Dec 31, 2009

KISS Drum Skins

Kiss Drum Skins for Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Dissappointed is the one word I have to use to describe this item. Basically it is just the faces from the solo albums. Instead of wrapper skins, they are stickers. Unfortunately, now that they are on the drums, I can't play them. I don't want to risk scarring up the boys! Being a HUGE KISS fan, I would recommend buying these skins. But, don't attach them, 'cause you'll have to buy another set.

Gene Simmons Axe Guitar

For the 1st time EVER, Gene Simmons presents the Gene Simmons AXE for PlayStation 2 & PlayStation 3 guitar simulation video games. This high quality 3/4th size replica is personally sanctioned by Gene Simmons to give you the ultimate "God of Rock" experience. Larger than standard video game guitars, the AXE is the tool of choice for those who want to take their guitar expertise to the next level. Through wireless control with a huge range of up to 30 feet (8 meters), the AXE will provide the freedom to express yourself like never before. The Gene Simmons AXE comes equipped with highly durable components, replicated paint finish and full features that make playing your Guitar Hero and Rockband games a Rock Star experience.

YuGiOh Ultimate Edition 2 Promo Single Card Ultra Rare Dragon Master Knight UE02-EN001

the card is really new and an original holo. it comes in a protective sleeve inside a little plactic case which i found really useful to keep the card in good condition.
Since I received this card, I can combine my Blackluster Soldier card with Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. The Master Knight Card is good! The card is also pretty strong and very shiny.

Yu-Gi-Oh Cards - 2009 Collectors Tin - EARTHBOUND IMMORTALS

Celebrate the holiday season with a bang! The final YuGiOh! 5D's 2009 Collectible Tins feature the ultimate monsters from the epic Dark Signers story arc of YuGiOh! 5D's. This tin Rex Goodwin's Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca, the final and mightiest of the Earthbound Immortals. Each tin contains 5 booster packs, including 2 advance packs of 1st Edition Stardust Overdrive  before they're available in stores! Konami is serving up an incredible deal that has never been offered before, not even in Japan so be sure you guys give Konami a word of "Thnx" out there for rewarding the Yugioh Community! 5 Booster Packs, 1 Secret Rare Variant, and those 5D's sleeves all at this price is just simply too good a deal to pass up! If history serves true this will also be the only way Collector's can acquire 1st Edition cards for Stardust Overdrive! Surely you can't pass up first cracks at getting 1st Edition cards like of Majestic Star Dragon, Blackwing - Silver, and those awesome new Synchro monsters?!

50 Pokemon Diamond Pearl Trading Cards Lot

These are not new in original packaging! This looks like the seller just put together his rejects & sold for a high price. Over half of the cards I rec'd were Energy cards and/or Trainers... none of the others were rare, a few "uncommons", but many of them had duplicates... no foils or anything 'cool' for a preteen collector. I'm not satisfied for the dollar spent. Beware if you are a serious collector.
I am really not sure about the value or strenght of each card. I bought this for my son and all I kept hearing was that it does not contain the strong cards. If you are looking to increase your stack irrespective of the strength, then I suggest this pack of cards.

Guitar Hero World Tour

Guitar Hero World Tour transforms music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero's signature guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience that combines advanced wireless instruments with gameplay modes from Guitar Hero 3 as well as new gameplay modes unique to GHWT. The game features a Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, and edit their own rock ‘n’ roll anthems.

Guitar Hero 5

Featuring the best variety and biggest rock stars of today combined with classic rock anthems, Guitar Hero 5 cranks it up again for video game rockers. For the first time ever, players can customize the make-up of their band by rocking with any combination of instruments in-game: whether it be two guitars and two drums, or three guitars and a microphone, any combination is possible, allowing players to experience music their own way. Brand new, innovative, easy-to-use gameplay modes like Party Play and RockFest put fun, competition and control at center stage as fans tailor the Guitar Hero experience to match their personal style and interests.

Apr 17, 2009

Sony Qualia 010


Sony Qualia 010: Priced at over $2500, slapped with a painfully pretentious name and jinxed forever to be rejected by mainstream-averse audiophiles, these futuristic headphones were doomed from the start. But whatever, these are subtly good-looking cans, blending in for day-to-day use but revealing meticulous design and construction on close examination. (Image from Head-fi)
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Opera Sonora Speakers


Opera Sonora Speakers: Every once in a while, questionably scientific theories of audiophilia result in extremely handsome products. That's the story of the Opera Sonora line of speakers. The theory: Bolting little speaker driver on to the back of tonewood—the same stuff used in high-end violins—will provide a rich, warm sound. The result: Speakers that look like they were designed by a reanimated Antonio Stradivari, with a sound—well, not many people have actually heard them yet.
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Harman Kardon Soundsticks II


Harman Kardon Soundsticks: You've seen this at Apple Store and Best Buys for years, but they're due some credit: they bring a stunning transparent aesthetic to mainstream buyers, perfectly complementing a generation of Apple hardware while being generally gorgeous enough to be appealing to the PC crowd too. You'd still be hard-pressed to find a lovelier set of speakers for under $200.
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Lightning Round: V-Moda Vibe Duo (With iPhone Call Button)


The Gadget: The V-Moda Vibe Duo iPhone headphones, which combine V-Moda's great price to quality ratio with a thin, iPhone-compatible headphone jack with an on-board music/call control button.

The Price: $99

The Verdict: These sound just as good (both incoming and outgoing) as the older Vibe Duos without the call button, and definitely just as good as the older Vibes without the iPhone integration. If you've got an iPhone, they're pretty much an all-in-one solution to replace the sub-par default Apple headphones with something that still has an on-board call button and much, much better sound quality. Pick one up if you're in the market for some iPhone buds.
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Sony Sountina Glass Speaker Rocks You for $10,000


Sony's sci-fi looking 6-foot glass speaker is turning into an actual product: the Sountina NSA-PF1—designed for larger rooms and halls—will give you a 50Hz to 20kHz frequency response, analog and digital audio inputs, and a blue, amber or purple-lit 3-foot organic glass tweeter for just $10,000.
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Montegiro Lusso Turntable Won't Give You Much Change from $50,000


This Montegiro Lusso turntable looks like it should be teamed with something '60s and space-age from Pierre Cardin and worn atop the head. It consists of three height-adjustable cones made from alternate layers of acrylic and aluminum, and a larger, inverted cone, on top of which sits the platter. The turntable rocks a 10-inch Da Vinci Nobile carbon-fiber arm, MG1 titanium cartridge and it's powered by an ultra precise synchronous motor. A special version of the $47,000 turntable has another cone, which supports a second, nine-inch SME 5009 tonearm. Sexy or excessy? Check the gallery below.
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Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 5 is a Reasonable Media Controller (For Your Megayacht)


When Bang & Olufsen, maker of very expensive things that use electricity, let slip a photo of their upcoming BeoSound 5 home media controller, I saw a lot of potential. The interface looked nice, the hardware classy, and the screen crisp — in other words, if this thing connected with network music shares and played nice with a variety of home A/V equipment, it could be a winner. Well, we've got our hands on the official announcement, and it looks like we might have been a little optimistic.

The control unit is as stunning as the early, blurry pics had implied. With a sharp 1024x768 screen, a brushed aluminum control knob and an attractive, minimalist interface it would be a treat to use as a home media controller. Unfortunately, if predictably, it is only compatible with one product, which is, you guessed it, a Bang & Olufsen server. Called the 500GB BeoMaster 5, the box is a largely unchanged followup to the company's $2700 BeoMedia media center PC.
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Freewheeler Speaker Can Be Rolled Around: Yeah, That Makes it Worth $21,000


Sonnance Freewheeler: Continuing the simple-but-perfect theme, the Sonnance Freewheeler is a wireless speaker disc, about the size of a car's wheel and able to run for about 8 hours on a full charge. It's also $21,000, but that neither here nor there, "here" being "within the range of you to buy" and "there" being "at all worth it, even if it was." But, pretty!
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The Speak-er Brings Speech Bubbles Into the 21st Century


Speak-er: Spawned by a playful concept that nobody honestly expected to get made, the Speak-er isn't fancy, powerful or technologically impressive. It's a dead-simple desktop speaker in a fantastic shell, which opens up a slew of design possibilities for your office, room, or live-action comic book troupe.
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Clearaudio Statement


Somewhere along the way, audiophiles became as obsessed with look as with sound quality. So set aside for a minute your ears and your skepticism: Here are the world's most beautiful-looking audio devices.

The ClearAudio Statement: At $100,000 the ClearAudio Statement, seen above, is everything that is wrong with the audiophile culture, combined into one four-foot, 770lb, variously suspended, NASA-electronics-adorned turntable (check out a full-length shot here). But it's a design triumph, coaxing a polished, demure aesthetic out of what should by all means be an ostentatious CNC-machined mess.
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Apr 15, 2009

Lenovo netbook with built-in 3G hits the FCC -- destined for AT&T?

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The Lenovo S9 and S10 have already been approved by the FCC, so the appearance of this mysterious nine-inch Lenovo netbook in Uncle Sam's all-knowing database is certainly thought-provoking -- especially since it's got a built-in AT&T-compatible 3G card in it. That suggests to us that Ma Bell's about to start offering a subsidized S9 alongside its current stable of laptops, but we haven't seen or heard anything definitive yet -- do let us know if you spot something amazing in the SAR reports, would you?
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