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Fashion Starts at the Ear on Monster Headphones

Kelly Schwarze — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:21 PST

In a gadget-accessories market filled with the latest, greatest, slimmest, and lightest gear, how do you get a headphone to stand out from the crowd? Put a bird on it. The Inspiration headphones, one of several headphone lines announced by Monster this week at CES, push fashion to the forefront with a style sure to be noticed.

Available in Spring 2012, the Inspiration headphones feature a removable headband, which is where your creative fashion powerhouse can rule. Eight additional headband styles of brightly colored leathers and textured material will be an additional $30 beyond the Inspiration's $280 base price. For those in need of a bigger ear statement, Monster showcased limited-edition headbands with peacock feathers, electric blue mystery bird feathers, and large studs that will guarantee some respect on the morning commute.

Pricing and availability of the limited-edition headbands is not available. Would you rock the feathered headphone look on a daily basis?

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Monster Unveils 7 Celeb and Fashion Headphone Lines

Kelly Schwarze — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:07:12 PST

Placing the emphasis on the personal music experience, Monster unveiled seven (!) new lines of headphones at CES. After their success with the Beats by Dre line, the company continues to focus on musician-approved technology with an added emphasis on fashion-forward headphones. With product collaborations from musicians Nick Cannon and Earth, Wind & Fire, as well as fashion company Diesel, our ears are in store for a more trendsetting year as the new headphones debut. Check out the gallery for a tour of all of Monster's latest ear gear.

Make It Stop! Monster Still Emailing When I Keep Unsubscribing

Savvy Community — Fri, 27 May 2011 10:20:09 PDT

An anonymous reader weighed in on a posting in our Savvy Confessions group, which asked readers for advice on how to stop Monster.com from spamming inboxes. Here's what the anonymous user had to say:

I signed up for all the job boards and stuff when I was looking around for a job, but I've been at my job for a year and a half, so I don't need the listings anymore, but Monster.com won't let me off! I keep clicking unsubscribe, but they keep on sending me email. Do you guys have this problem too? What can I do to make them stop? Just call them or something? It's so much hassle so I'm pretty frustrated.

Do you have any tips for unsubscribing? Share them in the comments below! Remember, you can ask your own career- and finance-related questions anonymously in the Savvy Confessions group for a chance to be featured on SavvySugar and advised by fellow Savvy readers.

Monster Gives Us the Scoop on the Tron: Legacy Gamer Pack

Kristy Korcz — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:45:55 PST

Want to add a little Tron to your life? Even if you can't dress like the characters from Tron: Legacy, you can at least accessorize like them. I've been pretty pumped for the Monster T1 headphones and finally got to check them out while at the Monster booth at CES. Besides the T1s, there's also a sweet gamer pack that lets you game in full surround sound while you play Call of Duty. Find out more about the gamer pack, as well as the headphones, in the video below!

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Justin Bieber Partners With Dr. Dre to Launch "Justbeats" Headphones

Kristy Korcz — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:00:35 PST

I'm still rocking my Monster Beats Solo HD headphones like a champ (cause I love 'em), so if you want to step up your musical game, and are a Justin Bieber fan (or know one who is), I'm about to make your weekend.

Released earlier this week, the Beats By Dr. Dre "Justbeats" Edition headphones and earbuds have been designed for those who have caught the Bieber Fever. Coming in Justin's favorite color (purple), the Beats Solo Justbeats Edition ($179), and iBeats Justbeats Edition ($99) will allow you to listen to your Bieber jams like they were intended to be heard - in studio quality. These headphones are exclusive to Best Buy, so you can grab 'em in stores or online now. But before you run out the door, you may want to click past the break to see a video of Justin and Dre in the studio making some sweet beats of their own and hear Justin's disdain for the cheap headphones kids are wearing these days. Check it out when you read more.

I'm Asking: Do You Ever Miss Out on Your Lunch Break?

Emily Co — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:00:19 PDT

If your answer to this is yes, you're not alone. In a recent Monster.com survey, 60 percent of people said they don't always take their full lunch break while another seven percent don't take lunch at all. A director from Monster said that taking lunch is crucial to productivity and is important for one's health and mental well-being. It's all about time management and prioritizing your lunchtime ritual.

I admit, I'm not the best at taking my full lunch break, but I've started to try to set aside a little time to sit down somewhere other than my desk to eat my afternoon meal. It's like a breath of fresh air and a really good mental break. How about you - do you miss out on your lunch break?

Monster Introduces the BeatBox iPod/iPhone Dock

GeekSugar — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:30:42 PDT

It appears that Monster has knocked it out of the park with their first non-headphone offering in the Beats by Dr. Dre line. Check out the just-announced BeatBox, a stand-alone iPod dock that translates the awesome solo sound experience provided by the entire line of Beats headphones to a room-filling sound experience. Its shape is made to fit snugly in a corner, the speakers angled toward the room. And it includes a multipurpose remote that controls the volume on the BeatBox as well as your iPod and iPhone.

Plus, it's user-friendly: your mobile device's volume is displayed prominently for easy adjusting, and a series of LED lights on the BeatBox acknowledge remote control commands. The BeatBox retails for $450 and is available for preorder now.

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Beats by Dr. Dre Releases Headphones For Red Sox Fans

GeekSugar — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:30:03 PDT

Just in time for Spring training, Beats by Dr. Dre has released a Red Sox branded set of their famous headphones for baseball fans to rock while chilling in the stands, or anywhere they want to take their tunes. Fit for the iPod, iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry or Zune, co-founder of Beats by Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine had this to say about their partnership with the Red Sox and MLB:

The Red Sox are one of the most historic and respected franchises in all of professional sports, and their fans are among the most famously loyal. We are very proud to be partnering with our friends at the Red Sox to introduce these headphones to the fans of this iconic team.

Coming with the quality of other Beats headphones, the Red Sox edition will retail for $400, and will come with a Monster Cable (for reduced sound loss and audio quality), a minijack, a case and cleaning cloth.

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Dr. Dre and Lady Gaga Pimp Their Tech Online

GeekSugar — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:18 PST

Dr. Dre has already teamed up with HP to bring us the sweet-sounding HP Envy 15 bundle (which comes complete with his Geek-tested and approved Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, and HP Beats Audio software), but now he's lending his face to the campaign for a series of commercials that highlight what HP computers can do.

And to top off her big week in tech, our favorite pop star Lady Gaga stars in a new ad from Monster to promote her Heartbeats by Lady Gaga earphones. Check out both ads (spoiler - they're both pretty great) when you

Vivienne Tam Debuts Her Butterfly Headphones

GeekSugar — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:45:00 PST

During her Spring 2010 show, Vivienne Tam wowed us with her second edition HP Mini netbook design, and at CES, Monster announced a partnership with the designer to bring us a stylish pair of headphones to rock out to. A designer that's as into tech as she is fashion? Be still my heart. Today, Vivienne unveiled those headphones in NY, which brings her beautiful HP "Butterfly Lovers" design to your ears.

Appropriately dubbed Butterfly ($200), these high performance headphones bring you the bangin' sound quality you expect from Monster, with a sweet brushed gold design and matching carrying case for you style fiends. In addition to a great look, Butterfly offers a great fit with multiple sizes of in-ear tips that will let you customize for your ears - we all know how annoying it is when your expensive earbuds don't fit! The Butterfly headphones are available to purchase online now.

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