[BC] WalMart to get IBUZ radios

[Mark Humphrey]

On 3/5/07, WFIFeng at aol.com <WFIFeng at aol.com> wrote:
> >From another Forum, I bring you the following, without comment, as a Public Service:
>
> WAL-MART STORES INC. and the HD DIGITAL RADIO ALLIANCE announced that HD
> digital radio receivers are launching today in 1,989 WAL-MART stores in 85
> markets. WAL-MART will initially stock the JVC HD-W10 Mobile HD Radio
> receiver, which will retail for less than $190.

I tried to find more info about this receiver, but "JVC HD-W10"
doesn't turn up any meaningful hits in Google.  Maybe it's a special
cheapened-down -- I mean "value-engineered" -- model that will be sold
exclusively by WalMart, but hopefully it won't be as disappointing as
many of the other low-end CE products they carry.

This announcement is more significant than the Sharper Image deal, but
until the major auto manufacturers start offering factory-installed
receivers at a reasonable price, growth will continue to be sluggish.

Mark