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Every time you think that the Olympics’ bizarre obsession with extra-ordinary protections on intellectual property took a step beyond ridiculous, you were probably just underestimating the International Olympic Committee, who will just keep going further and further. You may recall the efforts put forth by the IOC to get special trademarks on certain words, like 2010 and Vancouver and 2012 and London, since that’s where the next two Olympics will take place. While it seems ridiculous to be able to get trademarks on such things (and goes against the very purpose of trademark law), politicians seem to bow down to the Olympics. But that was just the start.
The Olympics has threatened any non-sponsor advertiser from even mentioning the Olympics, banned people in the stands from wearing clothing that has the logos of competitors to sponsors and even insisted that its security technology choices would be limited to sponsors, even if others had better technology.
The latest, however, may be the most ridiculous. All over Beijing, the brands of non-sponsors are being covered up by Olympic officials so that no one thinks that faucet maker American Standard got a “free ride.” Seriously. They’re putting tape over the brand name on faucets. And on light switches. And the headphones used by reporters and many other places where perfectly normal brands might occur. They’ve even covered up the name of a major hotel in Beijing, because it’s not an Olympic sponsor.
In media centers, dormitories and arena bathrooms, pieces of tape cover logos of fire extinguishers, light switches, thermostats, bedroom night tables, soap dispensers and urinals. The Taiden Industrial translation headsets in a large conference room have had their logos covered, as have the American Standard faucets in the bathrooms nearby, and the ThyssenKrupp escalators down the hall. Even the sign atop the InterContinental Beijing Beichen hotel, attached to the Main Press Center, has been obscured by an Olympic cloth wrap. InterContinental Hotels Group isn’t an Olympic sponsor.
Why? Well, the IOC claims that it’s necessary:
The International Olympic Committee says that such “brand protection” is essential for the Games to raise the corporate money that keeps them going and growing. The Games get 40% of their revenue from sponsors, with the rest coming from broadcast rights, ticketing and licensing.
A few quick responses to that whopper of a statement:
Once again, the true spirit of the Olympic games seems to be in absolutely trashing the meaning and purpose of intellectual property laws.
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Sennheiser is hoping to appeal all you wirephobic hi-fi nuts this week with the launch of the first portable wireless headphone set capable of transmitting full CD-quality stereo audio.
The MX Wireless 1 (MX W1) headphones - well earphones, to be accurate - use ‘Kleer’ wireless technology that transmits at 2.37MB/s peak bit rate and are able to carry full CD-quality stereo without having to resort to lossy compression. The Kleer technology claims to be 10 times more efficient than Bluetooth, offers ‘unprecedented immunity to interference’ in the 2.4GHz band and promises ultra low power consumption. That translates as 24-hours use per full charge.
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Dear oh dear. Ok, Transformers are pretty cool in a nostalgic kinda way, and we guess it was inevitable that a string of transforming tat would appear after the movie’s release.
We’ve already seen stuff like MP3 players, speakers and headphones, but shoes? Seriously?
Yes, unfortunately it now seems like you can pick up a pair of Nikes that are capable of fighting for the future of the planet when they’re not getting sweated on by your hoofing great feet.
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Dear oh dear. Ok, Transformers are pretty cool in a nostalgic kinda way, and we guess it was inevitable that a string of transforming tat would appear after the movie’s release.
We’ve already seen stuff like MP3 players http://uk.gizmodo.com/2007/07/18/the_transformers_mp3_player.html , speakers http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/05/16/gadgets_in_disguise.html and headphones http://uk.gizmodo.com/2007/08/06/transformers_headphones_fight.html , but shoes? Seriously?
Yes, unfortunately it now seems like you can pick up a pair of Nikes that are capable of fighting for the future of the planet when they’re not getting sweated on by your hoofing great feet.
Unless this is some elaborate ruse, we’re actually quite impressed they managed to cram a robot into the sole of something that looks just like a regular trainer, though of course you’ll probably have to sacrifice comfort for the privilege.
They’re available for just $27 (though you’ll have to order them from the US) and come in a range of guises aimed at boys and girls.
Nike has actually gotten involved so we don’t think it’d put its name to something that’ll end up being a laughing stock, unless of course they just wanted an excuse to produce the rather cool advert below. - Paul Lester
[Geekologie] http://www.geekologie.com/2007/04/nike_shoe_transformers.php
[Gadget4all] http://www.gadget4all.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00331
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If you’re into music you probably already know that the best way to get the most from your tunes with a pair of compact headphones is to opt for the in-ear ‘bud variety.
There’s no point spending hundreds of pounds on a top of the range model unless you get the fit right though, and to this end there are usually different sizes supplied.
These aren’t always built from the best quality materials and can obviously get lost, ripped or simply not fit correctly into your bizarrely shaped lugholes.
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For most people, being able to tune out the noise from the train and other commuters with noise-cancelling earphones is reason enough to pay that bit extra.
But what if you needed to drown out the clamour from a massive, 78-ft wave piercing trimaran that’s attempting to break an around the world record?
The crew of the stunning looking Earthrace are relying on some pro-grade PXC 450 NoiseGard Active Noise Cancelling headphones and HMEC 450 NoiseGard Active Noise Cancelling aviation communications headsets from Sennheiser so that they can hear each other over the engines and in some very rough seas. With two-thirds of the race completed, they seem to be working too.
Earthrace Captain Pete Bethune commented:
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Yes, the world doesn’t yet have enough iPod docks so IXOS has announced a new portable dock called the Argo.
The shiny £50 dock comes complete with FM radio functionality and 12Watts of output from four speaker drivers, which isn’t bad for a portable dock.
The Argo runs off the mains or, if you [...]
I realize I could go to hell for making a Virtual Boy reference, but the idea of strapping some flashing red LEDs to your eyes while sound pulses through your headphones calls up all kinds of red/green-tinged memories. Supposedly the Brain Machine makes your brain waves sync up so that you feel “totally wonderful,” but the flashbacks beg to differ. – Matt Buchanan
[via MAKE]
This is Bubble Gear’s multimedia handbag, which consists of a “Scrag” (that’s what I call a bag-screen hybrid) with built-in MP3 and DVD player. This bag is described as an “attention magnet”—thief magnet, more like—that will have people crowding round you as you sit in the mall watching the Teletubbies DVD bought by your latest boyfriend to keep you quiet on long journeys.
And when you’re bored of that, you can either listen to that Pussycat Dolls track that you know all the dance moves to, or set up a slideshow of photos for your newfound friends. “And this is my boyfriend… And this is my brain cell. Nope, just the one… Here are my favorite shoes… And this is the last picture of my mom and dad… no, it’s just a back view of the car, they didn’t say where they were going, but yeah, they were in a hurry…”
There’s a rechargable lithium battery, two sets of headphones, a car charger and a remote control, all included. The bag will cost you $399 and all the self-esteem you ever had. Find out after the jump where true gizmo girls stash their gadgets.
– Ad Dugdale
Hype around hip multi-media fashion handbag [Talk2MyShirt]