"What is MSN Direct"

"Connected Navigation Made Simple…Get up-to-date traffic, current gas
prices, weather, news, stocks, local events, movie information, and
Send to GPS all sent wirelessly to your navigation device."

http://www.msndirect.com

"Microsoft sticks with analog"

"The company's MSN Direct was developing a new traffic and local
information service using HD Radio signals. But after two years of
investigating how HD Radio could be tapped, Microsoft decides to stick
with its current analog system instead of converting to an HD Radio
data service."

http://tinyurl.com/8unwdu

"MSN Direct Service Posts PND Gains"
2/11/2008

"MSN Direct's data dumps promise to accelerate when the service
supplements its analog transmissions with digital HD Radio
transmission, said HD-Radio developer iBiquity Digital. The company
demonstrated 12kbps MSN Direct during CES and touted the potential to
deliver data at up to 50kbps if a digital FM station delivers two
48kbps programming channels. Digital FM stations have the bandwidth to
deliver audio and data at a combined total data rate of 150kbps,
iBiquity said. HD Radio will enable MSN Direct to download traffic
reports before a driver put his car in drive, and it will enable the
service to offer additional content, iBiquity said."

http://www.twice.com/article/CA65309...dustryid=45190

Struble - have any plans to get HD chips into Microsoft's Sync? LMFAO!
Bob, any comments?