Satellite radio fans would probably love an iPod that could also receive and record satellite radio. Obviously Apple was totally underwhelmed by the idea. Right now, XM offers the Delphi MyFi which will record up to 5 hours of radio broadcasts. What the MyFi lacks of course is a way to download and store that recorded programming to your hard drive, or the ability to upload and play recorded music or other programming, includng podcasts, to the device.
As I read this article, there was other news in the Sat radio world like this article about AirTran and XM. I wonder if AirTran will offer a full menu of XM or only offer limited service like the pared down DirecTV offerings I've experienced on Frontier. Will AirTran only offer a subset of XM channels?
And by the way, one thing that the FCC mandated, but that no one has mentioned at all lately, is satellite radio receivers with the ability to receive both XM and Sirius. As far as I know there hasn't even been a whisper of this from either company for a long, long time. Also, the rumored XM and Sirius merger that was hot news a few weeks ago has quietly sunk back below the radar.
On the XM front (which as a subscriber, I'm a little more intimate with than the Sirius front) I am wondering exactly how and on what channels XM will place Major League Baseball. I am wondering why no announcement of the final details have been made yet, though I have no doubt that the deal is secure and that the games will air. What will the sound quality be and will other channels be moved or removed in order to air the baseball? XM has been extremely tight lipped on this.
Update: Here's some info from the AirTran Web site about the XM and Elton John deal. Looks like a pretty full selection from the XM menu to me.
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