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...never hit the dizzying heights of American Idol, but Karaoke Revolution (PlayStation 2, $69.99 with headset) is compensation enough--and easily the most original and fun game of the year. In 2001's cult hit Dance Dance Revolution, players stomped on a dance mat in time to the beat; this sequel exercises your vocal cords via a plugged-in microphone. Singing on key couldn't be easier: an arrow shows the pitch of your voice, while a scrolling bar shows the pitch of the song you selected. Just match the two. Do so consistently, and the onscreen crowd goes wild...
...side effect of America’s burgeoning cell phone culture is that millions of people walk the streets every day talking to themselves. Especially with the absurdity that is the “hands-free” cell phone headset, cell phone users often look like raving lunatics and/or complete tools...
Kristin E. Kitchen ’03 is an History of Art and Architecture concentrator living in Winthrop House. Her campus phone number is 3-3333. No joke! And please don’t get her started on those people who use headset phones...
...notes Milligan, who says it's important to test this preliminary research to confirm or disprove it. Salford agrees, and is careful to emphasize that he thinks mobiles have saved far more lives than they'll ever cost. But when he speaks on his own phone, he uses a headset and places the handset as far away as possible. And, just before hanging up, he adds, "I also keep my conversations very short!" Until research settles the issue of mobile phones and health more definitively, that may still be the safest call...
...also the only unit that uses 900-MHz wireless technology instead of Bluetooth. First, you need to charge it for three hours via the cigarette lighter in your car (and in many cars, with the motor running) or else buy a separate wall charger for $15. Worse, the headset was bulky and hurt my ear. But the clincher was the dismal sound. "It sounds like you're on an international call," my sister told me. Definitely not the effect I was going...