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After 50 Years, Digital Voices Speak Again

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Instead, they were encoded in the grooves of a phonograph record bound inside the magazine. Due to their low cost, thin form factor, and pliability, flexi discs became the medium of choice for magazine publishers who wished to supplement articles with audio content. Recordings were not limited to musical performances.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. This company is not stupid." ( NY Times Magazine ) 2/16/07 In an interview with BusinessWeek on Feb. Comstocks Magazine, February, 2006 ) "Thank you for contacting Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Hell, yes," he says.

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