The sound was clear and, watching the demo DVD, I could actually position things on the screen with the surround simulation. Designed to use during long periods of gaming, the Gamecom 777 is very light and the cushion does a good job to make them extremely comfortable.

The Dolby circuitry that does the sound magic is not in the headphones, but in an add-on dongle that connects directly to the USB port. The speakers are 40mm and the sound they provide is good, with clear bass and high tones. As you can see in the video, it also has a controller for adjusting the volume and muting the sound at any time. Overall, if you are looking for a nice cheap headset for gaming, with good quality sound and convenient design, this may be the ticket.

The VIP passengers in the 365-seat just-out-of-the-factory plane, including Cathay Pacific's chairman Chris Prat, "were said to be stunned into silence while onlookers cheered the astonishing fly-by," according to the Daily Telegraph. Captain Wilkinson's 777 maiden flight back to Hong Kong was at first cheered with champagne and nobody said anything until the video started to circulate on the web and the Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Authority saw it.

According to a company spokesman "the pilot in command of the flight was dismissed as he had neither sought nor obtained the necessary company approval to undertake such a fly-by." It seems reasonable, even while Wilkinson's flight looks like a kids' game compared to the amazing flyby of this Airbus A310 at the Evora 2007 Air Show. [Daily Telegraph —video by Bahneman]