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    Logitech's New Wii Drums and Guitar Ignore Recession

    What Is This?

    This Is Classic Rock Radio!

    Buy a Modded Guitar Hero Controller To Cheat at Fake Rocking

    Game Over for Sun's "Game Changing" 16-Core Rock CPU

    These Are the Beatles' Rock Band Guitars

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    Image of thechansen thechansen
    09/09/09

    In reply to Logitech's New Wii Drums and Guitar Ignore Recession
    I find something wrong with the fact that the controller costs more than system. You know the system that has a CPU, RAM, flash storage, WiFi and a GPU. And the controllers outside of the pretty packaging is essentially the same circuit board and switches as any other bargain brand plastic guitar.
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment thechansen was starred thechansen was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    09/09/09

    @thechansen: Can we start calling it Mobile OSX?: Errr......packaging is what you're paying for.

    For the system, there's long-established, super-efficient factories making circuit boards and disc drives and flash memory that will end up going to all kinds of places. Computers, DVRs, consoles, whatever shiny new laser-driven product Apple comes out with.

    How many uses do little rubber drum cymbals have? Nope, not really anything else. They need to mass-produce it, but they have a much smaller market they're selling to, so it costs more per unit to pay for those facilities.

    And given that these here are premium controllers, with (allegedly) high-quality parts, the price seems actually pretty reasonable.
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    Image of xblindx xblindx
    09/09/09

    In reply to Logitech's New Wii Drums and Guitar Ignore Recession
    $200?? no thanks, i'd rather buy a REAL guitar.
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    Joanna Stern promoted this comment xblindx was starred xblindx was unstarred
    Image of richoncode richoncode
    09/04/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    See a simulator for the Groovik's Cube here: [rhondabailey.com]
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    Danny Allen promoted this comment richoncode was starred richoncode was unstarred
    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    09/04/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    I'm going to venture to guess that it is an Art.
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    Image of JonathanATTY JonathanATTY
    09/04/09

    In reply to What Is This?
    @Dufus..They do. As you change the cube, the colors on the larger one change..
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    FredicvsMaximvs promoted this comment JonathanATTY was starred JonathanATTY was unstarred
    Image of dufus dufus
    09/04/09

    @JonathanATTY: Very cool!

    Now I wish I were at Burning man...
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    Image of NardaRagnarok NardaRagnarok
    08/22/09

    In reply to This Is Classic Rock Radio!
    Hi all,

    First of all, thanks for posting my radio on Gizmodo. I guess some people need some more "proof" that it actually is a radio. I used a 70s car radio that I made "waterproof" with gaffer tape (so the water in the cement wouldn't destroy the electronics. Then I made a box of wood with 2 holes in the front (car radio knobs can easily be removed). I made the three plug entries on the back (standard female audio plugs) and then simply poured wet cement over it. It wasn't that hard really... (and why would I post a cement radio that actually is not a radio)

    I could make a video in which I turn the radio on so you can hear that it works, but I guess you private-eyes would most likely say that I'm cheating with the video as well ;-) Anyway, I'll post that later today on my blog.

    I'm planning to create a few more.

    Hope this gave some more insight,
    Guus Oosterbaan
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    Jesus Diaz promoted this comment NardaRagnarok was starred NardaRagnarok was unstarred
    Image of No_So_Secret_Landfill No_So_Secret_Landfill
    08/22/09

    In reply to This Is Classic Rock Radio!
    I bet it only plays classic rock.

    Ba Dum Tish
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    Jesus Diaz promoted this comment No_So_Secret_Landfill was starred No_So_Secret_Landfill was unstarred
    Image of kernow kernow
    08/21/09

    In reply to This Is Classic Rock Radio!
    Great, i too can stick a couple of old knobs on to anything and claim its a radio. Look a real tree raido not one of those fake ones but one that actuall grows and it has a raido in it, no really it does look it has knobs on it. lame
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    kernow was starred kernow was unstarred
    Image of Shamoononon:  I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    08/21/09

    @kernow: Well, there really is a radio in it.

    Still though, uhhh, hmm. Great idea.
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    Jesus Diaz promoted this comment Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of The Analrapist: Half Analyst Half Therapist The Analrapist: Half Analyst Half Therapist
    08/21/09

    @kernow: You sir are a liar and there is now way you could stick old knobs on something and say it is a radio, or a rabbit, or a beaver. Well ok maybe a beaver but certainly not a radio!!!
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    Jesus Diaz promoted this comment The Analrapist: Half Analyst Half Therapist was starred The Analrapist: Half Analyst Half Therapist was unstarred
    Image of Cudaii Cudaii
    08/21/09

    In reply to This Is Classic Rock Radio!
    That rocks....
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    Jesus Diaz promoted this comment Cudaii was starred Cudaii was unstarred
    Image of Curves Curves
    08/21/09

    @Cudaii: Indeed.
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    Image of bustedchain bustedchain
    06/16/09

    In reply to Game Over for Sun's "Game Changing" 16-Core Rock CPU
    I bet they were pulled because they didn't have enough whole grain to be called Sun Chips.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/16/09

    @bustedchain: French Onion FTW
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/16/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: No, I take that back. Harvest Cheddar....


    It's so hard to choose.

     Reply
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    05/05/09

    In reply to These Are the Beatles' Rock Band Guitars
    Any word on downloadable Rutles songs? Because if I can play Rutles songs, they've got a sale.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    05/05/09

    In reply to These Are the Beatles' Rock Band Guitars
    Who is Harrison again?
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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    05/05/09

    @weatherman: He was the guy who defeated the Nazi's and was frozen alive in carbonite.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    05/05/09

    @weatherman: The Quiet One.
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    Image of crackblind crackblind
    05/05/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I thought that was Stig O'Hara
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    05/05/09

    @crackblind: Isn't he currently a stewardess on Air India?
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    Image of TrollSlayer TrollSlayer
    05/05/09

    In reply to These Are the Beatles' Rock Band Guitars
    I really wish Rock Band would add a keyboard and maybe even a Saxophone. Those will come with the Depeche Mode and Bob Seger editions, I guess.
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    Image of logicalnoise logicalnoise
    05/05/09

    @TrollSlayer: they'ev considered keyboards for a long time but the thing is there's no reduceable technique to it. every instrument they offer allows for a lot of easy gameplay for parties and then scalable into very difficult gameplay. Keyboarding is pretty much hard at any level and un fun until you start to grasp it.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    05/05/09

    @logicalnoise: Why couldn't you similarly reduce the pitch set to a handful of notes? You could play them in rhythm, but instead of playing the actual notes (wherever they fall on the full keyboard), you would play a corresponding note in a limited pitch set that would reflect higher and lower.


    At its most basic, you could reduce all pitches to one - essentially tapping out the rhythm on a single note.


    Beyond that, you could add additional notes... 2, 3, and on up, scalable to an octave and beyond.


    You could also have notes on the keyboard light up when they should be played, like a lot of "learning-oriented" synths already do.

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    Image of Lasarett Lasarett
    05/05/09

    In reply to These Are the Beatles' Rock Band Guitars
    Those look nice.
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    Image of mat1cs (still a nerd) mat1cs (still a nerd)
    05/05/09

    @Lasarett: for me to poop on!


    in all seriousness though, who has money for all these peripherals for this game. I love RB2 as much as the next guy, or maybe even more, but cmon, $100 each? I'll wait to buy the set next Christmas when it's $150 for everything.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    05/05/09

    @mat1cs: I'll make you travel-sized.: Every time someone says "for me to poop on" to complete another person's sentence, I imagine the voice being somewhat like Triumph the Insult Dog, and then I laugh.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    05/05/09

    In reply to These Are the Beatles' Rock Band Guitars
    Tempting but my actual-factual Gretsch Electromatic Jet says nay. It's like picking up the LP controller after playing with an actual Les Paul. A downer...
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    Image of Scopitone Scopitone
    05/05/09

    @OMG! Ponies!:


    christ, please don't start in with the, "Not as great as my REAL blah blah blah". It's nearly as creepy and lame as someone saying, "Gah, I hate these stealth ninja games! These kiddy games will never capture the true feeling of wrapping a garrote around someone!"


    Don't be that guy, guy.

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    05/05/09

    @Scopitone: Yeah. And Shinobi doesn't capture the essence of garroting someone.


    Similarly, Burger Time ruined me for working at In&Out and I found Donkey Kong to be nothing like working on an actual construction site.

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    Image of TrollSlayer TrollSlayer
    05/05/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Porn is sometimes more satisfying than the real thing, however.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    05/05/09

    @TrollSlayer: But a blow-up doll is not.


    Furthermore, Mario Brothers does not present a realistic picture of what it's like to work for the Department of Water & Sanitation.

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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    05/05/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I beg to differ. You'd be surprised how many a bullet bill will get stuck in the plumbing after a large thwomp.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    05/05/09

    @Rabid Penguin: That's SUPER Mario Bros. I'm talking about Mario Bros.


    Also, neither Centipede nor Millipede show what it's like to be an exterminator.

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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    05/05/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: The original Mario Bros. may not have Bullet Bills, but you can get attacked by a hemorrhoid flareup if it takes you to long to clear out the pipes.
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