vinay85thinks: Radio as we know it will transform but will continue to prevail. It is one of the most pervasive and simple to use technologies. It requires lesser investment and infrastructure from both the broadcaster and the audience. Saying this the transformation in the form and interaction with the radio would evolve much beyond the conventional box and dial configuration. The internet radio stations are one manifestation but there is a lot to be done yet in the designing a nice user interface that enhances its ubiquity. The radio has potential to be invisible and effortless in our lives unlike any other medium..thus offering unique situations of use and varying affordances. Even if its a 100 year old technology it has much room for improvement in the way its put to use and consumed. The link below illustrates how there can be a shift in perception, use, user interface of a radio.
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SacredVerminthinks: Radio will always be around. There will always be sections of the world that can't catch up with modernity as quickly as everyone else, and for them it's still a viable news and entertainment source. It may be outdated, but there's a thousand UI's for it and most importantly, it's cheap. There will always be program makers on the radio. As for the phasing out of analog... Well, I work with people who still have and use 5" floppy drives in their work environment. Don't ever expect something to truly fade from the masses.
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PapaDOCthinks: Can u watch TV or go on gogole while draving a car? No! Well maybe when car will be automatic but since there is no such car yet, radio is the only media which u can "handle" while driving.
Radio will be always present in our life ,it just going to be updated or it will get more "high tech".
I think (i hope) moderen radio waves will carry more information such as "next song, play list of songs" or maybe evan "pictures " a.k.a it will get more interactive for the end-user.
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