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Analog Televisions Get Phased Out As US Prepares For Digital TV Conversion
From BusinessWeek  |  2009-07-02 16:01:58

SO MANY CHANNELS, SO FEW EYEBALLS

For years local broadcast stations looked forward to digital TV as a potential business panacea. The technology would allow them to create so-called subchannels alongside their existing ones that would beam niche programming--from local weather to high school football games--over the air to viewers' sets, theoretically attracting more advertising and helping the local guys ...

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From AP News  |  2009-07-01 12:34:36
Sony struggles to recapture creative glamour of pioneering Walkman of 30 years ago

When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go — a totally innovative idea back in 1979. Today, Sony Corp. is struggling to reinvent itself and win back its reputation ...

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From AFP Global Edition  |  2009-07-01 09:01:45

Thirty years ago Sony launched the Walkman, a gadget which revolutionised the way people around the world listened to music but has since been overtaken by an icon of the digital age -- the iPod. The July 1, 1979 rollout of the portable cassette player helped transform the Japanese company into a global electronics powerhouse. Sony sold 30,000 Walkmans in ...

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