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  • LSTN headphones: helping people hear in style

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    James Trew
    James Trew
    03.23.2014

    LSTN is out to change the way you hear music. But, more importantly, LSTN is helping some people to hear anything, often for the very first time. The brand launched last year with the goal of creating headphones that look great, sound great and -- as we'll see -- help you feel great. The first two goals are relatively straightforward. For example, design-wise, the use of reclaimed wood (cherry, ebony and beech) not only gives them a nice natural look, it also means every pair is unique. It's LSTN's recent work in Uganda and Kenya that should take care of that third goal, however. LSTN works closely with the Starkey Foundation so that every pair of headphones sold helps restore someone's hearing. This weekend sees the conclusion of the most recent excursion, which saw over 5,000 people across the two countries receive help with their hearing through donation of hearing aids. This brings the running total of recipients (previous trips have helped people in Peru, and right here in the US) to 15,000. LSTN's just made making the decision to help someone out (and yourself) even easier, too, with the addition of a zebra wood model to the flagship Troubador range (as seen above).

  • One Shots: Rock Bard meets LotRO

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    Krystalle Voecks
    Krystalle Voecks
    04.06.2008

    It's time for another gaming Sunday! You know, that day of the week when many of us try to cram in as much gaming as time will permit, with some of us either multiboxing or just bouncing between as many games as we possibly can? Well, here's one group's creative take on it, managing to get in some Lord of the Rings Online in along with Rock Band time! As Wookadan from the Meneldor server tells us: While hanging out in the Auction House, a trio came in and started playing music for us to enjoy while shopping!Okay, so it's not quite Rock Band, but if you could somehow get the guitar controllers mapped to key commands on the PC, that could make playing a Bard a lot more fun in a bunch of different games! (We'd play it!)Do you have an interesting screenshot of things going on in your online gaming world? Perhaps you've found something off-the-beaten-path that you think others might enjoy seeing. Whatever the reason or story, snag those screenshots and toss them into a mail to us at oneshots AT massively. DOT com. We can always use more screens!%Gallery-9798%