Archive for January, 2006

Audio flags could prevent use of XM, Sirius products

Monday, January 30th, 2006

If “audio flags” are pushed through the senate, it will become impossible to record and time shift satellite radio broadcasts. This will specifically effect the use of portable devices like the Sirius S50. Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) President and CEO Gary Shapiro opposes the bill:
“Instead of merely replicating the broadcast flag, RIAA apparently [...]

Sat TV companies to offer mobile internet

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Audiovox, KVH and RaySat are each debuting new technologies that will allow users to surf the internet from their cars.
RaySat is showing the new SpeedRay 3000, a low profile, 5.7-inch satellite TV system that can also provide two-way high-speed Internet access via satellite. It then uses Wi-Fi to stream the Internet signal into the vehicle [...]

Know Your Satellite Radio Receiver Pt. 2: Sirius SR-H550

Friday, January 27th, 2006

Hey everybody. Part 2 of our multi-part series on radio recievers here. Last time we talked about XM’s portable recievers. This week we’ll be doing a complete 180 and discussing Sirius’s home unit the SR-H550.
Sirius’s own home tuner, the SR-H550 offers a few features that differentiate it from 3rd party units. [...]

Canadian showdown: XM or Sirius

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

We talk a lot about XM and Sirius here, but we haven’t really had an opportunity to compare their Canadian services, us being in America and all. But Digital Home Canada is on the case. They rated XM Canada and Sirius Canada on selection, sound quality, reception, receivers, and price. Who came [...]

Sirius: Stop Stealing Stern!!!

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

You’re probably pretty sick of reading about Howard Stern by now, but I just thought this was funny:
It didn’t take long. Just days after Howard Stern began his five-year tenure at Sirius Satellite Radio(Nasdaq: SIRI), pirate radio stations and renegade websites with names like hearhoward.org and hearhoward100.com began streaming taped broadcasts of Stern’s live show. [...]

Know Your Satellite Radio Receiver Pt. 1: Delphi MyFi XM2go

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

Hey everybody. I thought you might be interested in a little consumer-report style action. If you don’t already have XM or Sirius satellite radio, there’s a lot to know about services and receivers. There are a ton to choose from, so it’s not always obvious which one is right for you. [...]

DirecTV offers Family Package

Thursday, January 19th, 2006

TV that censors itself? Well, sort of.
DirecTV is offering a new family package. At $34.99/month, the family-friendly package includes 40 channels, each more cuddly than the last. Toon Disney and CSPAN are among the channels available in the package.
The satellite companies are following the two largest cable companies, Comcast and [...]

Buying iPods from a vending machine?

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

This was too cool not to post. You can buy XM portable satellite radios, too.
ZoomShops look like ordinary vending machines at first blush. Behind the glass lie rows of products stacked in an orderly fashion, awaiting passersby with cravings for peanuts and potato chips. But then you notice the lighting and the case itself, [...]

How does David Lee Roth measure up?

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

How does Howard Stern’s replacement, “Diamond” Dave, stack up? The general consensus is he’s no Stern; accounts say that he rhapsodizes, rambles, and frequently changes topics. Sean McCarthy over at Popular Thinking has this to say:
Roth acts like a new talk-radio host, still getting his on-air feet wet — odd to think about, [...]

Stern re-broadcast on web

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

For purely informational purposes: Stern’s show is being re-broadcast on the web free for all. That’s the Sirius show. Link goes to the blog LiquidGeneration.