Monday, December 21, 2009

Digital Get Down

The development of cellular technology from analog to digital:

The name cellular comes from the break down of network service areas into cells. In traditional cellular technology, each cell contains a statin that transmits calls from mobile phones. This type of service is analog in that it transmits calls in one stream of information on the same frequency. However, there are limited number of analog frequencies which made calling on mobile devices difficult during the early stages of their development because you had to wait until a frequency freed up before you could place your call. Analog cellular service was regulated in the United States by the government until 1987 when the FCC allowed companies to openly develop alternative technologies. In 1991 the Telecommunication Industry Association created personal communication services technology which used all-digital wireless communication.

Also, from the album No Strings Attached by *NSYNC - Digital Get Down:
From 2000 - talks about a relationship with technological communication as it's foundation. Enjoy the throwback to middle school!
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  1. devonDecember 22, 2009 at 10:38 AM

    Love the video! seems JT was ahead of his time- or at least embracing the effects of the time. This post got me thinking about other songs that address current technology. Techie lyrics include:

    "Video Phone" by Beyonce and Lady Gaga

    "Delete Yourself" by Atari Teenage Riot- "One day will come you enter the cyberspace / And you never ever want to get out, / 'Cause reality is shit and cyberspace is gone. / Delete yourself."

    "Death of Auto-Tune" by JayZ- "This is anti-Auto-Tune, death of the ringtone. / This ain't for iTunes; this ain't for sing-along."

    "Mindphaser" by Front Line Assembly- "A war of technology / Threatens to ignite / Digital murder, / The language of machines."

    "Modern Things" by Bjork- "All the modern things / Have always existed. / They've just been waiting / To come out / And multiply, / And Take over. / It's their turn now."

    "Online" By Brad Paisley- "When you got my kind of stats, it's hard to get a date, / Let alone a real girlfriend. / But I grow another foot, and I lose a bunch of weight / Every time I log in."

    "Virus" By Deltron 3030- "I wanna devise a virus / To bring dire straits to your environment, / Crush your corporations with a mild touch, / Trash your whole computer system and revert you to papyrus."

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