Comments on: Berkeley Team Builds World’s Smallest FM Radio http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:17:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: EUGENE http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-713375 EUGENE Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:10:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-713375 <p>"i think it would be better if the nanotube will be integrated to cellphones inorder for the user can receive HD-fm/am and HD-tv"</p> “i think it would be better if the nanotube will be integrated to cellphones inorder for the user can receive HD-fm/am and HD-tv”

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-644313 Jesse Kopelman Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:19:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-644313 <p>Brad, all of the digital and hybrid radio broadcast systems do this. In the US, just get an HD Radio and you will have such features (HD radio is broadcast over the FM band).</p> Brad, all of the digital and hybrid radio broadcast systems do this. In the US, just get an HD Radio and you will have such features (HD radio is broadcast over the FM band).

]]> By: Don Jones http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-642508 Don Jones Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:14:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-642508 <p>I could use a nanoradio on the pointy tip of a needle...</p> I could use a nanoradio on the pointy tip of a needle…

]]> By: Brad http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-641919 Brad Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:10:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-641919 <p>I don't know the specifics of FM but I've never understood why the manufacures and radio heads have limited FM to audio only. It would be really cool if they would have included something like the MP3 ID3 tags for the file, photo of album cover, facts about the song/artist/album.</p> <p>-Brad http://www.draglinepro.com</p> I don’t know the specifics of FM but I’ve never understood why the manufacures and radio heads have limited FM to audio only. It would be really cool if they would have included something like the MP3 ID3 tags for the file, photo of album cover, facts about the song/artist/album.

-Brad
http://www.draglinepro.com

]]> By: Mr.Chips http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-641391 Mr.Chips Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:29:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-641391 <p>This is very cool.. the only problem, for a more professional use, is that the FM spectrum is to crowded and dirty... other that that, it makes sense.</p> This is very cool.. the only problem, for a more professional use, is that the FM spectrum is to crowded and dirty… other that that, it makes sense.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-641074 Om Malik Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:45:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-641074 <p>Peter,</p> <p>thanks for that insightful comment. I think FM radio has to figure out how to integrate tightly with the new distribution platform, aka The Broadband. I think it is not important, today or even in 2008. But with time, it needs to find a strategy. The way I see it, embedding FM in cloud computers and marrying the on-the-air content with web-services is going to be pretty interesting road to take.</p> Peter,

thanks for that insightful comment. I think FM radio has to figure out how to integrate tightly with the new distribution platform, aka The Broadband. I think it is not important, today or even in 2008. But with time, it needs to find a strategy. The way I see it, embedding FM in cloud computers and marrying the on-the-air content with web-services is going to be pretty interesting road to take.

]]> By: Peter Childs http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-640931 Peter Childs Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:09:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-640931 <p>I think this is really cool - though I expect that the research is actually for other frequencies than FM receivers using this technology</p> <p>Even at their current (small) size FM radios are not being put in many portable devices (ie iPods) mainly for business reasons - the lack of value seen in working with radio stations, the decline in audience etc.</p> <p>Still if the radio industry ever convinced manufactures that the delivered some unique value in a web connected world - the smaller sized reciever (and likely very low power requirements) makes adding a receiver even easier.</p> I think this is really cool - though I expect that the research is actually for other frequencies than FM receivers using this technology

Even at their current (small) size FM radios are not being put in many portable devices (ie iPods) mainly for business reasons - the lack of value seen in working with radio stations, the decline in audience etc.

Still if the radio industry ever convinced manufactures that the delivered some unique value in a web connected world - the smaller sized reciever (and likely very low power requirements) makes adding a receiver even easier.

]]> By: visible.mobi http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-640900 visible.mobi Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:01:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/11/01/berkeley-team-builds-worlds-smallest-fm-radio/#comment-640900 <p>what next !</p> what next !

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