Title: All-in-one Nettops resurrecting desktop market

Author: Erica Ogg

Website: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/04/15/cnet.all.in.one.nettops/index.html?eref=rss_tech
The article “All-in-one Nettops resurrecting desktop market” is about a new category of computers that that is basically a cheaper and simpler computer. The new type of computer is called a nettop and has less capabilities than a normal desktop or laptop but is about half of the price. They were created about a year ago and experts thought they would plummet to bankruptcy but with the sudden change in the economy they are now booming. The targeted audience is people who only need a computer for basic things like using the internet and basic computing. Experts say this is a great thing for the computer world and the economy.
I think nettops are a great idea and are going to make a lot of money. When you think about all the people out there now that have a computer and don’t use or even know 80% of the things their computer does. I know I only use some of my computers capabilities and really have no intentions of ever using them. For only a couple hundred dollars you can buy a computer that is everything you need, how can you beat that? The computers even run on a Windows XP or Linux. The only down side is the screens are smaller, which doesn’t matter, and they aren’t very portable. These problems don’t even matter because anyone who would buy these computers obviously doesn’t use them very often and doesn’t need a portable computer. I think these are going to make a lot of money over the next few years

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Title:  “Brain Wave Chick” Digitally Performs Mind Music

Author: Sara Lipka

 

The article “Brain Wave Chick” Digitally Performs Mind Music is about a woman that basically plays music through her brain waves.  In order to do this she places a headband on her head on stage and presses three different electrodes to her brain’s frontal lobe.  She has a Bluetooth adapter that sends the brainwaves to her computer to which then converts it into music that is played through a synthesizer.  She claims that she just goes on stage and meditates because the calm brainwaves make the best music.  She makes this music in an attempt that the audience will realize that there is more clarity in a calm mindset than a one with much anxiety. 

            I think this woman has a great idea of creating a new type of music and I think many people will enjoy this music.  It is a wave of the future in the music industry but I think it is a slightly loony idea.  What I don’t understand is just how the computer is going to convert the music in an in sync manner.  If someone made a program for her that plays good music on brainwaves then maybe the program is just making the music in the first place.  I think her brainwaves might have nothing to do with it because it doesn’t seem very logical to me.  If the woman is crazy enough to come up with an idea of brainwaves making music then I think any kind of computer programmer could sell her their product to produce her music.