Sound Blaster Wireless Rock Speaker is made to look like a rock, or a boulder, though it is definitely not as hard or heavy as one. It is meant to blend in when placed outside, in the backyard  for instance. But, it will deliver high-quality sound while staying camouflaged and adding a touch of immersion when engaging in a barbecue or some other recreational activity.

The product has all the features it needs to both perform and survive in such scenarios. For one, it connects to any host PCwireless, though it can also communicate with other devices capable of music playback. Creative implemented 2.4GHz wireless technology that has a range of up to 30 meters (100 feet) in order to provide this capability. The other major aspect is the fact that it is waterproof, All in all, the speaker measures 30.5 x 28.5 x 35 cm, weighs 6.3 kg and has a 165 mm woofer, as well as two tweeters and 20 watts per channel of power.

The Creative Sound Blaster Wireless Outdoor Rock Speaker comes with a detachable, rechargeable Li-ion battery, which means that the woes of cables through the grass can be bypassed entirely. According to the company, it can keep the speaker operational for up to 6 hours of continuous audio playback. Pre-orders can already be set, for $200.

When she’s not promoting a film or some product she may be endorsing, Cameron Diaz likes to live her life away from the glare of the cameras and the noisy tabloids. However, when she’s doing the media rounds, there are only a handful of topics she never touches, and these include dishing out details of her personal life. The rest, as her interview for the August 2010 issue of Harper’s Bazaar shows, is fair game.

“People always say, Oh, you haven’t changed at all, despite the fame. But I believe that fame makes you become who you are more clearly… When all the doors are open for you, you have to set boundaries for yourself. If you don’t have a good upbringing, the danger is that you’ll take advantage of those limitless opportunities, and then you lose your [head],” Diaz says of what she makes of fame and the celebrity culture. “I’m more accountable for my behavior because everyone sees me. Everyone talks about me,” she add, saying she tries her best never to ask for or expect preferential treatment.

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According to her SCRAM device reported and based on what the media is saying, Lindsay Lohan may already be off the sobriety bandwagon. After the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, the alcohol-monitoring device went red, which means it detected traces of alcohol in Lindsay’s blood, which in turns means that the star may have violated the conditions of her parole. While Lohan insists she didn’t drink anything the entire night, she may already be in deep trouble, People magazine says.

“Something set off Lindsay Lohan’s alcohol-monitoring bracelet – and that set off a judge. An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for the actress by the same Los Angeles judge who earlier issued a warrant when Lohan failed to show up to court. Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel found Lohan violated the terms of her bail and upped her bail to $200,000. A bond was later posted, sparing Lohan from being arrested until a hearing takes place next month,” People write.

“A source close to the case tells People the court-ordered alcohol-monitoring bracelet, called a SCRAM device, was triggered Sunday evening during an MTV Movie Awards after-party. District Attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison says the device was set off by ‘an alcohol-related violation.’ Lohan, 23, was fitted with the bracelet last month as part of her probation case after two DUI convictions. On her Twitter page, Lohan denies being in violation of bail. ‘My scram wasn’t set off,’ she writes in a series of Tweets full of misspellings, grammar errors and profanity,” the mag further says.

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Wow! It may have just been the first big awards show of the year, but Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep shared a win – and a kiss – at the 15th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in Hollywood, making for an entertaining night.

This has been presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association; the Critics’ Choice is considered an accurate prediction of Oscar winners. The Hurt Locker emerged as the big winner of the night taking home two top awards (best picture of the year and best director). Director Kathryn Bigelow’s win made her the first female ever to take best director honors at this awards ceremony – something that would too make history at the Academy Awards. She received a standing ovation from ex-husband and fellow nominee, Avatar’s James Cameron.

For the best actor category in a leading role, Jeff Bridges was bestowed the top honor. Fellow nominee George Clooney was absent as, according to his rep, he prepares to host the Jan. 22 Haiti telethon. Other winners were: Mo’nique for best supporting actress for her role in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire; Inglourious Basterds’s Christoph Waltz for best supporting actor; The Hangover for best comedy movie; and Avatar for winning best action movie.

The star-studded night also saw Matt Damon and wife Luciana chatting with Morgan Freeman. Zac Efron and Zoe Saldana shared some banter as they presented best song together, and a newly single Susan Sarandon stepped up in a sexy cocktail dress to present the best picture award.

According to the news, couple of weeks ago while working on her tan, Miley Cyrus managed to get her name in the media again, this time, without actually meaning to do so. Her pink two-piece swimsuit revealed a small tattoo on her ribcage, reading “Just Breathe.” In the latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar, the singer and actress explains the meaning behind the new ink.

The issue of how Miley dresses and whether she should get a tattoo or not have long been debated in the media, with some inclining to believe she should be more careful about such things because of her young following and her status as a role model. The tattoo, though, was never meant to be seen by the world or, more importantly, as some act of rebellion against whatever, she says in the interview.

“The script handwriting is her mother’s, and the meaning is significant: One of Miley’s closest friends died of cystic fibrosis in 2007, and both of her grandfathers died of lung cancer. ‘It reminds me not to take things for granted, I mean, breathing – that was something none of them could do, the most basic thing,’ she says. ‘And I put it near my heart because that is where they will always be’”.

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Ending the months of speculation about whether Lindsay Lohan’s drastic weight loss was due to an addiction either to alcohol or drugs, her own father Michael Lohan, tells Radar Online that his daughter is hooked on prescription pills. Michael also claims he’s speaking out now to the media because he feels an intervention must be staged for Lindsay, before she ends up like Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson, or DJ AM.

His daughter is no longer the person he knew while he was still married to his now-ex wife Dina Lohan, Michael reveals. Lindsay is abusing prescription drugs and they are not allowing her to be herself, slowly killing her personality and, at the same time, her career. The many “enablers” she has surrounded herself with in recent years don’t want him to help Lindsay, he further says, which is why he chose to make the addiction public in the media.

According to him, the addiction to pills is also the reason why Lindsay can’t get a proper acting job right now, because it obviously interferes with her acting. Lindsay is extremely talented, but she’s so heavily medicated these days, that she’s hardly able to be herself, let alone play a character for a movie, Michael dishes out. This is why he has made the decision to pull all the stops and save her from certain death – because that’s where Lindsay must be heading, her father says.