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Granted, they’re lacking that ever-important rapper endorsement, but the OnBeats do have one important thing on their side: that giant atom-smashing ball in the sky. The black and orange prototypes feature a solar panel on the headphone band, with a battery in each ear cup. The panel feeds the batteries, which charge your phone via USB. For those times when solar charging isn’t an option — or you just need a full backup battery for a long day — you can also refill the battery by plugging it directly into the wall.
The headphones’ Scotland-based creator Andrew Anderson is asking the Kickstarter community for a lofty £200,000, with a little over a month to make up the £197,000 and change. If you want in, a £69 pledge will get you a discounted pair (in the Kickstarter-only black and green), with expected delivery around February of next year. Check out Anderson’s video plea after the break, along with some early OnBeat prototypes — and a sunshiney Spotify playlist to get you started.
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Source: Kickstarter
It’s an old cliche, but worth repeating: Comedy is serious business, even when we’re talking about the nut shots and fart jokes of Robot Chicken, even when we’re talking about the gentler, youth-appropriate rowdiness of Cartoon Network’s Mad. Kevin Shinick knows about that — he’s copped an Emmy writing for Chicken and not only writes but produces and is a heavy contributor to the voice population of Mad. I got to sit down with him to discuss how these shows come together, explore mutual geekly passions, and discuss the aborted Star Wars comedy show.
