Turns out FM isn’t dead after all… The Nokia N800 Internet tablet has a hidden FM receiver, while the forthcoming Motorola SLVR L9 FM allegiance is a bit more public. I actually dropped XM a few months ago when the amount of commercials seemed to increase and my niche stations were expanded to appeal to broader audience. Since then, I’ve been relatively happy with FM in the car and Pandora in the office.
Now that I’m working from home (at least three weeks a month), I need to re-evaluate my audio situation. I’ve heard good things about Last.fm and I do have about 10GB of ripped music to play with. Maybe I’ll give Sirius a spin. I doubt I’ll be dumping FM though, especially since that’s my primary source for local news.