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TrendNet presents the ultimate wireless router called the TEW-637AP. Unlike most routers, the 300Mbps Wireless “Easy-N-Upgrader” plugs into an extra Ethernet port on your existing router and depends on the old box to do to be the router. $64
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Written by Gizmo Girl on February 6th, 2008 with no comments.
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So the word on the streets is that there is a new Rock Band addition headed our way come 6/23/08. Sadly its not a new accordion or harmonica part for some of these songs, instead it appears to be some sort of official Rock Band special effects kit with a fog machine and generic stage lighting that is apparently synchronized with the music.
There was even a picture of the suspected kit up on the GameStop website for a short moment, but that’s gone, however “the memory remains”. The listing is apparently still up on the site for $99.99.
Hopefully before then they can come out with some more guitar choices, or a special amp stack that will connect to your 360 and provide awesome rock show sound. There are just so many more things they could do around the game than add some cheesy stage effects, especially when they’ll only be seen in locked basements and garages around the world.
Rock band stage kit adds lights and smoke as you jam [via technabob]
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Written by James Allan Brady on January 14th, 2008 with no comments.
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Allow me to list just the technology stuffed in this thing that allows it to tune itself, there are locking servo powered tuners in the tuning keys, there is a CPU in the neck, which is all controlled by they Tune-Control Bridge, a Tune Core Controller, Data-Transmitting Tailpiece and much more. To tune it, automatically, obviously, because why would you buy this to tune it yourself, you select A440 tuning or there are 5 other presets.
Then you hit the control knob and strum the guitar once and the robotic ears allow these things to automatically tune everything. It does it one string at a time, and as it works, there are lights on the volume knob that light up.
The best part, is that all of this tech doesn’t add hardly any weight to the guitar, so, you can quickly tune your guitar and get straight to the music without adding a ton of weight. If you want one, you can pick one up now for $2500.
Alright, that was all mostly from the press release, but I just saw this thing, not only does this thing look amazing (with a touch of geek on the back with a window to view most of the tech stuff), they have different colors. I mentioned the available presets, yeah, you can also program your own tuning styles. The best part, all of this actually works, the guy got up on stage, strummed the guitar, it was horribly out of tune, he hit the knob, strummed the strings a couple time, hit the button again so it would start outputting audio again, and then he started playing, it literally took me more time to type that than it did for the guitar to tune itself.
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Written by James Allan Brady on January 6th, 2008 with no comments.
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We’ve got to give credit where it’s due, and there’s no room to debate that David McNeel deserves quite a helping of kudos. Shortly after crafting a fully-functional Gibson Explorer Guitar Hero controller, this Lego modder extraordinaire has created yet another axe that totally outdoes the more traditional (read: factory built) alternatives. Modeled after a Fender Jazz Bass, this thing includes all of the electronics from an original axe, and it maintains every ounce of utility while attracting quite a few extra members for your ever-expanding fan club. Hit the read link to check out a couple more shots.
[Via Technabob]
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Written by Darren Murph on December 23rd, 2007 with no comments.
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Alright, try to stay with us here. Guitar Hero III’s axe works just fine with Rock Band, but only the Xbox 360 hardware — and Rock Band’s guitar won’t play the first note on any flavor of GHIII. Yeah, it’s a bit confusing, but apparently the folks over at 1UP were downright tired of being dizzy, and phoned up Guitar Hero publisher Red Octane’s co-founder and VP of Business Development, Charles Huang, to chat about the totally confusing compatibility quandary. We fully understand the complexities in getting the instruments to work with other games, as well as the potential business impact, but Mr. Huang chose to take a different route in explaining why no Guitar Hero title would accept a Rock Band controller. He was quoted as saying that Red Octane wasn’t “too interested in having [Harmonix] guitars work on its game, because [Harmonix is] having a lot of issues with its guitars.” Of course, this logic begins to fall apart when you realize there was absolutely no compatibility even before these malfunctions came to light. Nice try, though.
[Via DailyTech]
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Written by Darren Murph on December 8th, 2007 with no comments.
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The Jay Turser Shark Guitar is a hand painted shark shaped guitar that is the perfect for young players and includes strap and gig bag. Its amp is using one 9V battery (included) so you can bring and play it anywhere. The Shark Guitar is priced at $149.99.
Written by Joe Gadget on December 5th, 2007 with no comments.
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Musicians are very cool. Musicians smoke. They also use equipment called amps. These three undeniable truths of rock have been fused together by a former custom amp designer at guitar legends Fender in the form of the very cool Smokey Amp. It’s a high-performing amp - for its size - housed in a used cigarette pack. (more…)
Written by Michelle on December 1st, 2007 with no comments.
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Although it was but a week ago that we first caught wind of potential Rock Band hardware issues, it seems the problems are more than just a figment of our imagination. We know, living that rock ‘n roll lifestyle can certainly cloud your judgment, but if you’re certain your axe is experiencing some issues — particularly with the strum bar — EA’s here to help. The company has affirmed that certain guitars in initial shipments may have left the warehouse with “an imperfection [in] the strum bar,” and if you’re one of the afflicted, EA is offering a brand new replacement gratis. So go on, hit the link below to get the process started, and while you’re waiting to get a shiny new Strat, why not brush up on those drum rolls?
[Via Joystiq]
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Written by Darren Murph on November 30th, 2007 with no comments.
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