Cobain in "Guitar Hero 5,' NFL Blackouts And More
Kurt Cobain appears as an unlockable playable character in Activision's Guitar Hero 5. In the video above, his avatar sings several songs including Bon Jovi's You Give Love A Bad Name. (Via YouTube)
In today's All Tech Considered segment, women in fantasy football leagues are discussed, as are these other tech topics:
- The NFL is compromising on its long-standing practice of blacking out games in markets where games haven't sold out. It will tape-delay games at NFL.com for free in those markets. The catch is that there will be an 8-to-11 hour delay before the games can be watched.
- Apple introduced an interesting new feature on its iPod Nano last week: FM radio that can be paused for up to 15 minutes. The future is now!
- Meanwhile, other MP3 players have had FM tuners built-in for years. And the new Zune HD will offer HD Radio. (But no recording/pausing that we know of for that format.)
- Courtney Love is very unhappy about Kurt Cobain's likeness being used in Activision's Guitar Hero 5 to sing songs other than those from Nirvana's catalog. But where is the outrage over multiple Johnny Cash avatars singing Public Enemy?
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