CES 2016: The Most Expensive Headphones at CES
CES 2016 had no shortage of headphones and audio products at the show, but I didn’t fly all the way to Las Vegas to listen to some $25 earbuds. I was after the most expensive, best sounding headphones at the show. And a few companies delivered.
Here are the most expensive and best sounding headphones I found scouring the CES show floor.
You may not have heard of Audeze but you will soon. The company announced a partnership with Apple to start carrying its brand new Sine headphones ($499) at Apple Stores. Audeze is an American headphone company that does all of its R&D and manufacturing in the United States. The company’s flagship LCD-4 headphone cost a whopping $4,000 but it’s up there with the best headphones I’ve ever heard. Although difficult to judge a pair of headphones on a noisy show floor, what I heard impressed me, especially when the LCD-4 was paired with the company’s brand new The King amplifier ($4,000).
The Muppets Series Was Lacking ‘Joy, Laughter and Heart’, Says ABC Head
The Muppets is getting a bit of a makeover before it returns for the rest of its Season 1 run.
ABC picked the series up for a full season in October 2015, but shortly after it was announced that initial showrunner Bob Kushell would be departing the project over reported creative differences. The network pulled The Muppets off the air after its first 10 episodes and Galavant's Kristin Newman took over as showrunner for the comedy's final six episodes with the intent to retool its DNA.
ABC President Paul Lee spoke at the 2016 winter Television Critics Association press tour about the decision to pull The Muppets off the air and what he thought some of the issues with its initial run were.
Batman v Superman TV Spot Reveals New Footage
UPDATE: Warner Bros. has released a second TV spot for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which is embedded below. The original story follows.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zach Snyder revealed the movie's new TV spot on Twitter today. And the Batmobile makes an appearance, as it bounces off Superman and ultimately ends up in a fiery heap. Check out it out below.
Dawn of Justice's new TV spot puts the Dark Knight and Man of Steel face-to-face, where Ben Affleck's Batman asks the infamous question, "Do you bleed?"
Earlier this month, we learned more about about why the fellas are feuding. After Superman's battle with Zod in Metropolis, he's considered "the most controversial figure in the word." Many people—including Batman—see Supes (Henry Cavill) as a "threat to humanity."
Marvel’s Most Wanted Going to Pilot at ABC
It's official: Marvel's Most Wanted, a spinoff of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD focused on Bobbi Morse (Adrianne Palicki) and Lance Hunter (Nick Blood), is going to pilot at ABC.
ABC President Paul Lee announced at the 2016 winter Television Critics Association press tour, "We're absolutely doing that one. I just announced that we're going to pilot on Marvel's Most Wanted, which is a spinoff."
He spoke highly about the project, which he said will go into production in the near future. "We love the script," he said. "We think it's going to be great. We're doing that in the next few months."
Agents of SHIELD producers Jeff Bell and Paul Zbyszewski co-created the project for Marvel and ABC Studios and co-wrote the pilot. They’ll also be showrunners and executive-producers. Marvel’s head of television Jeph Loeb will also exec-produce. ABC initially decided not to move forward on the series in May 2015.
Abrams on Star Wars’ Success and Oscar Potential
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens having become the highest-grossing movie ever in North America, and a true global juggernaut, J.J. Abrams – appearing at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour today to promote his Hulu series, 11.22.63 – was asked to comment on its success.
Said Abrams, “I'm grateful to anyone who's gone to see the movie. When I hear anecdotally people have gone seven, eight times, I just want to apologize to, I'm guessing their parents. No, but honestly I'm just very grateful, and I can't believe that it's done. It was three years of very tense work by a lot of people. So I'm just so happy that all the work that everyone did -- even the people you don't see in the movie, the puppeteers who were painted out -- I watched them in 125-degree heat in Abu Dhabi bring BB-8 to life, and then we mercilessly painted them out of the movie. I'm just so glad people get to see all the work that this amazing crew and cast did. So, whatever the numbers are,…I'm honestly just so grateful that the movie's out there and has been well-received.”
Daily Deals: Call of Duty, Hori Fighting Game Controller, Scott Pilgrim Blu-ray
Call of Duty: Black Ops III is Back to its Lowest Price
The latest CoD is $20 off. That's as cheap as I've ever seen it. PlayStation 4 copies are in stock, but click here if you want to backorder an Xbox One copy.
Price Drop on Specialized Fighting Game Controller for PS4 and PS3
No Extended Cut of Force Awakens Planned
Don't expect an extended cut of Star Wars: The Force Awakens when the blockbuster film comes to Blu-ray and DVD later this year.
Asked if such a version will be included at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour today, J.J. Abrams said, “There will be deleted scenes
, but not an extended version.”
Abrams was asked what the longest cut of the film was, as it went through the editing process and replied, “I don't remember what the longest cut was. Probably, if it were with credits, close to two hours and 50 minutes or something, the first cut. But I don't remember what it was
.”
Though he’s shared enthusiasm for what Rian Johnson has planned for Star Wars: Episode VIII, Abrams didn’t want to delve into what excited him most about the film, as he hands over the reins to Johnson. “I wouldn't want to do that because it's not my movie to talk about, but I will say Rian's an amazing writer and director, and I'm obviously really excited about what he's going to do.”
The Division Beta Included in Tom Clancy Humble Bundle
This week's new Humble Bundle spotlights the Tom Clancy franchise and features beta access to The Division.
Paying just a dollar unlocks the original Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six, as well as Rainbow Six 3 Gold, Rainbow Six Vegas and Splinter Cell Chaos Theory.
Those who pay above the average—currently set at $9.65—will get beta access to The Division and Rainbow Six Vegas 2, as well as the original Splinter Cell and Splinter Cell Conviction. Humble Bundle has additional offers at higher payment tiers as well, all of which you can check out right here.
Tom Clancy's The Division is scheduled to release on March 8 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. The beta, which was originally set to begin last month, was delayed to "early 2016.
All The Awesome, Crazy, and Weird Stuff We Saw at CES
This year's Consumer Electronics Show showed off the hottest advancements and upcoming products in the world of tech. Aside from all the stuff you'd expect to see at CES, like awesome TVs and ridiculously cool wearables, there's some unexpected surprises to be found. Here are some of the coolest, craziest, and just plain weird things we saw this week at CES.
Flat screens were all the rage 10 years ago, and more recently, curved screens were the hotness in TV-tech. But Korean manufacturer LG showed off its rollable TV at CES 2016. The 18-inch OLED screen can be rolled up like a newspaper.
J.J. Abrams Wants More Rey Merchandise Too
There have been many noticing that Daisy Ridley's Rey, despite being the main character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is oddly missing in certain aspects of the merchandising - and J.J. Abrams shares their frustrations.
While there are several Rey action figures (which seems to constantly sell out, as the character's popularity has soared with he movie's release), Rey was left out of a collection of large figures made available at Target, which included Finn, Poe, Chewbacca, Kylo Ren, a Stormtrooper and a TIE Fighter Pilot. And Finn and Chewbacca were the characters included with the new Hasbro Millennium Falcon toy, despite Rey piloting the ship in the film. More recently, many noticed that Rey was not one of the figures that were part of a multi-generational Star Wars Monopoly set, leading Hasbro to decide to add her later this year. All of these occurrences have led to the popular #wheresrey hashtag on Twitter.