Guitar Hero reality TV show, concert in works?

If friends and family don't make up a big enough audience for your at-home rock concerts, rumor has it you may get to parade your Guitar Hero skills before all of America one day. Asked about the future of the wildly popular Hero franchise, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick told the Hollywood Reporter that "it might make for a good TV show or a good concert tour".

We don't know exactly what a Guitar Hero reality TV show would look like, but if it sticks to the standard reality format, it will probably be full of backstabbing, cat fights, and makeout sessions! And maybe a few smashed guitars.

But not to worry, players. You'll have plenty to keep you practicing while you wait for Guitar Hero: Exile Island to start filming.

Among the newly announced titles from Activision Blizzard are DJ Hero, which taps into your spinning skills with a controller shaped like a turntable; Band Hero, which features top-40 hits and caters to younger players; and Guitar Hero: Van Halen, which will, well, let you run with the devil.
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SwitchEasy turns iPod shuffle 3G chocolaty

You have your iPod shuffle 3G clipped on your arm when working out and it looks cool. So now, how about making it look yummy, too?
You can start by putting it in a ChocoShuffle, a new protective case for the iPod shuffle 3G from SwitchEasy.

The first thing that came to mind when I saw the photos of the ChocoShuffle was that I just wanted to take a bite out of it. The case looks exactly like a piece of chocolate.

It even comes in three colors, representing different kinds of chocolate: Milk, white, and strawberry. It's made out of shockproof silicon and offers a non-slip thumb grip.

Is it a coincidence that a tasty piece of chocolate happens to have the perfect size and shape to be a protective case for an MP3 player? Probably. But it's still a neat idea.

The ChocoSuffle is available now and costs a little more than a Hershey bar, at US$9.

Now the problem is, will the ChocoShuffle make it harder for those who are on a diet? Or will the fact that it's not actually edible help with their willpower? I'll just stick with my iPhone for now.

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Mother's Day gift idea, Nintendo style

Nintendo seems to acknowledge the fact that moms love cooking, and wants to help reinforce this with the Nintendo DS Lite Green Spring Bundle which comes with the Personal Trainer: Cooking title and a matching carrying case. It is available online from Amazon for about S$205 (US$129).

Personal Trainer: Cooking is a cooking guide with global recipes selected by the Tsuji Cooking Academy in Japan. The software features guided voice instructions from food preparation to cooking, images and video clips for the more complex cooking steps. It also has voice control, a built in cooking timer as well as an interactive shopping list for ingredients.

Unfortunately, there's no mention of availability of this bundle from Singapore's official distributor, but you can still get the items separately, save for the funky green carrying case. So go ahead, show how much you love your mom, and expect something new for dinner.

Kelvin Low is CNET Asia's very own go-to intern for Music & Play. When he's not fiddling with gadgets or setting up new PC rigs, he can be found hitting the dirt tracks on his mountain bike. Kelvin is currently studying mass communications at Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore. Email Kelvin.

Nike Aero Sport Headphones scoff at your sweat

There are two major reasons to swap out the headphones that came packaged with your MP3 player. The first is sound quality, and the second is fit.

The two are not mutually exclusive, but you may place emphasis on one over the other depending on your device usage. If you mainly use your MP3 player at the gym, getting a pair of headphones that both fit securely and offer some sweat resistance is key.

The US$40 Nike Aero Sport Headphones certainly fit the bill there, and although music doesn't sound great through this set, the sleek and sweatproof design may appeal to some.
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Sony's Patapon 2 unleashes its rhythm magic download-only

Today, Sony releases a brand-new game for the PSP, and there will be no UMD in sight. Patapon 2, the sequel to last year's well-reviewed rhythm-warfare-strategy game, is the first major-release game to go download-only for Sony's veteran portable. It was a deliberate decision, too: In Asia and Europe, Patapon 2 was released on disc. To get the game in the US, you can either download through a PS3 or PC and sync with the PSP or use the PSP's built-in PSN store on May 7, or go to a US local store like GameStop today, where you'll get an empty box with a download code inside.

This isn't the PSP's first download-only game--Echochrome and Flow, just to name a few, also went this path. But whereas those games were priced like DLC titles at US$9.99, Patapon 2's price point (US$19.95) and file size (362MB) are UMD-equivalent. So, consider this Sony's first shot across the bow signaling the beginning of the end of the UMD format. But apart from the UMD-free hype, how does the game play?
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