XM Radio on the Go from Pioneer
Posted by Eric Butterfield | Friday, January 06, 2006 4:02 PM PT
Pioneer today announced the Inno, a $400 portable satellite radio receiver that also plays MP3 and WMA files.
The device has 1GB of flash memory, and can record up to 50 hours of radio programming. That is, if you choose not to load any MP3s. At the outset, you partition the memory for either 100 percent XM content, or 50/50 radio recordings and MP3/WMA files.
For recording XM shows, there is a 40-second buffer so you have a little leeway before deciding whether to record a song or program. The Inno should ship in March.
How many times do you have to pay for a song??, what a bunch of greedy whiners.
well the riaa is going to get xm for this...
RIAA has gotten way out of control and we as consumers need to put a stop to this. When it is made clear to them that the majority of lost revenue is a direct result of their own actions and not what they claim to be losing to the latest technology only will they open their eyes and realize that we are the ones who have the power here, not them. Studies have shown that their any many different reasons for the drop in cd sales and RIAA is claiming downloading and copying cd's to be the entire reason. Don;t let them fool you, the money the actual artists get is nothing conpared to what these guys get. And the losses they are claiming are highly exaggerated.
Why doesn't the RIAA go after the companies producing these devices ? They can't because of one of the companies that hired them to protect their artists also makes such devices.
Talk about greed !!! These companies not only make money off of legitamate sales of cd's and whatever the RIAA recovers for them after the RIAA gets a portion of it. They also get the money generated from the sales of such recording and storage devices that they create. How screwed up is that ?
I tell you this is wild i first listend to xm on Directv then i loved it and subcribed, 70s my favorite but whats stupid is i spent more money since i joined xm then ever before for cd's and i know i'm not the only one this is so stupid!! RIAA GET OFF OUR AND XM's BACK!!!!
It's not the record companies themselves that are complaining. It's the RADIO INDUSTRY!!! Along with the record companies, that are making all the noise. Radio has no way to compete against the satellite radio industry. So what do they do...the stay in bed with the record labels.
Radio as we knew it is DEAD! People like Clear Channel are the ones the killed it. Now all the big names are going satellite to get away from t he big ugly monster...and you know what? It's working!!!
As far as I'm concerned the big corporate idiots are getting what they deserve. They made their bed...now sleep in it!!!
Nobody listens to AM or FM...If they don't have too. It's a trend that will continue if things don't change.