A Reggae Christmas With ‘The House Of Marley’ Headphones

No doubt on the lam in HK after “shooting the sheriff.”

Bringing a bit of the Rastafari way of life to Hong Kong is the new locally launched line of Marley headphones that is certain to bring out the Jamaican spirit in everyone.

In Hong Kong to help launch the House of Marley line of headphones was Bob Marley’s son Rohan Marley. At a rocking bash held at the Hard Rock Café in Lan Kwai Fong; guests were treated to live Reggae music and an impromptu drum performance by Rohan.

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Bose Introduces Next-Generation On-Ear Headphones to Hong Kong: the OE2 and OE2i

Time to upgrade your headphones!

Bose’s OE2 and OE2i headphones deliver demonstrably better audio performance than their predecessors, and feature an updated look and design. Music is reproduced with improved depth and clarity, and the new contoured styling creates a closer, more comfortable fit.

The OE2i headphones come with an inline remote and microphone that lets owners interact with select Apple products, including the latest iPhone, iPod, iPad, MacBook and MacBook Pro models. Users can easily control volume, tracks, and voice applications — and switch between music and calls on an iPhone. The OE2 headphones come with a standard audio cable.

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A Musical and Interactive Evening With Peter Buffett at the Hong Kong Apple Store

Warren’s son comes to town to play first Apple Store concert.

Peter Buffet came to town to play his very first Apple Store! The son of the famous investor Warren Buffet, he put on an interesting music concert mixed with interactive talk piece in Hong Kong this past Tuesday.

Buffet spoke to us about how Apple helps him create music digitally (on a Mac Pro tower with Qbase) and how he uses his iPhone (3GS!) to jot down notes and use as a scratchpad. His book Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment has been translated into 14 languages and is available in Traditional and Simplified Chinese.

Having gone to Stanford with Apple’s former VP of Retail, Ron Johnson, Peter was invited to perform here at the Hong Kong Apple store much to the delight of journalists and the evening shoppers at the IFC Mall.

He told us his father encouraged him to do what he loves and not necessarily follow him into finance and to do what his passion was. And it seems in those terms, father and son are in the exact same line of business.

For the latest Hong Kong Apple Store events stay tuned to this page at the official Apple site. More on Peter Buffet at his site here.

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Bowers & Wilkins Releases New C5 In-ear Headphones

B&W bring their renowned audio wizardry to your ears.

Hi-end audio experts Bowers & Wilkins have announced the release of their new C5 noise isolating in-ear headphones.

The C5 headphones are the most affordable product in the Bowers & Wilkins consumer audio line but truth be told, provide a sound quality that would justify a much heftier price tag.  The C5 combines an array of new sound technologies to deliver its superior audio quality.

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JVC Launches Studio Quality Headphones for Hong Kong Audiophiles

JVC pumps up the volume into your brain with the HA-MX10.

Hong Kong will be the first and currently only place outside of Japan that will be officially allowed to sell the new JVC HA-MX10 headphones.

The headphones are the product of many years of collaboration with Victor Studios and the HA-MX10 is the culmination of both companies combined efforts. The new HA-MX10 studio quality headphones adopts JVC’s latest drive unit technology which will give you the best sound reproduction for both musical instruments and voice while you are recording in studio.

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