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With all the incompatibility out there surrounded by Guitar Hero / Rock Band instruments, it is a true treat to see somewhat want this. The Director of Publisher Relations at SCEA has requested an update such a promises compatibility between instruments and service for following titles; for instance, Guitar Hero: World Tour’s guitars and drums ought to try amid Rock Band 2 and Konami’s Rock Revolution software, and Rock Band 2’s guitar and drum set is planning to job investing in Guitar Hero: World Tour and providing Rock Revolution. Furthermore, the bunch is even “working hard to ensure compatibility between the Guitar Hero and Rock Band titles by now on the market,” even though we are imparted upon the an announcement on the would surface “shortly.” Rock ‘n roll harmony, baby.

Samsung presently loosed a 3-channel Bluetooth speaker previously such year, but apparently, one clearly certainly isn’t enough. The establishment has now introduced its YA-SBR510 for the duration of in South Korea, that streams audio out of BT-enabled players and includes a 3.5-millimeter auxiliary jack for hooking up easily virtually anything and everything else. A tad expensive at €150 ($222), but it is a whole understanding serves to it appear bundled in on the current oh-so-furry rug. Sammy, service to comment?

Remember the twist-a-riffic Nokia XpressMusic 3250 – that S60 baddie with the rotating keypad? Apparently there’s some legitimacy to the odd form factor, because rumors are swirling that a new 5700 model will update the 3250 with some of the 5300’s thoroughly modern elements. The QVGA display, 2 megapixel cam, and UMTS radio are all well and good, but there’s nothing like a little S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 to brighten our day in the land of music-oriented mobiles. Since this is far from official, we’ve got no word on pricing or release date — but given the rather professional-looking stylized graphic here seemingly advertising the aforementioned model, our money is on it being real (just don’t expect it this side of the pond).

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Your options for a slim music phone are nearly limitless, and if you dig the sliders of the world, you’ve probably eyed Samsung’s X830 a time or two before. The handset has apparently went over fairly well, as now we’re seeing a very similar successor hit the market with a trimmed down feature set. The F200 touts the same elongated design, a 1.46-inch 220 x 128 resolution external display, support for MP3, WMA, OGG, DCF, and SMP file formats, and a paltry 5MB of internal storage versus the 1GB found on the X830. Thankfully, Samsung included a microSD slot for toting more than a tenth of an album at any given time, and you’ll also find a hold switch and headphone jack to compliment the musical abilities. Per usual, there’s no word just yet when this sucka will hit the market nor how much it’ll run you when it does, but judging by the lackluster feature set, it’ll shouldn’t hurt too bad. Click on through for a few extra views.

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Here’s a novel idea: take a standard clamshell mobile and add in a media player so you can rock out to tunes right on your phone. But wait, we’re not done! Give it some gold accents, too, to make it a sort of fashion accessory. Think it’ll fly? Alright, we’re just having a little fun here; the new 598 from Philips really isn’t anything special, although the black / gold color combo is a little unique. Features include a microSD slot to facilitate the aforementioned rocking out, 220 x 176 internal and 64 x 64 external displays (with the latter being of the monochrome OLED variety), 128MB of internal storage, and a 1.3 megapixel cam. As we’d expect with a Philips piece, this one makes do without GSM 850, so we wouldn’t count on a US launch.

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Six months is an eternity by mobile standards; BenQ apparently knows that, already showing its C30 the door in favor of the C36. The new model carries over most of the C30’s design cues but upgrades the VGA cam to 1.3 megapixels and swaps out the 1.8-inch 160 x 128 display for a moderately more generous 2-inch 220 x 176 one. Music is the real name of the game here, though, with dedicated controls atop the device, stereo speakers, and microSD expansion — all of which will come in handy, we think, as you’re waiting eons for web pages to load on the archaic GPRS radio. Look for it to launch in Indonesia this month with other countries following on shortly.
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The European Ford Focus is a big reason that Ford sells more vehicles in the UK than any other automaker, so you’ll have to forgive the Blue Oval if it goes overboard in marketing one of its biggest stars. You may remember a Lexus campaign that used the sound systems from 12 Lexus LS 460s to create a virtual orchestra, but Ford has taken the musical theme a big step forward. Composer Craig Richey, sound designer Bill Milbrodt, and friends used a five-door Focus fresh from the factory floor, took it apart, then used the car’s many parts to create 31 musical instruments. We’re not talking flutes and trombones here, folks. The musical maestros used Focus parts to create such original works as a Rear Suspension Spike Fiddle and Door Harp. Ford will then hand over the Motorcraft-edition instruments to a full-blown orchestra to lay the sound track for the next Focus commercial. The ad will be aired on ITV in Europe on Feb. 4.

We may not have the Euro Focus on our shores, but we are hoping we can get the song on our iPods so that we can ask SYNC to play it when driving our less-dashing Focus. Check out Ford’s press release after the jump.

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It’s one thing to use a real live stompbox to activate Overdrive; it’s another to hack up your Rock Band kick pedal to enable that sweet, sweet double bass action that Lars Ulrich, Joey Jordison and the rest of the crew (read: you) just have to have. As you’d expect, there’s a bit more to it than just adding in a splitter, but if you’re not frightened by circuitry diagrams and having to ask the hobby store guy for a 5-volt power supply, you’ll be more than fine. Check out the video demonstration after the jump, and tap the read link for the full list of instructions
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If you’ve somehow managed to hold off from buying an iPod sound system, you can probably afford to gloss right over this one, too. Still, those waiting for one with just a touch more extravagance will likely find lots to love about Goodmans’ latest iteration. Aside from boasting a pair of speakers, 3-in-1 multicard reader, LED accents, iPod dock and a bundled remote, this unit also includes an integrated 7-inch LCD display for showing off stored clips, photos, etc. Interestingly, we’re left to wonder what the exact resolution here is, but if it’s not impressive enough to share, you can probably look forward to lackluster results. We won’t stop you from taking a chance though — it’s your £89.99 ($178).

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If you think Les Savy Fav is the name of that hip new French clothing designer, or that Camera Obscura is just the name of an old camera, you’re probably not the demographic this book is aiming for.

Then again, people can always bond over their love of food, no matter what their musical preferences, right?

Pretty much the phattest, baddest cookbook in town, I Like Food, Food Tastes Good is a conglomeration of recipes sent in by indie rawkers.

As you’d imagine, the recipes are all over the board, from soups to entrees to drinks. Some notable mentions: Death Cab for Cutie’s Veggie Sausage and Peanut Butter Sandwich; They Might Be Giants’ pomegranate-infused cocktail; and Camera Obscura’s Vegetarian Paella.

Fair warning: some of the recipes’s aren’t exactly written by professional food writers: The infamous El Hefe from punk band NOFX writes, “make some mac and cheese, then mix in a can of nelly chilly…word.” Well, at least it’s to the point.

Bottom line: the book is kind of like an indie rock song. Even if the initial hook (in this case, the fact that musicians are featured) doesn’t pull you in, you can appreciate the fact that the song (er, recipes) were made with love. Or…something.