Lady Gaga teams up with Dr. Dre for new headphones

What does Kanye and Dr. Dre see with this girl? Somehow she is turning into a brand with just a few singles! First, some product details: these bad boys feature a jewel-shaped earpiece that “literally doubles as a high-tech fashion accessory or attractive piece of jewelry,” and they’re available in October for prices ranging from $99.95 to $149.95. But the best part? Well, for that you’ll have to dip into the PR: In the deepest hour of the night, I confess to myself three things; I would die if I was forbidden to write, forbidden to love, or forbidden to fashion. Heartbeats embody the trinity of my human-being, with one additional vow: that SOUND matters. Wear Heartbeats, love each other, and celebrate the art and lifestyle of music.

HP teaming with Dr. Dre for new ‘Beats’ line, music ecosystem in the works

Hopefully they will be better than the Beats by Dre headphones. What a waste of $300+

“Naturally, until proven otherwise this just sounds like an excuse for a computer company to charge more for Dre-branded semi-music-related products, but according to CNET there’s a bit more meat to a new deal between HP and Dr. Dre to create a line of “Beats by Dr. Dre” laptops, headphones and software. Apparently Dre, Interscope’s Jimmy lovine and HP hope to foster a new “digital music ecosystem,” which would boost audio quality the whole way down the chain. Sounds great if they can pull it off, and it’s not like they’re going it alone: they welcome Apple and other CE companies to join forces. But if anything, we’re just glad to see Dre and lovine expand their gear collaboration efforts outside of Monster Cable.”