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Monster, Vivienne Tam Create Butterfly Headphones For Da Ladeeez
3:49AM Kat Hannaford | I can see Monster scratching their (many) heads in the board room, wondering how to appeal to women after too many Dr Dre headphones. “I know!” (shouted Noel Lee), “butterflies! They all like butterflies!” I must have a penis then. More »
Random Stuff
Monster Cable CD Will Make Your Optical Drive 58% More Efficient
4:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Most press kits are given out on USB flash drives at events like this, which is both convenient and pretty cool, since you get a free flash drive! But Monster Cable instead opts for the cheap printed CD-R. Classy. [Giz@CES] More »
Peripherals
Monster PowerNet 1G Is World’s Fastest Powerline Adaptor
5:35AM Dan Nosowitz | Powerline network solutions have been getting better and better, with Belkin’s Powerline HD hitting a whopping 1000Mbps. Monster’s newly announced PowerNet 1G claims it can achieve 3x that speed. More »
Peripherals
The Five Most Overpriced Cables
1:40PM Rosa Golijan | I have a box of cables in my closet. I don’t know what the hell half of them are for. What I do know is that I certainly didn’t pay several hundred—much less over a thousand—dollars for them. More »
Computers
9:57AM Matt Buchanan | Boomin’. That’s the Beats edition of HP’s Envy 15, which doesn’t look like a MacBook wannabe but like its own glossy-black-and-red man. The privilege, and included Beats headphones, add $US500, but I think it’s kinda worth it. [HP via Electronista]
HP Envy 15 Beats Edition: Okay, I Actually Am Sorta Jealous
9:57AM Matt Buchanan | Boomin’. That’s the Beats edition of HP’s Envy 15, which doesn’t look like a MacBook wannabe but like its own glossy-black-and-red man. The privilege, and included Beats headphones, add $US500, but I think it’s kinda worth it. [HP via Electronista]
Music
Beats Solo Headphones: Same Big Sound In Smaller, Cheaper Package
4:20AM Sean Fallon | Audiophiles everywhere have been raving about Dr. Dre and Monster’s Studio Beats headphones—but not so much about the the $US300 price tag. Beats Solo headphones provide a similar listening experience in a smaller package priced at $US220. More »
Peripherals
Monster SuperThin HDMI Cables Really Are SuperThin
12:00PM Matt Buchanan | Monster’s SuperThin HDMI cables aren’t just marketing noise, they’re real, and thinner than the anacondas most people have jacked into their TVs. RedMere’s tech lets them skimp on heavy-gauge copper, so they’re just 3.5mm around. More »
Music
Monster Turbine Pro Earbuds Earwax On
8:00AM Matt Buchanan | Monster’s followup to their decent Turbine buds—Turbine Pro—show they’re more betterer with gold trim. Listening to them immediately after the Turbines, they definitely sounded better—richer, better balanced, with more presence, kinda like going from Shure’s SE110s to SE115s. More »
Peripherals
Monster Cable Lowering Prices During Recession, Uh…Thanks?
3:20AM Sean Fallon | Monster Cable, purveyors of grossly overpriced products, feel your pain during these tough financial times. That’s why they are reducing their ridiculous prices to slightly less ridiculous prices during the recession. More »
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