Gizmodo: sirius line show 2007

Hands-On Altec Lansing's SR4021 Stacking Sirius Speaker Dock

Wilson Rothman — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:41:07 EDT

Today, Altec Lansing was at the Sirius line show in New York, showing off a new attractive creation. It's a speaker dock, the $149 SR4021, that fits all dockable Sirius radios, including the Stiletto, Sportster (shown), Starmate and Stratus lines. Its mandatory subwoofer contains most of the audio electronics; you can hide it somewhere or leave it on the floor, but if you think it's sexy—and you just might think it's sexy—Altec designed it to stack with the speaker dock itself, as shown in the gallery.

Sirius Stiletto 2 Grope and Gallery

Wilson Rothman — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:30:07 EDT

I'm not ready to swap out my 80GB iPod, but the new Stiletto 2 is the best looking, best designed portable satellite-radio player I've yet seen.

We've already given you a rundown of the specs, but probably the coolest new attribute is its MicroSD card slot. There's no limit (yet) as to the capacity you can use to amp up the onboard storage. The slot is stashed under the battery, because Sirius doesn't think you'll be passing those tiny memory cards around. Also new are 802.11g for Sirius' internet audio stream up to 128Kbps, and redesigned car and speaker docks, shown with details in the annotated gallery below.

Sirius Stiletto 2 vs Original Sirius Stiletto

Wilson Rothman — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:06:14 EDT

How much smaller is the new Stiletto 2 from Sirius? See for yourself, because I just shot it alongside its predecessor. Notice that the older unit has the chunky extended battery. That's because it takes the extended battery on the old Stiletto to get the same battery life that the new one gets right out of the box: 4 hours of live satellite radio, 10 hours of Sirius Internet Radio over Wi-Fi and 20 hours playback of stored content.

Sirius Stiletto 2 is Officially Official

Mark Wilson — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:00:21 EDT

Hinted not so long ago, the Sirius Stiletto 2 is the official sequel to Sirius' first portable player, the Stiletto. As with the new Sportster, the Stiletto's feature set has remained basically unchanged, keeping the Wi-Fi and SD MP3 playback of the original, while now supporting up to 100 hours of program recording. The big difference here is that the Stiletto 2 looks much skinnier, like, one whole ass cheek was lopped off, skinnier. As for other details, like battery life and actual size (not just my eyeball measuring tape), we don't yet know. The Stiletto 2 will be available this fall for $349. Full feature list after the jump.

* SIRIUS and more on the go: enjoy SIRIUS radio PLUS your own personal MP3 music library anywhere
* Radio Replays: automatically stores hours of fresh programming
* Schedule recording: record up to 100 hours of your favorite shows or programs
* Wi-Fi connectivity: listen to SIRIUS Internet Radio over almost any accessible Wi-Fi network
* One-touch recording: quickly store up to 10 hours of individual songs from SIRIUS
* Expandable memory: add micro SD memory to accommodate your MP3 music collection
* Bookmark songs: tag favorite songs to buy using a compatible online music service
* SIRIUS Replay™: pause, rewind and replay up to 60 minutes of live radio
* Easy navigation: surf channels or media files on the fly
* Advanced audio processing: improved bass and customized listening environments
* Personalized Sports Ticker: real-time updates of your favorite sports
* Sports Alert™: track your favorite sports team and race driver
* My SIRIUS Studio™: upload and manage your MP3/WMA files
* Parental controls: easily lock and unlock channels
* Custom performance: add accessories to maximize the experience
* Complete kit includes radio, earbuds, headset antenna, battery, AC power adapter, PC cable and My
SIRIUS Studio™ software