Mad Catz Interactive, Inc is to bring a new product to market; The Warhead 7.1 Wireless Surround Headset for the Xbox 360 by Tritton.
The Warhead 7.1 is the first headset in the world for the console that doesn’t need to have a cable attached to deliver two-way communication, giving one less thing for a pet to jump and claw at.
“We believe premium products such as the Warhead 7.1 have longer product life spans and offer the best means for us to target competitive and passionate gamers who demand the best.”
said Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc.
“In addition to our focus on creating new products, we also look forward to leveraging our expanded geographic footprint and worldwide sales and marketing initiatives to bring added visibility to this one-of-a-kind product.”
The headset uses 5.8GHz wireless technology to make sure pretty much everything cannot interfere with the signal.
Most wireless devices feature a 2.4GHz frequency and these can be affected by all kinds of devices around the house, including cordless phones, bluetooth devices, wi-fi routers, and microwave ovens if you happen to play in a kitchen… This device then uses a less crowded frequency, guaranteed to give clearer sound less prone to issues.
The Warhead features Dolby Headphone 7.1 surround sound, which gives a virtual surround sound effect, that actually usually works pretty well depending on the source.
It uses clever software to trick the brain into thinking the sound from the 2 stereo speakers is actually coming from all around by mimicking how the ears collect sound, and how the brain perceives these differences in sound from different directions.
This technology is similar to how binaural sound works, and listening to this demo may freak you out, but it is pretty amazing to listen to.
To record, a specially made realistic head that is full of water is placed in a room with the 2 ears containing a microphone each. This mimics the head, and adds special characteristics to the recordings the human ears receive which otherwise with standard recording equipment wouldn’t occur. Dolby Headphone technology tries to simulate this.
Just make sure you are listening with headphones, and simple stereo ones will do the job just fine. You should actually feel the sound, and should hear it coming from all directions. Try these Youtube videos out:
Demo 2 – Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata
Cool huh?
Twin ‘Hot-swappable’ rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs give fast battery changes, and different Selectable Voice Monitoring, and EQ modes deliver the best sound for different situations, and comes with an on-screen battery-indicator display so you know when you should change.
For more information on The Warhead 7.1, visit Tritton
