[ad_1] In theory, by using CommStar-1, governments and other private space ventures will be able to focus more resources on other aspects of their missions. In this way, CommStar is following in the footsteps of SpaceX, which just ferried its first NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. “CommStar-1 is a major step by the […]
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SiriusXM’s Premier Streaming service is free until May 15th
[ad_1] We want to help make staying at home sound a little bit better. So we’re opening up SiriusXM for you. Stream now for free until 5/15. Go to https://t.co/l3ZR1yyBzo to start listening. pic.twitter.com/4vtPjstSWd — SiriusXM (@SIRIUSXM) March 31, 2020 You can listen to Stern and hundreds of other talk and music channels through the […]
Apple Music’s Beats 1 station will broadcast from hosts’ homes
[ad_1] Office workers aren’t the only ones who can work from home during the coronavirus pandemic — radio DJs can do so, too. Show hosts on Beats 1, Apple Music‘s internet radio station, will be broadcasting from the safety of their homes starting today. According to Apple, they will use FaceTime on their iPhones to […]
Podcasts can now win Pulitzer Prizes
[ad_1] “The renaissance of audio journalism in recent years has given rise to an extraordinary array of non-fiction storytelling. To recognize the best of that work, the Pulitzer Board is launching an experimental category to honor it,” said Pulitzer Administrator Dana Canedy. The award will go to work “characterized by revelatory reporting and illuminating storytelling.” […]
Recommended Reading: The making of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge
[ad_1] A journey to Galaxy’s Edge, the nerdiest place on EarthAdam Rogers,Wired By now, even people who aren’t Star Wars fans have heard something about Galaxy’s Edge: the massive and detailed new attraction at Disneyland. Wired spoke to “Imagineers” who created the 14-acre expansion at the park to offer a glimpse at the work that […]
Zane Lowe’s new Beats 1 show is all about new music
[ad_1] This summer, Apple created New Music Daily, a curated playlist with the latest and most popular tracks from around the world. Today, it’s launching a companion radio broadcast on Beats 1. The weekly show, “New Music Daily with Zane Lowe,” will feature interviews with artists, commentary and songs from the playlist. The first episode […]
Apple reportedly shelves ‘walkie talkie’ iPhone feature
[ad_1] This is the first time we’ve heard of the technology, which went by Project OGRS at Apple. It reportedly used the 900 megahertz radio spectrum, often used by the utility, oil and gas industries. Sources told The Information that it was designed to use Intel cellular modems. It’s unclear why Apple shelved the project, […]
SiriusXM lets you customize music stations with Pandora
[ad_1] The new personalized stations are a mash-up of Pandora’s free service and SiriusXM; they’ll use Pandora’s Music Genome Project categorization system and SiriusXM’s music library. Subscribers can create the stations using the SiriusXM app by picking a song or artist to start with, and the station will learn your music preferences as you gives […]
‘Stranger Things 3’ pays respect to the power and perils of tech
[ad_1] This presents an opportunity for the gadgets that were so prominent in seasons one and two, like walkie-talkies and amateur radios, to play a more crucial role than before in the Stranger Things universe. Season three features eight episodes, and it takes place in the summer of 1985, months after Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) […]
Star Wars and ‘Keeping the Rave Alive’
[ad_1] Keeping the Rave Alive James TrewManaging Editor In 1994, much to my parents’ dismay, I discovered Gabber — a noisy, anarchic genre of dance music that will test most people’s limits (and eardrums). Decades later, I am pleased to say that my folks were wrong: I neither “grew out of it” nor did it […]