Jay-Z Enters the Headphone Market With the Skullcandy Roc Nation Aviator Headphones
Skullcandy has partnered up with Jay-Z’s very own music publishing and entertainment company, Roc Nation, to produce the Roc Nation Aviator Headphones. Like many of Skullcandy’s other products, these headphones have a lot of aesthetical appeal. Skullcandy did an amazing job in producing a simple, sleek, and all around good-looking design. Unlike many other Skullcandy products however, the Roc Nation Aviator Headphones brought something completely new to the table. The Aviator line is Skullcandy’s first effort at producing high-quality, audiophile-grade headphones. If you are a fan of Skullcandy designs, but wished for more in terms of audio quality and listening enjoyment, the Aviator Heaphone line would be the way to go. Even Jay-Z himself was highly satisfied with these headphones:
“Our passion is creating amazing music. We’re dedicated to delivering the best in live performances. Now with the Roc Nation/Skullcandy partnership, we’re offering the best way for people to experience the soundtrack of their lives.”
Personally, I was surprised when I saw the price for a pair of these headphones. You can get them for only $150 on Amazon, which in my opinion, is an insanely good price for a pair of not only great-looking, but well-performing headphones.
Features
Platinum Sound Performance
Ideal Contour Fit
Optics-inspired Polycarbonate Speaker Housing
Premium Polished Surface
Stashable Travel Design
Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Polycarbonate
Specs
Speaker Diameter: 40mm
Driver Type: Mylar
Magnet Type: Neodymium
Frequency Response: 20-20k Hz
Impedance: 65 ohms
Nominal Input Power: 40mW
Max Input Power: 100mW
Cable Type: Nylon Braided
Cable Length: 1.3m
Plug Type: 3.5mm Gold Plated
‘Sleek By 50 Cent’ Headphones Released…Will They Rival Beats by Dr. Dre?
Last month, Hip Hop star 50 Cent announced the release of his new line of headphones, “Sleek By 50 Cent”. These headphones feature Kleer lossless wireless technology with military-grade metals…Now the wireless thing is cool and all, but what does 50 Cent expect you to be doing with these headphones that justify the use of military-grade metals? I don’t know, but you can be sure that these headphones will be able to stand up to a good amount of abuse. Anyways, the Kleer lossless wireless technology is supposed to produce a cleaner sound than Bluetooth devices, and it gives these headphones one cool little extra feature. Apparently, up to “four pairs of these headphones can listen to the same audio source at once.” That means you don’t have to split your earphones to share music with your friends. There is no set price or release date yet, but with all these features, I would expect these to cost a good amount more than Beats by Dr. Dre headphones. If not, then Dr. Dre’s got some serious competition coming up.
Get more info about these headphones here .
http://mashable.com/2011/01/07/50-cent-headphones/
Optimize Your World of Warcraft Experience
Are you a fan of World of Warcraft, or even online computer games in general? If so, the Sound Blaster® World of Warcraft® Headset may be exactly what you need to optimize and enhance your gaming experience. This headset utilizes THX® TruStudio PC technologies to bring your gaming experience to life. It takes a step above traditional surround sound by creating surround effects that not only come at you from all sides, but from above and below you as well. It features built in headset controls to allow you to easily change or mute the volume while you play. And since it is a headset, and not just a pair of headphones, it includes a detachable noise-cancelling microphone that allows you to communicate to other players in the game. The Sound Blaster® World of Warcraft® Headset also includes a number of other features that won’t really help directly improve your gaming experience, but are still pretty cool nonetheless. VoiceFX technology allows you to morph your voice into different World of Warcraft characters or creatures when using the microphone. There is also an audio control panel that not only lets you customize your audio experience, but lets you personalize the illumination of your headset as well. And yes, the illuminated headset lenses are interchangeable. You can get these on Amazon for around $74.99 for the wired version, which in my opinion is a pretty good deal for this headset.
Immerse Yourself In Your Gaming Experience : Mad Catz TRITTON AX 720
What’s one way to immerse yourself into the action of a video game? How about surround sound? That would definitely do the trick but… you’d have to spend loads of cash on a new sound system. Well, thanks to the Tritton AX 720 by Madcatz, you don’t. This headset utilizes Dolby Digital and Dolby Headphone technology to simulate 5.1 Surround Sound. Yeah, that means you don’t have to buy five extra speakers to enjoy the benefits of surround sound. That also means you get to crank the volume up as loud as you want without bothering anyone else in the house. This headset also comes with a digital audio control box and an inline audio controller to make it super easy to control the volumes. The Tritton AX 720 is compatible with the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC, and Mac, so no, you don’t need to buy an extra 3 headsets. With all of this included, you could expect it to cost a few hundred bucks right? Wrong. You can get it on Amazon right now for $119.99, check the link below. Not bad for all of the features that it comes with. And not bad for taking your gaming experience to a whole new level.
Features:
Surround Sound Gaming Headset With Dolby Headphone Technology
Optimized for Xbox 360®
Xbox LIVE chat compatibility
Optimized for PS3™
PlayStation Network chat compatibility
Precision Balanced Audio Drivers
Two way voice communication
Independent Game and voice volume controls
Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio
3D Directional surround
Break-away inline controller
Digital Optical input