Today, Bare Paint jars and pens are sold on the Internet and stocked by Radio Shack electronics stores across the United States.
Alexander Zaitsev, chief scientist at the Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, disagrees.
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And despite some strength in digital cameras and iPods, weak satellite radio results took overall personal electronics sales down 9%.
Motorola hasn't said who among the scores of consumer electronics manufacturers in the radio business is interested in deploying the chips in its next generation of receivers.
The VLA was constructed in the 1970s, and much of the electronics that collect and process the radio signals from its 27 gigantic antennas date from that era.
Ms Nyberg says that Dutch electronics giant Philips is not selling a radio set of its own, even though it owns the pool of patents that define the core digital radio technology.
While it was at Radio City Music Hall, it felt like a Consumer Electronics Show demo writ very large.
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Like Jobs, MacDonald was a master of many eras: His company introduced the first portable radio, the wireless remote control and became synonymous with consumer electronics innovation.
This "space weather" can have a number of effects on modern infrastructure, from glitching electronics in orbiting spacecraft to increasing the interference heard on radio broadcasts such as those from the BBC.
It is not a pretty picture, and while Dick Schulze may have once been a visionary, the specter of failed retailers such as Circuit City and Comp USA, as well as the current struggles of Radio Shack and Game Stop, makes one wonder whether any consumer electronics retailer will ever recapture the glory days of growth and lofty multiples.
Inside the two-toned elliptical head-piece are a pile of electronics, including Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi and a cellular radio.
But the two sides can agree on this: Congress should mandate that FM radio receivers be built into cell phones, PDAs, and other portable electronics.
Sony Electronics, which stopped promoting Net MD in print ads and radio spots late last year in favor of Tremor, is still tallying the results of the campaign.
She feels Philips, Sony and other electronics firms are missing a huge opportunity because people who convert to digital radio rapidly become firm fans.
As is now typical for pretty much any modern in-car electronics kit, the ANV2210p features compatibility with XM and Sirius' satellite radio solutions, as well as connections for an iPod.
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