Radio music is so old, the only good thing radio is for is for the news. Everything else is full of emo and crappy rap music. (note: i fine rap OK, I just hate the new rap music that is just plain ghetto).
But what I think is even more amazing is that even with the advent of satellite radio, HD radio, cellular broadband, etc, etc
That we still use AM! I'm not saying its necessarily a bad things, its just interesting to see that "superior" mediums don't necessarily kill off old technology. I mean, how long has AM been around? A very long time. Just like how the TV never killed off the newspaper.
I dunno about emo and crappy rap...I like the programming on my local Public radio station. Free of emo, rap and commercials! As a nice side bonus they actually keep me informed about what's going on in the world!
Yes, people DO still use AM. It still serves a purpose and is one of the oldest modulation schemes out there.
The reason for using it in this case was probably simplicity. It is EXTREMELY easy to use just about anything as a detector for AM. Ever build a crystal radio? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_radio)
I could be wrong but the way I understand it this isn't much different, it just uses a higher tech version of the crystal (carbon nanotubes). Perhaps someone who was involved in the project could clarify if I'm wrong...
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Radio music is so old, the only good thing radio is for is for the news. Everything else is full of emo and crappy rap music. (note: i fine rap OK, I just hate the new rap music that is just plain ghetto).
Well, anyways, thats an awesome breakthrough.
Agreed.
But what I think is even more amazing is that even with the advent of satellite radio, HD radio, cellular broadband, etc, etc
That we still use AM! I'm not saying its necessarily a bad things, its just interesting to see that "superior" mediums don't necessarily kill off old technology. I mean, how long has AM been around? A very long time. Just like how the TV never killed off the newspaper.
I think its just really interesting =)
I dunno about emo and crappy rap...I like the programming on my local Public radio station. Free of emo, rap and commercials! As a nice side bonus they actually keep me informed about what's going on in the world!
@paul34
Yes, people DO still use AM. It still serves a purpose and is one of the oldest modulation schemes out there.
The reason for using it in this case was probably simplicity. It is EXTREMELY easy to use just about anything as a detector for AM. Ever build a crystal radio? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_radio)
I could be wrong but the way I understand it this isn't much different, it just uses a higher tech version of the crystal (carbon nanotubes). Perhaps someone who was involved in the project could clarify if I'm wrong...