New format for radio: all digital; hard drives and T-1 lines are latest broadcast tools

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Radio stations have adopted digital technology for the production of radio programming. All prerecorded audio is stored on hard drives. Program directors then use software at assemble a day's playlists by dragging music and promotional audio files into a schedule queue. The program tracks airtime down to a second, and cues the disk jockey. Talk show hosts are now recording their shows at home, using T-1 lines and the the Internet. Stations can also store a months worth of shows as compressed files.

Radio broadcasting stations, Radio Stations, Statistical Data Included, Equipment and supplies, Technology application, Audio software, Digital audio broadcasting, Sound/audio software

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Put your face in the line of fire.

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An Atlanta company, 3Q Inc., makes a photo booth for video game players. The player enters the booth and makes a sinister-looking face that is burned onto a CD. This 3-dimensional digital image of the game player's face can then be placed onto the body of a virtual character in a game, virtually allowing the player to become a possible virtual target. The booth is getting a market try-out at the GameStop software store in Plano, Texas.

Usage, Innovations, Computer games, Digital cameras, Electronic cameras, Computer game, Simulation game, Computer simulation games, 3Q Inc.

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The Fox Is in Microsoft's Henhouse (and Salivating)

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Firefox is an open source Web browser from the Mozilla Foundation that compares favorably to Microsoft's Internet Explorer. After only one month, Firefox reported over 10 million downloads.

Market share, Microsoft Corp., Internet software, Comparative analysis, MSFT, Product market share, Company market share, Public software, Open source software, Microsoft Internet Explorer (Web browser)

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