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50 Cent Explains The Difference Between SMS Audio Headphones & similar celebrity products (Video)
December 6, 2011
I want to check out the quality of 50 Cent’s new SMS Audio wireless headphones. I’m interested in using some wireless ones as long as they are of the utmost quality, durable, & reliable. With so many artists coming out with headphones it’s not hard to think that most of these celebrities are just out for a quick check. In this interview 50 Cent explains the difference between his headphones & other artists like Dr. Dre, Diddy, & Ludacris who also sell or have headphone endorsements. 50 explains that in addition to having control & more ownership of the company itself instead of them just using his name to sell product, he also detailed that he will also pursue efforts similar to his Street King initiative to feed a billion people in Africa. 50 says a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the headphones will help to feed people here in the U.S. Check out the commercial for the new headphones below…
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Samsung To Launch Thin Flexible Tablets & Cellphones (Video)
December 6, 2011
While many of us are excited about our iphones & ipads, Korean electronics maker Samsung has taken the tablets & cellphones to new levels with the design of products that are OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) based. I remember when I first went to Japan & saw they already had camera & video phones years ahead of what he had here in the states. Samsung makes some great television products, but damn once this hits the states this will further change the game. As a self confessed gadget junkie I’m very impressed. The rumors are these products are poised to roll out in Asia early 2012. Check out more video under the hood….
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BLITZ – 11/11/11: Immortality
November 11, 2011
Today is 11/11/11…Interesting date we have here. It makes you think about the works you do in this world today can somehow make your name live forever I suppose. Immortal. It’s also a good reminder to go check out that new Immortals film today too. Now for today’s “Immortal Blitz” of sorts….News, Sports, & Information from around the world in just a few clicks & faster than Hyperion’s draw on the bow with lightning arrows….
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NBA Gives New Proposal For The NBA Players Union To Review
The Penn State Child Sex Scandal Could Be Devastating Financially For The University
NBA Commish David Stern Proposes A 72 Game Season Beginning December 15th
Joe Paterno Is Gone, But Many Questions Still Remain At Penn State
Jerry Sandusky’s Child Molestation Case Is Bringing Down An Entire Community At Penn State
Tyler Perry Fans Threaten To Boycott Kim Kardashian In His New Movie ‘The Marriage Counselor’
Odds Makers Are Betting On Who Will Be Kim Kardashian’s Next Boyfriend…..Seriously
4 Thugs Kidnap & Rape A 70 Year Old Man
One Of Brazil’s Most Wanted Drug Lords Arrested In Rio De Janiero
In Cuba, Door Opens To Residential Property Market
Tom Coughlin Is The NFL Coach Most Players Do Not Want To Play For In A Recent Poll
NASA Set To Launch A Mars Probe The Size Of A Small Car
Oakland Raiders Beat The San Diego Chargers In Thursday Night NFL Game 24-17
Is Jay-Z Trying To Profit From Occupy Wall Street?!
Experimental Drug Melts The Fat Off Of “Chunky Monkeys”
Bank Of America Hits The Unemployed With Steep Debit Card Fees
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Trailer with Jonah Hill & Dwight Howard (Video)
November 8, 2011
This is official Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 live action trailer featuring Sam Worthington, Jonah Hill and Dwight Howard. Whether you’re a veteran of Call of Duty or a n00b just starting out, there’s a soldier in all of us so they say. I know many people went out & copped the game today, but when I first saw this commercial I sorta chuckled out loud once Dwight Howard made his appearance in the clip.
Grand Theft Auto V (Trailer)
November 3, 2011
San Andreas BACK!!! GTA is back on the westside for the next installment of the series.
60 Minutes: The Life Of Steve Jobs (Video)
October 24, 2011
I watched this last night & thought to myself that if Steve Jobs was in the NFL he’d most likely be an Oakland Raider. I mean that in a good way! Definitely inspired by Steve Jobs especially considering that he wasn’t afraid to show off all of his flaws. More parts to the video after the jump…
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Jimmy Iovine & Dr. Dre Debut New Beats By Dre Products (Video)
October 13, 2011
The Beats By Dre line is one of the most lucrative ventures in the entertainment business right now and when Dre isnt shelving Detox he is raking in the dough. Dre and Jimmy sat down to show the new holiday line. They have new colors and wireless headphones to go along with a new Beats By Dre boom box. It’s $$$$$$. Personally I think the headphones are a little overrated for the price, but if these new wireless ones are quality then I may get a pair.
NBA2K12 Intro (Video)
October 3, 2011
NBA2k12 is going to drop Tuesday furthering my suspicion this season isnt happening. No offseason for teams to make moves so the rosters will be basically the same from the last updated roster of 2k11. There are new features and game modes but with no push back of the release date I’m sure the good people at 2K Sports must think there won’t be an end to this strike for sometime so they dropped the game on schedule.
DJ Rasta Root – Smokin Needles
September 13, 2011
Smokin Shells SS-01 Headshell from Dj Rasta Root on Vimeo.
Smokin Shells is a high mirror polish dj turntable head shell, being released by Dj Rasta Root & Smokin’ Needles Records in Atlanta, Ga. It fits any standard needle cartridge as well as fits on all standard dj turntables. The head shell weighs 9.6 grams with the four (4) connector leads attached. Each Smokin Shells package contains one (1) sticker and one (1) microfiber cleaning cloth. Each Shell will be packaged in an anti-static silver zip lock bag with a Smokin Shells chrome finish sticker attached to it.
New Native Instruments Maschine Controller (Video)
September 6, 2011
Native Instruments has finally joined the ranks of every other company who has made a successful music production piece with the creation of the Maschine Mikro. When companies come up with a successful production center they follow up that release with a more affordable, inferior scaled back version of the successful piece. Like Akai with the MPCs 500 and 1000 this joint is smaller and has many of the same capabilities. Time will tell how this joint will fair in the market place tough.
– Haze
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Big K.R.I.T. Performs at The Apple Store In Atlanta (Video)
June 17, 2011
The Apple store in Atlanta’s Lenox Mall is like a crackhouse to me. I own most of the products they sell there but I always find myself going inside & looking around. Sometimes spending more than an hour in there. To celebrate Black Music Month, Apple had Big K.R.I.T. come through for an in-store performance which brought out more hip hop heads & Apple addicts alike.
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Madden 12 Cover
June 1, 2011
We may not even have a football season, but that hasn’t stopped the good people at EA Sports from churning out their latest edition of the most successful sports game ever, Madden. Check the Special Hall of Fame edition cover with Marshall Faulk under the hood. Hey Hillis, you ever heard that cover is cursed?
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Donor Unknown (Trailer)
May 25, 2011
Now this is a documentary I’m very interested in seeing. Today there are literally thousands of adult people who grew up not knowing their fathers because they were products of artificial insemination through sperm donors. In this upcoming documentary called ‘Donor Unknown’ a group of adult children will meet their biological father for the first time but his circumstances & the true picture of who he really is may shatter the ideal of what they expected.
Check out the website DONORUNKNOWN.COM
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Fl Studio App for the iPad
May 19, 2011
ImageLine creators of the popular production software Fruity Loops have taken a lot of heat for their refusal to take the software to the MAC OSX. With the announcement of FL Studio app for iPad they may be on their way to giving the switch that many of their users clamor for. The app will allow you to make beats on the iPad, iPod, and iPhone then load them to the PC desktop version of FL Studio if you want. The questions still remain about a full apple FL Studio Suite but this seems like a step in that direction. There is not release date set yet for the app but ImageLine says it will be available soon.
more details at ImageLine
The Singularity Of Ray Kurzweil: He’s Seen The Future & The Machines In Us (Video)
March 10, 2011
Tomorrow Apple will be releasing its iPad 2 & many ways I’m still in awe at just how fast technology is changing in just the course of a year. I found this video very interesting about just how far technology will take us in the future. Ray Kurzweil is an inventor & futurist who has predicted many events before they occurred & in one of his new books he talks about ‘Singularity‘. He coined the term ‘Singularity’ for which he believes by the year 2050 man & machines will be one in the same. I found this video to be pretty fascinating because with the speed in which technology is advancing I’d guess this road to ‘Singularity’ could possibly happen a decade or so sooner.
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Countdown To Super Bowl XLV: Jerry Jones Gives A Tour Of The New Stadium
January 30, 2011
We’re just one week away from Super Bowl XLV with the Pittsburgh Steelers taking on the Green Bay Packers down in Dallas Texas. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones would have liked to see his Cowboys play a SuperBowl in the new stadium but quite frankly the ‘Cowgirls’ sucked this year. No pun intended. At least the Cowboys organization can be proud of the awesome stadium they get to play in week in & week out. Most of us will not be able to get in the stadium to see the Super Bowl, but at least we can enjoy the tour ‘ol Jerry gives in the video above. Super Bowl XLV kicks off next Sunday February 6th. Go Steelers
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iPad Steals the Show at Winter Namm 2011
January 24, 2011
The Namm Conference is the place where all of the new music gear gets its debut. This year there seems to be a move to incorporate the Apple iPad to control software and hardware. Here is a look at a few of the newest products Read the rest of this entry »
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Freeway & Statik Selektah Record An EP Live On Ustream For Fans (VIDEO)
January 11, 2011
Freeway & Statik Selektah recently got together overnight to record an EP with XXL Magazine’s staff in the house. It’s normal practice for artists to spend all night in a recording studio, but in this new technological era the guys allowed fans to watch the the whole recording process via their Ustream. After the jump we got one of the tracks that should appear on the EP. Check out the video! BONG! EARLY!
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