SP2 can also be ordered on a CD or found on cover CDs with some consumer technology magazines.

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It should be a simple upgrade in manufacturing technology to go from manufacturing the current CD to making the Double Density CD.

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The new CDX-GS500R CD receiver features Sony's new App Remote technology for iPhone, while the new CDX-GT710HD model includes HD radio technology and a dynamic color illuminator for different light effects.

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Fraunhofer's Full-HD Voice technology is already widely used to provide CD-like audio quality for professional video conferencing systems, as well as consumer video telephony applications, such as apple FaceTime.

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The 4420 will also offer "random erase technology" that lets you use a CD-RW disc just like a floppy or hard disk -- adding or deleting individual files at any time.

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Companies are also improving technology to enhance inventory tags, and are using CD-ROMs to train employees interactively on spotting suspicious behavior.

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First, the continuation of low dividend and capital gains taxes that had investors flocking in the high-dividend paying stocks and hot technology stocks, as an alternative to near zero money market and CD rates.

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