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Onkyo Debuts World's First XM, Sirius, HD Radio Tuner
We hit up Onkyo's press event in Jersey City this afternoon where in addition to its new line of uber-receivers and HTiBs, the company also quietly unleashed the world's first three-way radio tuner (it's the one on the bottom). The T-4555P is a radio lover's wet dream come true, with built-in tuners for Sirius Radio, XM Satellite Radio and HD Radio. The $499 tuner is scheduled to ship soon, so all you radio fans who like having multiple options will benefit from waiting an extra week or so. Oh yea, it has AM and FM, too. More »
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XM's Touchscreen Patent Puts the Buttons on Your Fingers
XM Satellite Radio is taking a different approach to the touch-screen/gadget craze. They have a patent on a gadget whose functions are mapped out to your fingers instead of its screen. Wanna switch stations, use your middle finger. Wanna access the menu, use your index finger. The technology would rely on your fingerprints to work and XM claims it'll make navigating through channels easier. More »
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Rats! Rats! Rats! Devouring Employees Alive at XM
Did you know that in addition to cheese, peanut butter and small children, rats also enjoy dining on fiber optic cable? More »
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Delphi's Promiscuous Sound System Docks Most of Your XM Receivers
When it comes to showing its love, Delphi's new Premium Sound System doesn't hold back. The promiscuous player has the ability to work with a variety of XM receivers, as opposed to just docking one. So in other words, you can slide in your Roady XT, SkyFi 3, Inno, and so forth. The verdict is still out on sound quality (although there's a built-in bass enhancer to enrich sounds at low level), but feature-wise, Delphi's got our full attention. The unit will be out this spring for $179. More »
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Audiovox Covers All Grounds with XM Stereo Line Up
Audiovox has been busy creating new stereos based on XM's tiny cartridge-sized adapter, the CNP2000. The cool thing about the adapter is that it replaces the need for a dedicated receiver and you can use it on any stereo that supports it. So what new XM stereos will support the adapter? First up are the XR100 ($120) and XRC200 ($230), two clock radios with built-in iPod docks. The more expensive XRC200 adds a CD player. If you want something more than a clock radio... More »
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United Pampers Geeks with iPod Connector and XM Radio
I admit, I don't like flying, but book me on United's new "First Suite" service and I'll literally be on cloud 9. In addition to your own 15.4-inch LCD, the service has seats that come with their own iPod connector so geeks like me can keep their player juiced on those long inter-continental flights. Once you get sick of your iPod, you can sample up to 50 XM Radio channels free of charge using the complimentary noise-canceling cans. There's even a universal power plug for your laptop. Ironically, my favorite feature has nothing to do with tech. Instead it's the seat, which transforms into a 6-foot, 6-inch bed. Finally a bed big enough for us tall folks. More »
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Delphi SkyFi3 XM Satellite Radio Spotted, Has Removable Storage
Sharp eyes have spotted Delphi's upcoming SkyFi3 portable XM Satellite Radio. By far, its biggest attention getter is the fact that it has a microSD card slot, letting users store up to 500 songs and 10 hours of XM programming. There's also a 30-minute replay feature, so in case you want to hear a song that aired 25 minutes ago, you're in good hands. The microSD card slot means that the SkyFi3 is the first portable satellite radio with removable storage. You can just hear the RIAA's lawyers packing their briefcases. More »
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Here's a concept car you won't want to miss if you're walking the floor at CES. XM Satellite Radio will be displaying a specially-equipped 2006 Lexus LX 470 featuring XM Advanced Services that will include in-car video, voice command, weather alerts and parking space locator. The car is being showcased with XM partners On2 Technologies, who will show in-vehicle satellite video solutions designed to receive audio and video entertainment from XM. Video content can be either streamed live or stored for later playback. And though XM has told us a bit about its upcoming Voice Control service, which lets you control your radio with speech control, I'm more interested in what is being called ParkingLink, a service thet works with the navigation system to find empty parking spaces. I'd kill for that in NYC.
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XM Dream Car at CES
Here's a concept car you won't want to miss if you're walking the floor at CES. XM Satellite Radio will be displaying a specially-equipped 2006 Lexus LX 470 featuring XM Advanced Services that will include in-car video, voice command, weather alerts and parking space locator. The car is being showcased with XM partners On2 Technologies, who will show in-vehicle satellite video solutions designed to receive audio and video entertainment from XM. Video content can be either streamed live or stored for later playback. And though XM has told us a bit about its upcoming Voice Control service, which lets you control your radio with speech control, I'm more interested in what is being called ParkingLink, a service thet works with the navigation system to find empty parking spaces. I'd kill for that in NYC.
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More XM Innovation, Voice Control
I guess Howard Stern going to Sirius has made one thing clear to XM Satellite Radio: if XM is going to stay the number one satellite radio company, it's going to have to innovate. And after its announcement this week of HD audio channels by March, we're now seeing another interesting addition. XM is in cahoots with VoiceBox Technologies to bring voice control to its service, allowing you to use voice commands, while you're driving, to search through the 160 channels. This is undoubtedly a good thing, as I have narrowly avoided collisions while scrolling through XM in my ZipCar on more than one occasion.XM will show this technology at CES; automakers and companies that make aftermarket products are expected to have it available by the middle of 2006. More »
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XM To Offer HD Sat Radio Stations
If you love your XM Satellite Radio now, you may fall deeper with the news of XM HD Surround stations and hi-def programming. Coming in March of 2006, with just a little more hardware from hardware companies like Denon, Onkyo, Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., and Yamaha (which I'd bet we'll see at January's CES), you'll be able to get 5.1 audio from the satellite radio company. Officially called XM HD Surround, it provides content with six discrete channels of digital full fidelity audio powered by Neural Audio technology. The first broadcasts will include the free-form music channel Fine Tuning (XM Channel 76) and the classical pops music channel XM Pops (XM Channel 113) as well as a variety of special shows and live music performances at the XM studios. More »
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