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XM Radio Hacked by Car Computer Hobbyists

Posted by michael on from the i-want-my-mtv dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There is an article over at News.com that talks about a small Florida company called Hybrid Mobile Solutions, that hacked XM Radio. They created a cable and software that makes the new XM Commander and XM Direct units work just like an XMPCR. They are in negotiations with TimeTrax to allow recording of XM Radio to MP3's. XMPCR was canned due to this late last month."

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  1. Seems a bit silly... by Sheetrock · · Score: 2, Funny
    That anybody would pay a monthly fee to a company that won't let them record.

    Of course all that really matters is Air America Radio, and that's on all day.

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  2. Re:XMPCR? by MarkGriz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are you telling me that all the people who record shows either on the VCR, TIVO, or their computer to watch at a different time are stealing?

    Only if you skip past the commercials :-)

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  3. They've done nothing wrong. by Safety+Cap · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thanks to the DMCA, any attempt to add/subtract functionality from any corporation's products or services is in immediate violation and will be proscecuted to the fullest extent of the defendant's pocketbook.

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    Yeah, right.