This document discusses how different media technologies are converging, including Wi-Fi which allows wireless networking, personal computers taking on more entertainment functions by including audio hardware and operating as control centers, personal video recorders which record TV programs on hard drives using online scheduling, and MP3 audio compression which allows portable music players to store music with high quality.
1. How Media Convergence Works
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Wi-Fi
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What PC bears
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The Personal Video Recorder
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About MP3
2. Wi-Fi
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Wi-Fi, which stands for wireless fidelity, in a
play on the older term Wi-Fi, is a wireless
networking technology used across the globe.
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"Wi-Fi" is a type of wireless networking
protocol that allows devices to communicate
without cords or cables.
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Wi-Fi is technically an industry term that
represents a type of wireless local area
network (LAN) protocol based on the 802.11
IEEE network standard.
3. What PC bears
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PC became an important part of a lot of home
entertainment systems.
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Most home PCs are including a high-quality
audio hardware making equipment even from
none the addition sooner or later with the DVD
player now. Moreover, PC operates as a
control center for a lot of other devices.
4. The Personal Video Recorder
● The Personal Video
Recorder (PVR) is a
device which records
scheduled programs
on hard drives. PVRs
get scheduling and
program information
from a master server
on the Internet.
5. About MP3
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MP3 is one of the most popular audio-
compression system.
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Mainly, it is used for the device which has the
function of listening to musics.
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It can keep the acoustic
quality as well as the
music CD.
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This is the MP3 player
for listening to musics.
6. References
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e-Words
http://e-words.jp/
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Wikipedia
http://www.wikipedia.org/