The seed of the idea, we came back from Further Confusion, and we were all post-con jazzed up. We knew what we wanted to see at a convention, and while wandering the Grand Sierra Resort, we were struck by the large accommodating hallways, how everything was in one central location and the extra amenities available.
The Konami LaserScope. The Konami LaserScope is a head-mounted light gun used with and licensed for the Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. It was originally released in 1990 in Japan for the Famicom under the name Gun Sight. It was designed for the game Laser Invasion, but works with any game compatible with the NES Zapper.
The Early Days. 1919 headphones originated from the earpiece, and were the only way to listen to electrical audio signals before amplifiers were developed. The first truely successful set was developed by Nathaniel Baldwin, who made then by hand in his kitchen and sold them to the U.S. Navy. 1937 German company Beyerdynamic invented and produced the first dynamic headphones, the DT-48, which are still in production today.