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Manyinthesportsandperformanceindustriesareconcernedthat thenewtrafficinthespectrum'swhitespaceswillcreatetoomuchin- terferencewithwirelessmicrophones.TheFCChasofferedassurances thatitwillmonitorandprotectthewirelessmicbandwherenecessary. v / 6January2009/FirstGlimpseMag.com OPEN marketplace tidbits Recentresults GlobalOnlineTVPricesFall fCroonmstuhemmeornthly Spending crnIfieoygnhwottum'rtveaipemyoebrbetteeofnyrboowuumayriDtaciihnsnapgenlwcfaeoyLr.SCetAahDrerTce-hV, ttIhhnadetisccuaortovnresyusmtauerderysmsorhseostwploinkedliyn(g57t%o) revealsthattheglobalaverage tocutbackondiningoutand priceforLCDTVsonlinehas leastlikely(35%)tocutback fallenanaverageof22%from onvideogames. September2007toSeptember Source:NPDCroup 2008.TheonlinepriceforCRTs rose4%duringthesameperiod, and,ingeneral,largerTVssaw GPSmaker thebiggestpricedecline. 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Unit Market Unit Market Q32007 Source:CEA(ConsumerElectronicsAssociation) Shipments Share Shipments Share Change 1.Nokia 117.8 39.4% 111.7 38.6% 5.5% 2.Samsung 51.8 17.3% 42.6 14.7% 21.6% In2009,58%ofU.S. 3.SonyEricsson 25.7 8.6% 25.9 8.9% -0.8% carmodelswill 4.Motorola 25.4 8.5% 37.2 12.8% -31.7% comewithiPod IDC 5O.tLheCrEslectronics 2553.3 71.87.%5% 2510..93 j71.76.%4% 59.%9% sthueppfoarcttosrtyr.aightfrom Source: Total 299 100% 289.6 100% 3.2% Source:iSuppli FirstGlimpse/January20097 COVERSTORY HD You've Never Like Seen Before LG’s 52LG70 1080p LCD TV & BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player henewyearhasarrived,and 4,096 sensing process to adjust withDeepColorinputsacinch,while evennon-footballdiehards brightness,contrast,color,sharpness, givingyoucontrolofalltheSimpLink- knowthatmeansSuperBowl andwhitebalance.Thisenablesthe connecteddeviceswithoneremote. 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