Archive for the 'Radio' Category

Fans to build own radio as Slacker takes on iPod

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Is it an iPod? Is it an old-fashioned transistor radio? These are the questions the Slacker portable digital music player will have to answer when it hits U.S. stores this month. NEW YORK–Is it an iPod? Is it an old-fashioned transistor radio? These are the questions the Slacker portable…
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U.K. defense ministry may sell radio spectrum

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Spectrum now held by the Ministry of Defense and other government entities could fetch as much as $40 billion at auction. The British government, including the Ministry of Defense, will be able to share or trade some of the most valuable radio spectrum in the country under new…
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Researchers make tiny radio from nanotubes

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Nanoradios may end up outperforming current silicon-based electronics, University of Illinois researcher says in PNAS study. Transistor radios tinier than a grain of sand, made using nanotechnology, cannot only tune in to the traffic report, but they may end up outperforming current silicon-based electronics, U.S. researchers said Monday….
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My music, my way

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Last.fm got a lot of ink for what really was a half step, says CNET News.com’s Charles Cooper. Digital music consumers are still waiting to see the real deal. Wall Street’s been manic and office pools are springing up around the country wagering when CNBC pitchman Jim Cramer…
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Study children and cell phones, experts advise

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Young people will have a longer period of radio frequency exposure since they’ll likely start using wireless devices earlier in life. Researchers should study more children and pregnant women in trying to figure out if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health, the U.S. National Research…
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