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...connector into the audio-out jack of my music player and listened to the Beats alongside the 3s. While the bass notes were comparable for both sets of 'phones, it was really the upper ranges where the stylish Beats styled. In fact, the difference was so pronounced that even my wife (who generally identifies music as "that noise" and who sighs dramatically whenever the source of it is shut off) could hear the sweetness. I could hear whole orchestras in the upper frequencies, whereas with the Bose 'phones, the sound was flat and muted. I don't mean...
...That's probably because - though they have some noise-canceling tech built in to them - the Beats are designed to enhance the listener's enjoyment of music rather than drown out the snores of your seatmate. Dre, who for three years collaborated with Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, and audio "connectivity" company Monster to create the Beats, says his goal was to give people a way to "hear what the artists hear and listen to the music the way they should...
...cell-phone-video broadcasting service. Only a few select phones, including the Nokia N95 smartphone, have Qik or Flixwagon capability, but both sites plan to expand their service to other models, including Apple's iPhone, in the coming months. Another similar site, Kyte.TV, has already partnered with the major music labels and artists like 50 Cent. Kyte has broader, slightly more commercial ambitions, enabling professional videos and photos to be broadcast alongside live cell-phone feeds...
...jamming together, were U2's lead singer Bono Vox and guitarist the Edge as well as Lou Reed, the grandfather of punk, Genesis Founder Peter Gabriel and New Orleans' own rock-'n'-soul kings, the Neville Brothers. Gyrating happily on the dance floor to the improvised mix of music was Joan Baez. This nightly ritual was the after-hours afterglow of the first-ever rock- 'n'-roll caravan for human rights, a six-city rolling tour of rockers, to focus U.S. attention on the victims of political persecution and torture around the world. Staged by Amnesty International to mark...
...they don't inspire the same cue-the-menacing-cello-music terror that killer sharks off America's beaches might, but Pelagia noctiluca has vacationers along France's Cote D'Azur wondering whether it's really safe to go back in the water. And the discomforting answer is, Probably not - unless you happen to be a big fan of jellyfish stings...