[opendtv] XM vs. the IPod - Will XM's new portable satellite radio make the iPod obsolete?

XM vs. the IPod

Will XM's new portable satellite radio make the iPod obsolete?

By Paul Boutin
Posted Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004, at 3:53 PM PT

Listen to this story on NPR's Day to Day.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4128832


Apple Computer and XM Radio both unveiled hot, next-generation 
portable music players this morning. Apple's upgraded iPod Photo has 
60 gigs of storage capacity, a color screen, and new software that 
lets you bloat it with photos as well as music. (Cost: $499 for the 
40-gig model, $599 for the 60-gig version.) XM's new MyFi player is, 
in short, the first satellite radio Walkman. It can tune into 
130-plus channels of digital radio and even store five hours of 
programming for you to play back at your leisure. (Cost: $349.99, 
plus $9.99 per month for an XM subscription.)

My instant take on today's game of whiz-bang one-upmanship is that 
both companies lost. It's now five hours after Apple's U2-bedecked 
press conference, and I still haven't stopped yawning. This new iPod 
Photo is the same iPod we're already sick of hearing about. The 
2-inch color screen isn't the start of any digital revolution-all it 
does is turn your iPod into a camera phone that can't take pictures 
or make phone calls.

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