Satellite Radio

Sirius Stilleto Officially Announced

Orbitcast has all the details on today’s Sirius Stiletto announcement. Highlights: 100 hours of Sirius programming storage 44 minute music buffer Schedule and record Includes both slim and standard batteries WiFi for Sirius Online Integration with Yahoo Music Sexy On sale this month $349 I might need one…

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… Record every new fall season show with BeyondTV. (SnapStream) Hand’s on with the MPEG4 HD DirecTV receiver in LA. (DBSTalk) Portable Sirius receiver outed by Crutchfield. (Orbitcast) How-to replace dead drive in a DirectTiVo. (Engadget) RealNetworks to offer open source support for WMV on Linux. (ZDNet)

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… TiVo CEO Tom Rogers speaks. (NYTimes) DVD Copy Control Association to lighten DVD restrictions. (Engadget) MobiTV powers XM on Alltel Wireless. (Orbitcast) PMP roundup. (PCMag) Viacom to buy Atom Films. (TechCrunch)

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… Time Warner Cable kisses and makes up, will offer CableCARDs. (TiVoBlog) Sirius video around the corner? (Orbitcast) Ten HDTV myths. (PC World) Radio Shack announces what we already know, currently selling TiVo. (Yahoo) Digital Deck Media Connector reviewed. (PC Mag)

XM’s Canadian Push

As you may have gathered, I spent a few days in Canada. While taking in Montreal’s Jazz Fest, I noticed XM is a new sponsor this year (XM Canada didn’t exist last summer). I don’t read/speak French, but I picked up a GM/XM brochure which probably says something about 50 vehicles offering satellite receivers. In … Read more

Dave’s Mobile Multimedia

I no longer ride the subway to work, so now my commute is far less interesting and far less productive. However, I still have a fond place in my heart for portable multimedia. The two media apps I find myself using most frequently (which can’t be accessed on a subway) are the portable Slingbox player … Read more

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… Cable giants sued for VOD patent infringement. (Engadget) DirecTV to launch $7500/yr everything-and-the-sink high roller service. (DirecTV) The EFF smacks down Apple’s embrace of DRM. (Boing Boing) Free DivX codec adds “sharpening” feature. (DivX) XM to develop crank radio and I don’t know why. (Orbitcast)