XM Satellite Radio is set to announce next week a "wearable" Walkman-like device that can pick up XM's digital satellite radio signals. Snippet from CNN:
A spokesman for Washington, D.C.-based XM declined to comment beyond saying a major product announcement was planned for Oct. 26 in New York with automotive parts and consumer electronics products maker, Delphi Corp.
"XMSR is also likely to announce its wearable device next week. There is a good shot this 'Walkman' type device, in the near term, will differentiate XM's hardware from Sirius," a rival satellite radio system, said Kit Spring, analyst with Stifel, Nicolaus in a note for investors.
Now, this is super-cool and the type of thing that I would be interested in. I've always been interested in XM (and Sirrus), but the units weren't portable and difficult to carry from one place to another.
You have to assume that both XM and Sirrus are trying to work with Apple on a iPod/XM/TiVo combination appliance. Now, that would be cool.
Read the story on CNN here.
-aB
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It's too high a price point, though. :-(
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