WORKING OF A WALKMAN

You have always listened to your favourite songs in a walkman. Do you know how it works? Walkmans are now available using the latest hardware technology. According to the Science and Technology News, the portable music players have been revolutionized only with the introduction of walkman. In the year 1979, the walkmans in which cassettes could be played first hot the markets. It was a major hit among the youngsters! As soon as the CD’s started coming in, the cassette walkmans became less popular and paved way for the Discman’s. In order to play music, digital signals are first converted to their corresponding analog signals. The digital file is comprised of 0 and 1 bits. Then a sampling rate algorithm such as Nyquist Algorithims used that helps in converting Analog to Digital Signals. Then once again while playing the audio file, an exact representation of digital signals are produced that produces soothing music to our ears. The DAC chip in the player is responsible for the music quality. According to the technology tips and tricks, it’s always better to buy a walkman with audio and video facility as it has dual advantages. Inclusion of Bluetooth in walkman has taken the technology to a new dimension. Trendy designs, high quality music and large storage capabilities are the most sought after! Let’s hope for more such innovations as technology improves day by day!

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