TERRIBLE GADGETS-BARCODE BATTLER

This is a cool gadget released in 1991, the amazing Bar code Battler which was up against legendary hand held gaming devices such as the Sega Game Gear and the well known Nintendo Game Boy. By contrast with these cool design classics, the Battler had extremely basic graphics and advanced digital audio, and it was a bloody nightmare to play with.

Those console engaged players in a rudimentary fighting game. Fights were displayed not as characters,also not even as little two dimensional blokes running about, but as many numbers on a screen. The basic idea was to use special barcode-equipped cards or even barcodes from everyday products through the game console's card reader. This gadget added your fighter to the battle. Repeating the process with an enemy card added your cool opponent.

What happens next to it? Well, check out the superb video above from Dr Ashen It's incredible that this never caught on. terrible inventions right ?

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COOL EARPHONES FROM SHURE- SE SERIES

Shure, the Chicago based audio electronics company announced the economically priced earphones, recently. Similar products from competing companies cost anywhere between $200 and $500 in the market. Shure has moved from the professional-only image to the consumer space, and seems to be making hay while the sun is still shining.

The Shure SE110 Sound Isolating Earphones look rather large; it could’ve been made smaller, but that would add to the cost. It looks very good though. It’s mostly black, with a few tinges of white, and will match just about any compatible device you use. Not many earphones deserve such compliments of match-and-contrast. Shure’s trademark-like popularity or legacy, as you would want to call it, continues – with the deep ear design. Sound Isolation? You bet, and it works great.

If you’ve used Shure’s SE series earphones before, then this one will come off as easy as others. The design and the package (overall) are very similar to the previous models. This means that you may not want to, or even need to, read through the manual again. Anyway, do read it. It comes along for a good reason.

The bass is a little weak, and for the bass freaks, that’s a let down. Lows, mids and highs are reasonably good. Listening to vocals was a breeze and they were setting the pulse and the tempo right. The softer ones will sound great with this one, and even the distant notes can be heard very clearly. Although you can’t expect Iron Maiden to get you breaking your neck with the relatively weak bass, the performance is pretty satisfactory. So, if you’re into rock and metal, maybe you can wait until Shure’s future models to release according to your preferences. It seems like they were designer with the soft listener in mind.

To add to it, you get a small kit, which comes with some cleaning component and loads of foam sleeves and custom flanges. They’re easy to use and comfortable in hands of just about any size. It’s evident that Shure sure knows the doorway to musical hearts.

Our final verdict: Go buy a pair of Shure SE110 Sound Isolating Earphones, and throw your old ones in the dustbin, unless you value it more than your life. Do this, if you decide not to listen to the heavy bass-y music anymore.

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