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Company says battery life and graphics acceleration convinced it to go with Nvidia's first processor built for power-frugal handhelds.

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by aaronjohnseldon July 14, 2009 5:25 PM PDT
Just one correction to your article. HD Radio, contrary to popular opinion, is not "High Definition" radio. The "HD" stands for "Hybrid Digital", and the name "HD Radio" is actually a trademark owned by iBiquity.

The sound quality in HD Radio can differ per radio station (and reception, obviously). It is generally better than standard radio, but in most cases is not as clear as CD quality. Simple stated, this is not generally considered "High Definition" audio, and the name "HD Radio" is misleading.

This seems to be a very little-known fact. The term "HD" is so commonplace in video now, that it generally passes unquestioned that HD Radio is not actually "HD". I'd love to see an article about this, actually.
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by mattixface October 25, 2009 3:51 PM PDT
cool!!!... apparently the new nintendo handheld will also use it.... http://www.nintendoconnect.com/NC/Articles/Entr... check it out it's pretty awesome... I hope nintendo splurges on this new handheld because the possibilities could be AWESOME!!!
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