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...ducking payment for artistic content—CDs, movies, cable TV—as something no more serious than lifting paper cups from the dining hall. They get their songs and movies free and give them freely. Unlike their parents, they’re not fazed by LCD screens; they e-read on their laptops and smart phones more than they read on paper. Why pay $20 for a book, they ask, when you can download it for free? And these consumers will not suddenly become accustomed to buying books as they grow older; instead, they’ll pass...
KERMIT stars in music video for indie band LCD Soundsystem. Snap up Rowlf, Vampire Weekend...
...third time round in the last decade or so, people have wised up. There is a group of artists, on both sides of the Atlantic, who seem averse to nostalgia. One hub of activity is New York based label DFA Records, founded by Tim Goldsworthy and LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy. Murphy’s been pushing conversion to the disco ideals for almost a decade now, to growing success, along with groups like London’s Hot Chip and Melbourne’s Cut Copy. Their music is faster, deeper, and more likely to rattle you than anything...
Although my testers were partial to the Zi6's 2.4-in. LCD screen (they deemed the Mino's 1.5-incher "small" even for 11-year-old eyes), they felt the Kodak unit was too confusing overall. They didn't understand the "extra buttons"--a teensy joystick and two buttons that allow you to record, play back and delete, as well as zoom or switch to lower, less-memory-consuming video quality. They abandoned the Kodak after half an hour...
...have a greater range of colors, including true black. The New York Times said Sony’s XEL-1 was like “looking out a window. With the glass missing.” OLEDs have much superior viewing angles, so that, unlike the typical laptop LCD screen, they won’t go dark when you turn your head away from perpendicular. But the coolest aspect of all is that they can be “printed,” using an inkjet printer, onto other materials. That means you can wear a shirt with a video...