Radio

description of the radio, the emphasized quality of the radio is not its size, but its aesthetic dissonance. "Irene was proud of her living room...[but] the new radio stood among her intimate possessions like an aggressive intruder"(Cheever 251). The constant remarks in regard to the radio's physical appeal serve as more than mere initial speculation, and rather as a forewarning. As Jim and Irene Westcott soon discover, what they are in possession of is no ordinary radio. The radio has the…

The innovation of the RFID chip or the Radio Frequency Identification has been a critical piece of technology that has been around since the 1950’s.. There are several methods of identification, but the most common is to store a serial number that identifies a person or object, and perhaps other information, on a microchip known as identity chip. A microchip implant could be used as a virtual barricade, to limit movement, and even to act as a tag for prisoners. In the realm of medicine, it could…

In the short story “The Enormous Radio,” John Cheever describes for us what happens when people get addicted to anything, similar to what we saw in Fitzgerald’s Babylon Revisited. He shows how by obtaining a certain item, people get haunted with its function and can’t control themselves until it starts to affect their own lives. In this story, the abruption of the smooth sailing life of the Westcott family was the enormous radio that Jim bought for his wife Irene. People that are high up…

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is a wireless technology that uses radio waves to read and capture information stored on a tag. A RFID reader can read the tag from upto several feet away. However unlike barcode, it does not need to be within direct line-of-sight of the reader to be scanned. There are two different type of tags: one is passive tag which collects energy from a nearby RFID reader 's radio waves; and another one is active tag that has a…

While Spotify and Pandora have gained numerous subscribers in internet radio, they have not financially been successful like SiriusXM. SiriusXM is a satellite radio provider that offers more than 175 channels with many popular channels commercial free. Sirius radio is offered in cars, boats, RV, and factories. It also offers information on weather, fuel prices and sports scores and scheduling. What makes this radio industry so successful is the voice-activated personal assistants such as Amazon…

Radio-frequency identification also known as RFID is the use of wireless technology that uses electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the purpose of automatically identifying and tracking RFID tags that are attached to objects. The RFID tags will have information that is electronically stored. Some of the tags will be powered by an electromagnetic induction from magnetic fields that are produced near the readers. Certain RFID tags will collect energy from the reader’s radio waves and will…

NFC and RFID Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a wireless use of electromagnetic fields to transfer data, aiming to automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. Near Field Communication (NFC) is one specific type of RFID, and shares many physical properties with it. The differences between NFC and RFID is that many extra properties were developed for NFC to enable secure mobile payments. 1.1. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) RFID was first patented in…

Introduction RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology is a rapidly expanding technology being utilized more and more in our daily life. This paper will explain the history, uses, benefits, obstacles and innovations of RFID. I will examine why it is being employed by so many industries and what can limit its expansion. RFID Background RFID types consist of either passive systems, which do not have an internal power source, or active systems, which have a power supply and can…

the Radio Star" by The Buggles. In addition to its ~ this song expresses a theme of older technology being overshadowed by newer, more advanced technology. Trevor Horn met Geoffrey Downes at an audition for Tina Charles’ backing band in 1976. While neither of them got the part, the two got along and kept up communications. In 1977 the two got together to form the group The Buggles with Downes on the keyboard and Horn on vocals. The duo worked on writing and recording…

Corporation. These 3 conglomerates held control of many, if not all, of the most prominent media outlets in 2002. Media diversity has long been a problem especially via the radio. Media diversity is the misrepresentation of minorities and the constant same media being given to the public. For example, listening to multiple radio stations and they are playing the same music over and over. This is a lack of media diversity. Media ownership has reduced…