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Motorola Expands DirecTV's Local HD Service

Las Vegas — Motorola told broadcasters attending the National Association of Broadcasters convention earlier this month that DirecTV is deploying its MPEG-4-based multiplexing and video-compression technology to add more local TV services in selected cities across the country.

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In response to: HD Radio To Go Portable Via New, Smaller Chipset, Victoria Kaas, Germantown, Md.: "So what is holding up the process of creating and marketing portable battery powered HD radios or HD/MP3 combo devices? There's a huge market for it. Not all of us want to be tied to our house or car to listen to it, nor do all of us want to subscribe to satellite radio (either XM or Sirius). What's the reason for the delay? The satellite radios already have them!"

Harmonic Distortion — Stewart Wolpin

Kevin Martin Is A Terrible Wife

You tell your wife you're going to complete that honey-do chore. You know she doesn't believe your bored "I'll get to it" response as you lie sleepy and askew on your sofa savoring a Bud. And she knows that you know she doesn't believe you.

So she nags … er, reminds you. Constantly. And the longer you lie on the sofa not doing what she wants you to do, the more intense and frequent the nag … er, reminding, becomes. Finally, the remind … oh, forget it — the nagging — becomes worse than the actual task. So you put the game on pause, pull on a pair of pants and sneakers and, muttering obscenities under your breath, you crankily complete your assigned task.

Kevin Martin is a terrible wife.

TWICE On Gaming — Peter Suciu

Will Games Go Green?

With Earth Day a week away, a lot of attention is being directed toward the "green movement," and a lot of reporters (including me) are using tired headlines such as "Not Easy Being Green," and "Green Sees Growth." This time I've looked at the issue of whether the electronic entertainment industry can ever go green — or at least get greener. The answer is yes and no.

TWICE On The Air

Radio host Dave Graveline interviews TWICE's Steve Smith at CEA's recent Washington Forum.