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Entries for February 2007

HD Radio: It's Better, But Is It Compelling?

Posted by Marc Laspina on 2/19/2007 at 1:00 PM

More than 1,000 radio stations have taken the HD Radio plunge, offering better sound and more channels within the same frequency allocation. At this stage, however, consumer interest is low.

By Bill Machrone

HD Radio is a new way of using the existing AM and FM bands: It sends a digital version of the signal along with the conventional analog version.

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At the Detroit Auto Show, the Future Looks Hybrid

Posted by Marc Laspina on 2/12/2007 at 1:00 PM

This year's North American International Auto Show highlighted fuel efficiency, concept cars and vehicles from Asian automakers.

By Bill Howard

Most car shows are about dreams: shiny convertibles, racy sports cars and monster four-wheel-drive pickups. This year, however, Detroit's North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is about reality: the reality that gasoline prices seem stuck on the high side of $3 a gallon and that the auto industry has to address fuel efficiency in a dramatic way while further reducing pollution and dealing with the potential of global warming.

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