Richard Garriott better known as Lord British the creator of the longest running RPG series, Ultima, is setting out for the frontier, the final frontier. On  the 12th of  October Richard will follow the footsteps of his astronaut father and launch into space on board a russian Soyuz capsule. Razer pledged to donate 25 cents for each farewell message that get's posted on this webpage between October 1 – 12, 2008 to the Challenger Foundation which in remembrance of the tragic accident of the space shuttle Challenger seeks to  foster students and childrens interest in space and support a long-term interest in science, and technology. Razer additionally gives away three sets of  Lachesis and Destructor mouse pads plus 20 Razer Moray earphones to random participants.

Today I had a chance to take a closer look at Razer's new headset the Razer Megalodon. For the name, its a shark or  better it was a shark since it's extinct for quite a while (1.6 million years). Afaik it's the first time that Razer names one of the products after an extinct species. They must be runnig out of names. Anyway, after the not overly successful  Barracuda sound system the community will be very sceptic about a new headset from Razer, especially a surround version. So what's different now? First, Razer no longer tries to implement a 5.1 speaker system into a headphone. It's a stereo headset. So how do they get a 3 dimensional soundscape? It's called head-related transfer function (HRTF) or binaural recording. It processes a given sound by taking into account the diffraction and reflection properties of the human head and ears. It's not a new invention and has been implemented before with known brands as A3D and Sensaura. Razer claims that they have made significant improvements to this technology. Enough to make it suitable for gaming.

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Ok, the GC 08 kicks off.Razer's booth seems to get bigger and bigger every year. Looks like a castle and the staff members really need some extra protection. Feels like Razer fans would kill for a T-Shirt. Click here to see some movies of the Razer booth.