Not exact matches
When he co-founded Impinj at the turn of the
century, Diorio thought its new
technology would improve the performance of
radio frequency used by cell phones.
While FM
radio is over a
century old and has been superseded by other broadcasting
technologies — including satellite — it remains one of the most reliable forms of communication around.
And I am not suggesting that tweets from the chamber should be protected by parliamentary privilege... But in this age of immediate crowd - sourced mass communication, the idea that the Commons chamber can cut itself off from modern
technology and social media is as doomed as when written reports of Commons debates were banned in the 18th
century, or when discussion of current Commons business on the
radio was not allowed until the 1950s, or, indeed, as obsolete as the ban on television itself before 1989.
Since the era of mass communications really began - towards the end of the nineteenth
century -
technology has completely reset the way political consultants work on two occasions: firstly, during the inter-war period, when
radio became commonplace and politicians had the chance to speak directly to the masses; and secondly, in the 1950s and 60s, when TV ownership mushroomed and politicians could construct and project image on a massive scale.
Since
radio towers began climbing over towns and cities in the early 20th
century, the air has grown thick with wireless communication, the platform on which
radio, television, cellphones, satellite broadcasts, Wi - Fi, GPS, remote controls and hundreds of other
technologies rely.
Because both public and private schooling have been deeply embedded in society for the past three
centuries, educational
technology (by which I mean the various communication and information devices and processes that administrators and teachers use to make schooling efficient and effective) also has a rich history (e.g., textbooks, chalkboard, film,
radio, computers).
Much as climate deniers hate the implications of 21st
century technology, and despite the best efforts of the Fox news / talk
radio disinformation machine — time does have a way of moving forward, and change happens.
I've been helpfully proposing that every project we discuss is a nail for which this newfangled podcasting hammer would be the perfect tool and teasing her about the cutting edge nature of this
technology, which has had native support within iTunes since 2005, and is really but a short technological hop from old - fashioned
radio serials that have been extant for almost a
century.