A few weeks ago SOL REPUBLIC sent a pair of “Tracks” headphones. Given their history in the audio game (several SOL execs were responsible for Monster and Beats by Dre products) we were excited to see just what they had put together for a sub $100 price. The results are astounding.
Full review After the jump »
In a world where streamlined, noise-canceling headsets rule, the Soundesign Retro-style Hi-Fidelity Stereo Headphones are obvious artifacts from years past. Tearing the box open, I realized that these funny looking headphones were the exact ones I used to covet in my youth. As much as I smirked at the old-school design, I remembered that they were the ones I was never allowed to touch while my father played his music. They were the ones I never had enough money to buy for myself. More than two decades later, here they were, in my hands. Above all though, they are proof of how much the industry has changed in regard to how we listen to music.
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Since launching in early 2011, Proof has become one of the hottest and most progressive eyewear companies on the market. Their glasses–made of sustainable wood–are a far cry from the metal and plastic frames we’re used to rocking. We recently chatted it up with Proof founder Brooks Dame to discuss the past, present and future of the company.
Read the full Q&A After the jump »
WWE announced that Tough Enough will return to television on the USA Network.
Kicking off on Monday, April 4th – no coincidence, the day after WrestleMania XXVII– Tough Enough will feature twelve hopefuls competing for a one-in-a-million shot at being the next WWE “Superstar” or “Diva” as the grand prize winner will be awarded a contract with WWE.
“We’re thrilled to tag team with the WWE in bringing Tough Enough back to television,” said Chris McCumber, executive VP – marketing, digital and brand strategy and Jeff Wachtel, president USA Network programming. “By focusing on both the physical and the performance challenges of becoming a Superstar, the show will shine a new light on what it takes to truly make your mark in the WWE universe.”
As some of you may remember, Tough Enough, as a show and competition, ran for several years from 2001 -2004. It started out as a cross between MTV’s Real World and the current version of another combat sports’ competition series, UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter. Eventually, it became a Smackdown exclusive for one season before being abandon altogether.
In its four years, Tough Enough produced such notable contestants as Maven, Nidia, Christopher Nowinski, Jackie Gayda, Linda Miles (Shaniqua), Matt Capatelli, and Daniel Puder. But it may be most notable for producing current WWE Superstars, and former tag-team champions, John Morrison and The Miz, the current WWE Champion.
WWE Tough Enough premieres Monday, April 4th at 11/10c before moving to its regularly scheduled slot, Mondays at 8/7c, starting Monday, April 11th.
Aside from being one half of the award-winning production duo Tha Bizness (along with Henny), Dow Jones is also a full-fledged gadget head. When he’s not working on tracks for Trey Songz (“Alone”), Lil Wayne & Drake (“Every Girl”) or Young Jeezy (“My President”) or shooting photographs Dow is on the lookout for the next big thing in technology.
Check out Dow Jones take on his latest purchase, the 55″ Samsung 3D LED HDTV (UNC55C8000) After the jump »
In May we reported on VoiceSkins partnering with Star Wars to bring the official Star Wars Darth Vader GPS voice to all TomTom GPS systems. The company upped the ante this month when they released their third official Star Wars GPS Voice character featuring Jedi Master Yoda.
VoiceSkins is continuing the love for Star Wars fans by giving TomTom owners a chance at owning all four GPS Voices with the “VoiceSkins, You Can Win. Twitpic, You Must!!!” Contest
To qualify, contestants must follow VoiceSkins on Twitter, take a picture of their TomTom GPS system, and then Twitpic the picture with @voiceskins, @tomtom, and @kuhvet in their tweet to complete submission into the contest.
One (1) winner will receive all four Star Wars VoiceSkins (Darth Vader, C-3PO, Yoda, and Han Solo) with five runner-ups to receive one (1) Star Wars Character VoiceSkin of their choice.
Check out the Yoda voiceover video After the jump »
A couple weeks ago WCG Ultimate Gamer held a casting call in Atlanta, GA to find the best gamers in the area for the 2nd season of the reality show. We caught up with some of the gamers who came out to compete and the producers of the show.
WCG Ultimate Gamer will return for a second season of eight episodes beginning in August on Syfy. WCG Ultimate Gamer pits the top video game players in the US against each other to test their skills in a range of video game and real-life challenges while seeing if they can survive living together as housemates. Only one gamer will emerge victorious to claim the title of Ultimate Gamer.
More information After the jump »
Upper Playground Walrus TV sat down musician/artist John Dwyer for a pretty cool interview. You can check out some of Dwyer’s music and artwork here.
UNDRCRWN gave kuhvet a few “Your Swagger Sucks” Tee’s to give away to our readers. The tee was such a hit when we posted it a few weeks ago that we figured what better way to hook you up than a cool contest. The first 4 readers to email info@kuhvet.com with the correct artists and song titles to the lyrics below will recieve an official UNDRCRWN “Your Swagger Sucks” Tee. Congrats to Cagney C., Marques B., Rasheed and DJ Critical Hype, your shirts will be going out this week. Be sure to check out undrcrwn.com for their latest collection.
1. “god in the building n#$%a/ain’t no comparison/I don’t need Swagger, I’m just arrogant” 2. “I guess I got my Swagger back/Mama they said I killed a man so I guess I got the dagger back” 3. “He ain’t got the game I got, He ain’t got the Swag I got, He ain’t got the cars I got/So you might as well get with this pimpin” 4. “When it comes to styles I got several/sharper than a Swagger dagger/ all metal” 5. “Remixed the joints you had/but they could never ever duplicate your Swag” (Hint: Not all of these are rap songs) Good Luck!!As far as I know this is the first song/video solely dedicated to twitter. Peep the kuhvet twitter cameo at the bottom of the screen at about :35.
Spotted at Thabizness
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