twice as much as the standard black version. It’s coated by Colorware.
If there’s a company out there that engages in price gouging more blatantly than Monster, I’ve never heard of them. Today’s offense: charging $US700 for a pair of $US350 headphones painted white.
Dr. Dre and Monster just dropped the in-ear version of their Beats headphones, which cost $US150 and are tangle free. Now they’re waiting for you to pick it up.
I don’t know when mobile phone manufacturers are going to realise that adding gimmicky cheap features to their mobile phones won’t make them better, smarter, or more interesting. Example: accelerometers are great but would I like to use my hands like bloody David Copperfield to control my music? I would do it to make a hot chick on top of a dragon riding a Harley appear out of thin air, but not to play my music, change a track, or mute my phone, which is exactly what Samsung’s run-of-the-mill BEATb and BEATs do. The idea is so last year, although Samsung has added even more functions.
The Gadget: Dr. Dre and Monster’s Beats headphones, which combines noise cancellation/isolation with an in-line microphone for mobile phones. Plus, you have Dre’s expertise in knowing what sounds good, which makes for a good pair of cans.
