The best of them deliver lively performance and offer upscale amenities like heated leather seats and high-end audio systems that can integrate with smartphones to stream music and data from the Internet.

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Among other benefits, this setup is capable of driving multiple screens with high-resolution 3D graphics, which allows car manufactures to integrate infotainment options for backseat passengers.

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It incorporates Creative's innovative patented Quartet digital signal processor (DSP) with four independent processor cores, and is the first processor to integrate an array of DSP cores with high-quality HD audio codecs of over 100dB on a single chip, giving it tremendous versatility for PC and embedded configurations.

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But it believes automobile companies will have to integrate themselves into a transportation system for a high-population, low-emission future.

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This will depend on such technologies as space-based surveillance, direct broadcasting, high-speed computers and, above all, the ability to integrate complex information systems.

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"We are pleased to continue our relationship with Rovi and integrate DivX Plus Streaming to add to the high-quality viewing experiences that we offer, " said Takahiro Uchida, Deputy Senior Manager, TV Products Dept.

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Though dressmaking is by no means a casual process, Von Furstenberg was able to go from concept to production without having to integrate an ultra-fast processor with a high-definition capacitive touch screen, wi-fi, and 3G wireless.

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As for the future, keep your eyes on outfits like Joule Assets, which are pioneering complex platforms that integrate supply and demand-side solutions to deliver game-changing solutions for high-end power needs.

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