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Samsung Helix YX-M1

Following closely on the heels of Pioneer's similar Inno, Samsung's $400 Helix YX-M1 is small and light, has a powerful XM receiver to tap into XM Radio's 170 channels of programming, and can play all your MP3/WMA digital music files. So far, competitor Sirius lacks a similar option. The bad...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Development tools, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., Samsung Helix, Inno, Samsung Helix YX-M1, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Helix

Product reviews 2006-04-28

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Google: it’s time to get Real

In my previous post, I alluded to some of the issues that might prevent an average consumer -- "Joe Sixpack", John Q. Public, or Jane Doe from migrating to Linux on the desktop. One of them, without any doubt, is the lack of a way to...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Linux, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-05

Delphi Premium Sound System

The modularity of satellite radio devices is one of their chief benefits: that they are so simple to move from car to home and back again makes them accessible to a vast array of users. It's also nice to see that the hardware manufacturers that work within a particular service...

Tags: Programming languages, Development tools, Digital music, Network technology, Digital media, PSS, Borland Delphi, Delphi Premium Sound System

Product reviews 2007-05-14

XM Mini-Tuner

One of the biggest drawbacks of satellite radio is that your subscription is tied to a single device. If you want to listen to programming in more than one location--say, your car and your bedroom--you've got to choose between some unappealing options. Transportable radios involve a tangle of cables and...

Tags: Satellite radio, Network technology, Digital music, Consumer electronics, XM Mini-Tuner, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.

Product reviews 2007-02-07

Delphi SkyFi3

Delphi is back with another portable plug-and-play XM receiver. The SkyFi3 is a lightweight unit (65 percent smaller than the SkyFi2, which is not truly portable) that can be used in concert with the Live Wearable antenna headphones (a $49 accessory) for true portability. However, the SkyFi3, armed with its...

Tags: Digital music, Borland Delphi, Delphi SkyFi3, headphone

Product reviews 2006-10-25

XM + Napster

XM Satellite Radio and Napster are both ambitious companies, so it's a surprise that the beta version of their new integrated service is so paltry. In its current state, the service will certainly leave customers underwhelmed and disappointed. However, if XM and Napster add a lot of advanced features to...

Tags: XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., Napster Inc.

Product reviews 2006-01-28