After forming a partnership that’s garnered huge popularity and sales figures, headphone makers Monster and Dr Dre’s Beats brand are to go their separate ways. The end of the contract opens the door to a new partner, but who? Read more
Tagged ‘dr dre’
The HTC Sensation XE has arrived, marking the first collaboration between the Taiwanese phone manufacturer and Beats Audio, after the partnership was announced last month. It’s not just a bundled pair of swizzle earbuds though – read on for all the improvements.
The HP TouchPad and HP Pre 3 are rolling with a tough crew which includes Dr. Dre.
Yes that Dr. Dre. After Snoop Dogg turned himself into Snoop Dogggg yesterday at the behest of a 4G phone promotion, Dr. Dre has stuffed his latest video with HP kit. The promo for I Need a Doctor features Eminem, a messed up Ferrari 360 Modena and Skylar Grey but what we noticed most? The HP TouchPad and Pre 3 doing their Touch to Share schtick. Dr. Dre putting the HP into hip hop. Click through to see the video…
Monster’s got a history of grabbing popstars to endorse its headphone’s. First Dr Dre created the Monster Beats line, then Lady Gaga got her own and Miles Davis got a tribute pair. Now king of bling and arguably most irritating man on Twitter, P-Diddy’s got in on the act with the Diddy Beats In-Ear Headphones…
Whenever we see a gadget endorsed by a celebrity we get a sick feeling in the recesses of our gut. But these Monster Beats are one bit of celebritech that buck the trend.
As celebrity endorsements go, Dr Dre’s not a bad name to slap on your electronics. These Beats in-ear buds follow the similarly-branded over-ear versions. Our favourite description, however, comes from Dre himself: “They’ll deliver sound so big, you’ll think you’ve got speakers in your ears.” Sold!
Celebrity endorsements rarely mean much in the world of technology, but in Dr Dre’s case his name’s worth paying attention to.