http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/ Engadget Comments for Belkin's RockStar channels jams to five others http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/
so if a batteries lifetime is 5 hours mp3 playing it will be 1 hour...

it would be a battery inside the "thing"]]>Jan 3rd 2008 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Since you're outputting the same amount regardless of whether you're using this device or not.
The only exception to this case would be if you had to max out your volume to ensure that everybody had adequate volume levels.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/You don't get something for nothing.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/
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Even the loudest DAPs probably couldn't go loud enough to hear it at an acceptable listening level through 5 headphones.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/"Ohm's Phase Law states that the phase of a waveform has no effect on how the ear perceives it. The law was proposed by physicist Georg Ohm, who also proposed famous electrical law, which is similarly called Ohm's law." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohm%27s_phase_law]]]>Jan 4th 2008 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/
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How do you know there aren't active components in this thing? There could at the very least be passive resistor networks to take care of any impedance mismatches. I would assume it MUST have some sort of active components to do what is described. It can be done passively but the losses could potentially be pretty bad....]]>Jan 3rd 2008 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/
-wired in parallel: resistance drops as more headphones are plugged in, power usage increases, output amp in device can get overloaded.

-wired in series: resistance increases as more are plugged in, power usage decreases, volume to listeners decreases.
]]>Jan 3rd 2008 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/
]]>Jan 3rd 2008 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/On the other hand, I would rather get them all their own mp3 players. I can hear them arguing now...
"I wanna hear the crazy frog song!"
"No, I wanna hear the new Britney Spears!"
"DAD!! He keeps pressing pause!!!"
"My ear is bleeding..."]]>Jan 3rd 2008 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/
at what point do they recommend a group of friends to forgo the headphone hub and use a more conventional speaker for listening to music together?]]>Jan 3rd 2008 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/"Shutup! I'm using that port!"
"Oh Hellll no! That one is mine!"
"Can't we all just get along?"
"Quiet you dummies, I can't hear the music!!!"]]>Jan 3rd 2008 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/
(just kidding) ]]>Jan 3rd 2008 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/
It's Morphin' Time!


Zeo Ranger I – Pink!

Zeo Ranger II – Yellow!

Zeo Ranger III – Blue!

Zeo Ranger IV – Green!

Zeo Ranger V – Red!

Gold Ranger Power!]]>Jan 3rd 2008 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/
Not sure about sharing tunes on an ipod though ...]]>Jan 3rd 2008 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/
"Belkin's RockStar channels jams to four others" (not five)]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/
"Let's stand in a circle and watch each other listen to music!"]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.gadgetspage.com/wp-content/7PersonBike2.jpg]]>Jan 3rd 2008 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/"Hey, wait a minute, sharing music is illegal!"]]>Jan 3rd 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 3rd 2008 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/Jan 4th 2008 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/belkins-rockstar-channels-jams-to-five-others/
*grin*

Everything has a purpose, my friends.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 10:54PM