“Heartbeats by Lady Gaga” offer a high-performance headphone option that doubles as a high-tech fashion accessory or attractive piece of jewelry. They feature a multi-faceted, glossy surface and high-tech build materials, with a jewel-inspired earpiece cosmetic. They will be available in three separate cosmetic styles, including a metallicized body with a rose red jewel-shaped earpiece, metallicized body with an all chrome jewel-shaped earpiece and a black-on-black body and jewel-shaped earpiece design.

“Heartbeats by Lady Gaga” come in a beautifully designed red carrying case and with an assortment of eartips to ensure maximum comfort and fit for every wearer. They also feature Monster’s exclusive flat cable design that not only integrates into the look and feel of Heartbeats, but makes them tangle-resistant.

Monster has teamed with Best Buy for the launch of Heartbeats by Lady Gaga, which are available for pre-order exclusively at BestBuy.com and will be available in all Best Buy stores on October 18.

Different Versions of “Heartbeats by Lady Gaga”:
To provide all consumers with a choice of the perfect “Heartbeats by Lady Gaga” headphones for them, they are being made available in several different versions, including models in various cosmetic stylings with or without the ControlTalk cable feature. In addition, for discriminating music fans who want to experience an even more thrilling level of audio power, clarity and dynamics, combined with the ultimate in high fashion, Monster is making available the stunning Heartbeats by Lady Gaga Haute Couture Ultra High Definition Headphones, featuring fine-tuned sonic technologies for unprecedented audio quality. Different “Heartbeats by Lady Gaga” versions and pricing as follows:

Heartbeats by Lady Gaga: Basic model (not including ControlTalk), available in all three colors, metallicized body with rose red earpiece, metallicized body with all chrome earpieces and black-on-black body and earpiece design. (SRP: $119.95 –currently available for pre-order exclusively online at BestBuy.com® and in Best Buy stores on October 18).

Heartbeats by Lady Gaga: Basic model, with ControlTalk, available in black-on-black body and earpiece design only. (SRP: $149.95 – available by late October 2009.)
Heartbeats by Lady Gaga Haute Couture Ultra High Definition Headphones: With ControlTalk, available in metallicized body with rose red jewel-shaped crystal earpiece design. (SRP: $179.95 – available just in time for the holidays.)

The ControlTalk remote and mic are supported by iPod nano (4th and 5th generation), iPod classic (120GB), iPod touch (2nd generation), and iPhone 3GS and newer, but not all, Blackberry models. The remote is supported by iPod shuffle (3rd generation). Audio is supported by all iPod models. Requires software version 1.0.3 for iPod nano (4th or 5th generation), 2.0.1 for iPod classic (120GB), and 2.2 or later for iPod touch (2nd generation). Support for Blackberry varies by model. Subject to change.