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The spanking new white Tuxedo Monster DNA headphones were revealed to the world at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards last night, where it is the result of a partnership between Monster and Viacom. There was a special backstage listening lounge at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards where an autographed model of the white Tuxedo Monster DNA headphones will be put up for auction, and proceeds from said auction will be used to support “Jewelry for a Cause”, which is a charity that intends to remove illegal guns from the streets.

For those who are interested in picking up the white Tuxedo Monster DNA headphones, they will be available from this April 16th onwards for $229.95 a pop. Sporting a unique Duo Tone color, the white Tuxedo Monster DNA headphones comes in prominent white as well as striking black accents, while boasting of a distinctive triangular shape that is sure to turn heads.

Your comfort is at the top of Monster’s list since this pair of headphones will feature advanced, pillow-soft noise-isolating cushions that ensure sound remains locked in, allowing you to enjoy hours of music on your own sans external distraction, with the aid of noise isolation to boot. Check out the rest of the photo gallery after the jump.

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Seeing that DirecTV and Viacom can’t even agree on the number of channels that have gone off the air (one says 17, the other 26) as a result of their deal expiring last week, it’s no surprise that the two are continuing to challenge each other’s statements on every element of the negotiations. The latest tiff? DirecTV claims it has “accepted all material terms…including an increase that was more than fair” for the channels that were pulled, but accuses Viacom of trying to force an addition of the Epix channel package at a cost of around half a billion dollars. Viacom, for its part, calls the statement a “complete work of fiction” and accuses DirecTV of creating more obstacles in the way of a compromise. Both point of views are linked below, we figure DirecTV customers will have plenty of time to read them while they’re busy not watching the new episodes of Workaholics and Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta until this is resolved.

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The latest participants in the carriage dispute dance are DirecTV and Viacom, with the two companies attempting to reach a new agreement before their existing one expires tonight. If they don’t, the network’s 26 channels (MTV, BET, VH1, Spike TV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon etc.) could be cut off at midnight. As usual, each has its own side of the argument with Viacom claiming DirecTV has been underpaying for years, while DirecTV accuses Viacom of seeking an increase that will add up to a billion dollars in a year and is responsible for pulling the channels while negotiations continue. We’re not particularly sympathetic to the plight of either corporate behemoth (or optimistic that any savings will ever reach customer’s pockets) but if you must support one over the other then there’s plenty of propaganda to be found at the links below. This may not be as crucial as Dish Network’s (potentially) Breaking Bad-interrupting tiff with AMC, but if we have to miss an episode of Workaholics or Awkward it’s going to be bad for everyone.

Update: We’ve revised the total channel count from 26 as Viacom stated to 18 — as much as we like HD feeds, we don’t usually count them twice.

[Thanks, AJ]

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