I’m a huge fan of Guitar Hero 3 for Wii, but not with the standard vanilla guitar. While it does come with some stickers that you can plaster all over the white plastic, it somehow misses the mark in terms of style. I checked out some of the skins that I’ve seen at electronics stores and was similarly unimpressed.

So what else was I to do, but create my own skin? Tego offers custom cell phone and GH3 skins that you can apply and remove whenever you would like. You can choose the background color, insert text, or choose a picture from their art library. The coolest part is that you can also upload a picture, resize or turn it, and make your skin truly custom!

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I borrowed the artwork from Linkin Park’s Reanimation inside cover, uploaded it, and had it shipped. It took a while to process my order and ship it from Canada, but it was worth the wait. Getting it flat on such a large surface was really challenging and I probably could have spent more time getting it aligned. The skin also came with a Wii-mote skin to blend with the whole guitar! It’s a really cool way to finish the look.

This is so sick. The folks at Kidrobot really outdid themselves this time. They have two custom snowboard styles, complete with Jacket, Snowpants and Burton Boards.

Mmmmm… purple robot head.

Nintendo recently released a ‘Zapper’ gun accessory to allow two-handed machine gun like grip for shooting games, while keeping the nunchuck available for movement. I had a chance to play around with the Zapper and Link’s Crossbow training. I’m a huge fan of shooting games in general and it was an enjoyable play. It’s not really a full game, as we managed to beat it (albeit with all Bronze) in just one night.

Overall, it was a thoroughly enjoyable mini-game. The grip is slightly awkward and takes a while to get used to. As a righty, I ended up using my left hand for the trigger and my right hand to hold the zapper and use the joystick. With some practice, this got a bit more comfortable.

However, the telltale Wii sensor lag was still very evident. Frankly, I’ve been worried that shooting games for the Wii are not worthwhile. Then I found a game with smooth tracking, although only nominally a shooter and with poor overall controls. That game is Raving Rabbids 2. I said it… the best tracking and targeting I’ve seen yet.

Resident Evil? Red Steel? Take a hint from those crazy little evil rabbits. Aaaaaghhhh!

Not only do these headphones look sweet, they’re also state of the art, sound-isolating, and chock full of base. Dre worked along with Monster, the folks behind uber high quality audio and visual Monster Cables, to create these headphones that pick up low-frequency bass sounds better than anything on the market. How much for these beauties? 400 bones. That’s no joke.

With beats like that, who could forget about Dre?

Now you can get fresh gear from Kickballers in Georgetown online. Their online store carries a wide selection of tshirts, denim and music accessories. They also list their sneakers, skate decks and vinyl toys.

Kickballers opened their store in April of 2007 and has already become a prominent institution in the DC urban style scene. Check the blog here to keep up on new arrivals, sales, and in-store events.