The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 8. 2001-7A * MP3 players DETROIT (AP)- The race is on to market in-car audio systems that will end the behind- the-wheel fumbling for cassette tapes or CDs, by storing and playing files in the MP3 format. Among pioneering systems now being offered is a SI,999 in-dash player capable of storing as much as 1,000 hours of music - enough to drive round-trip from Los Angeles to New York City more than 10 times without listening to the same song twice. "MP3 as a format is not going to go away," said analyst Tim Bajarin, president of Creative Strategies Inc., a California-based research firm. "The whole idea of bringing digital music to the automobile is inevitable." Many, in fact, see MP3 technology as help- ing to make CDs and cassettes archaic for commuting Americans who spend so much time on the road, trolling radio stations or their headed for dashboards music collections for the right tune. By offering in-car MP3 capabilities, compa- nies large and small hope to profit from the format made famous by Napster, the wildly popular online music-swapping service now legally crippled. Thanks largely to Napster, the MP3 format for digitally compressed audio has become the de facto standard. Though record labels are bent on making Napster Inc. go the way of the eight-track tape, MP3 music is here to stay. Now, companies who see cars as an over- looked market are pushing the MP3 players that already are widely popular in Walkman- style form. International Data Corp. predicts that portable segment alone will grow from the estimated 1.3 million units shipped nationwide last year to 6.7 million in 2003. "A year ago, you could count the number of portable MP3 player vendors on your hand. Now I've counted well over 60," said IDC ana- lyst Bryan Ma. In-vehicle digital audio isn't expected to catch fire immediately but many see the tech- nology as a vogue item for "early adopters," tech-savvy consumers willing to pay extra to be on the cutting edge, even before prices make affordable to the masses. "When the competition heats up, the prices will come down," Bajarin said, predicting MP3-ready vehicle products are three to five years from true mass appeal. "But if customers start demanding this, vendors will move. "People are continuing to tell the industry that buying a CD with 13 cuts, of which they only want two or three, is the issue. You can customize MP3s with the music you really want." FRANKOVIC Continued from Page 1A most important by voters, followed by leadership and good judgment. "Honesty clearly denoted Bush voters and made a big difference on Election Day," she said. Ninety percent of respondents felt the United States had a favorable state of economy, yet most were divided over who should receive the credit for this - former President Bill Clinton or Congress. Frankovic also said the 2000 presidential elec- tion was close because, in the end, voters had problems differentiating between Al Gore and -George W. Bush. "There were similar images for the candidates who tried to distance themselves along the way," she said. Yet on Election Day, most voters felt Gore was more prepared for the role of president. Responding to the chaos caused by network news groups falsely calling the election twice, Frankovic said most of the problems lay with absentee ballots, which represented 12 percent of all votes cast in Florida and even larger percent- ages in western states. Though many people have recently debated future use of exit polls, Frankovic stated that CBS News will still use them. 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"Unlimited Access would not adversely affect our staff members. Some of our own drivers would feel this is a very good program," Cun- ningham said. After consideration of the recom- mendations made in a 1999 Student Access Study and a transit study conducted by University consul- tants in Minneapolis, University transit officials have decided the pursuit of Unlimited Access may be the next step. "We've been looking at the stud- ies for awhile. The study got us talking about how we can better partnership," Cunningham said. Donald Schoup, a former Univer- sity economics prof. and Director of Transportation Studies at the University of California at Los Angeles, conducted research for one of the documents studied by the University. "In Ann Arbor the University is at the center of the transit system," Schoup said. "It's much easier for the University to use transit than build parking structures." Schoup said until students have experienced it, it is difficult to pre- sume their acceptance of the pro- gram, but overall, students at universities nationwide tend to respond positively to the program. Most students would never have considered using the transit system but are amazed once they try it, Schoup said. If the University decides to try "Unlimited Access would no adversely affect our staff members." - Patrick Cunningham Director of the Department of Park- ing and transportation Services Unlimited Access, it will join the University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin, Indiana University and the University of Colorado, several of the more than 50 universities that have already implemented the program. Jared Seidenberg, coordinator of the University of Colorado at Boul- der's Alternative Transportation Committee, said Unlimited Access was instituted in 1995. Similar to the University of Michigan's campus, Boulder has limited parking to meter and park- ing lots. The service lots on campus are congested with faculty traffic. As a result of constant traffic, stu- dents and faculty have been encour- aged to utilize the transit system. "Most days it's quicker to get around Boulder by bus than by bike or car," Seidenberg said. At Boulder, Unlimited Access is provided at a small fee each term, costing students close to $21 per semester. "We have the entire city mapped out with a grid," Seidenberg said. "It works great and is continually evolving." Cunningham said if the depart- ment reaches a decision about the program by the end of the semester students, faculty and staff will become more knowledgeable about the specific benefits to the commu- nity before the system is put in place. The director plans to meet with staff members in the next couple of weeks to address job safety con- cerns. The department will also be holding two public forums at the end of the month for students to air their views. 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