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XM to Launch Satellite Radio Handheld?

Posted by michael on from the jogging-to-the-beat-of-a-different-drummer dept.

g00set writes "Reuters is reporting 'XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc next week is expected to unveil a "wearable" device, marking the satellite radio industry leader's latest effort to woo audiences to the nascent format, analysts said.' In adddition, 'A radio industry executive said the device was believed to be a satellite-radio receiver with headphones that also had a hard drive enabling users to download XM content.'" There have been other rumors of this as well.

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  1. Why? by HexaByte · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Not just why a portable, but why a satelite radio at all? Do you live so far out in the boonies that there are no stations? Are your tastes so esoteric that you can only find you genre on a satelite station?

    I get all the radio stations I need for free! It's funny how people complain about the cost of software that they can use forever, then pay a monthly fee for something that evaporates as soon as it's broadcast!

    Just my 2 cents.

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