Nov 21st, 2008 · More feature-length films are available on the Internet. However, some epic films may never be truly appreciated on a laptop. Critics have come up with a list of top ten movies that should never be watched online.
Oct 10th, 2008 · Mash-up artist Girl Talk may feature more than 300 samples on his new album, Feed the Animals, but creator Greg Gillis says that he has only 100 MP3s on his laptop. He's more interested in the bits and pieces of music, even when it's only a split second.
Aug 27th, 2008 · It was an ambitious promise to children in the third world. The project has had trouble with its leadership, its finances, and competitors. Instead of the legacy of education for third-world children, OLPC has spurred an industry in low-cost small laptops for consumers.
Aug 5th, 2008 · The sounds of Azeda Booth are full and lush, exploratory and eclectic, and perfect for listening on headphones. In Flesh Tones, the Canadian band's first full-length album, is a beautiful foray into dreamy, hypnotic electro-rock, full of vast atmospheric soundscapes and introverted laptop music.
Jun 24th, 2008 · Immokalee, FL, is the largest center for migrant farmworkers on the East Coast. Juan Medina, a former agricultural worker, is part of a town effort to help the children of migrant farmworkers in school. His new tool is free laptops.
Jun 9th, 2008 · These days, all it takes to make great music is a laptop and a mic. That said, it doesn't hurt if you also have a voice that channels Ben Gibbard, not to mention a keen sense for layering electronic blips and synths with real instruments. Mike Boggs, aka We Were Pirates, recorded his debut five-song EP, The Wolf, on his trusty iBook using the program GarageBand and two microphones. The homespun product is soft, beautifully textured electronic pop perfectly tailored for headphones listening.
May 22nd, 2008 · The music of Mt. Wilson repeater sounds like it's about to swerve off a cliff. The songs lurch drunkenly into the night with rambling, off-kilter rhythms, glitchy digital textures and the occasional, dizzying slide guitar. The band says it sounds like "chimps smashing laptops for birthday cake." Whatever that means, it all makes for some delicious ear-candy on the band's self-titled debut album, out now on Eastern Fiction records.
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