I was hesitant to see Alice in Wonderland in the theaters because I’m such a fan of the original and not really a big Tim Burton fan, so since I watch movies on demand on direct tv all the time, I chose to wait for it. I’m glad that I did.
Johnny Depp as the Madhatter was something that everyone should see. I loved how he portrayed my favorite character in the original movie. He was brilliantly funny and captured the essence of the Madhatter. Helena Boham Carter portrayal of the Red Queen was terrific. I knew that she would do a fantastic job because the role suits her.
I originally thought that Tim Burton would make Alice in Wonderland similar and dark like his other movies and I didn’t want to see that because when I think of Alice in Wonderland, I always see bright colors and beautiful imagery. However, Tim Burton brought that same element to his version of Alice in Wonderland which I am very thankful for.
I knew that this version of Alice in Wonderland would be nothing like the original for a few reasons, including the director and the fact that it’s not a cartoon for children. I think that they did a wonderful job on the animations and the costumes were fabulous. However it did stray from the original in ways that I was not expecting but I won’t say it was bad because overall, I thought the movie was a good watch.
“Radio waves” transmit music, conversations, pictures and data invisibly through the air, often over millions of miles — it happens every day in thousands of different ways! Even though radio waves are invisible and completely undetectable to humans, they have totally changed society. Whether we are talking about a cell phone, a baby monitor, a cordless phone or any one of the thousands of other wireless technologies, all of them use radio waves to communicate.
Here are just a few of the everyday technologies that depend on radio waves:
- AM and FM radio broadcasts
- Cordless phones
- Garage door openers
- Wireless networks
- Radio-controlled toys
- Television broadcasts
- Cell phones
- GPS receivers
- Ham radios
- Satellite communications
- Police radios
- Wireless clocks
The list goes on and on… Even things like radar and microwave ovens depend on radio waves. Things like communication and navigation satellites would be impossible without radio waves, as would modern aviation — an airplane depends on a dozen different radio systems. The current trend toward wireless Internet access uses radio as well, and that means a lot more convenience in the future!
The funny thing is that, at its core, radio is an incredibly simple technology. With just a couple of electronic components that cost at most a dollar or two, you can build simple radio transmitters and receivers. The story of how something so simple has become a bedrock technology of the modern world is fascinating!
