iBiquity presented yesterday at the Radio Symposium 2007, and appears to be poised for a major push in services and offerings in the near future.

Bear Stearns analyst Robert Peck, in a recent note to clients, listed several key takeaways from the presentation:

New Services:

• HD Radio is planning on offering features like enhanced PAD data to show sports scores, stock tickers, and even text-ads.
  
• On-demand radio, including traffic and weather
• Time-shifting capabilities with pause, record and playback functionality
• The ability to purchase music
• Subscription or opt-in services

More Stations:

• There are currently over 1,300 HD Radio stations nationwide, covering 82% of the U.S. population
• iBiquity is expecting 5,700 HD Radio stations by 2011.

And perhaps the most significant announcement was that iBiquity envisions the HD chipset built into MP3 players, PDAs, eTablets, and Smartphones. They expect to make announcements around 2008.

Mini USA is joining parent company BMW to offer factory-installed HD Radios in their 2007 Mini Cooper and Cooper S hardtops, produced from June 2007.

The HD Radio option can be ordered stand-alone for a whopping $500 MSRP pricetag, or as part of Mini's Audio Package - which includes an upgraded hi-fi stereo and Sirius Satellite Radio with a lifetime subscription. Mini announced the Sirius lifetime offer earlier this year. The Mini Audio Package retails at a mere $1,400.

The move to offer factory-installed HD Radio as an option follows in the footsteps of BMW, who made HD Radio an option across their entire model line back in March.