For the average Indian music lover, Bose Corporation is to music what the T-Rex is to dinosaurs. It’s another matter altogether that this perception persists largely due to the lack of penetration of high-quality speaker systems in the market. In all fairness though, if you’re looking for a legitimate high-quality system that comes with a warranty, Bose is an excellent choice.

Coming to the portable category, Bose has six models across headphones and earphones — also called “headphones” by the manufacturer for reasons that aren’t immediately apparent. From what I can gather, products with Bose’s patented TriPort Acoustic Structure get termed as “headphones”. In effect, the company terms earphones it develops with said technology as a “compact in-ear headphone design” or “Earbud-style headphones with silicone tips that rest gently and securely in your ears“. Damn, ain’t Bose smart and different. Anyway, let’s leave the debating of semantics to anal-retentive audiophiles, and instead focus on the product.
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In 1984, Koss Corporation went nearly bankrupt after making a net loss of around $6 million. The company, which had started off manufacturing headphones, did something revolutionary that same year, which probably ended up saving it. 1984 was the year when Koss launched the Koss PortaPro, a pair of headphones with an extremely simple design, available for cheap, and fitted with a “rare earth magnet structure”, or so the official website claims. While the phrase might sound creepy to a layman (that would be you), it’s only a Neodymium Iron Boron magnet, which due to its strong magnetic power, has found use in almost everything magnetic around nowadays. These headphones have the classic old-school design — two round plastic cups held together by an overhead metal strip. However, the old-school features end there. Priced currently at Rs 3870 in India by the official dealers of Koss Stereophones, it comes with a “No Questions Asked Limited Lifetime Warranty” by Koss, tempting even the biggest sceptic to buy it. OK, not really if bought from here, but some amreeki return can get it at nearly 2/3rd the Indian MRP.
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Read the review of Street fighter 4 and participate in the contest. We are giving away a copy of Street Fighter IV Collector’s Edition with two action figures and a full length anime movie. Review and contest link after the JUMP…
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TNA is a fairly popular name amongst wrestling enthusiasts so it isn’t surprising that they extend this franchise to a game for the PS3 and Xbox 360. I played the PS3 version of the game titled TNA Impact. Rest of the review after the jump.
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The Vento KM-63 is a good pairing of a keyboard and mouse, the keyboard is silent, spill resistant and with soft touch keys. Now, visually there isn’t much to distinguish it from other similar keyboards available in the market because it uses the same old silver-black combo. But check out the full review of the jump.

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