[opendtv] Car computer hobbyists hack XM Radio
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 02:33:33 -0400
Car computer hobbyists hack XM Radio
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Story last modified October 14, 2004, 1:46 PM PDT
A band of car and computer hobbyists has reconnected the XM Radio
broadcasts to PCs, after the satellite radio company discontinued
hardware that was being used to copy and archive digital music from
the service.
The XM satellite radio service is used largely through dedicated
hardware, but until last month could be heard on a computer by using
hardware that plugged directly into the PC. The company phased that
PC link out, in part citing slow demand, after a Canadian programmer
wrote software that allowed listeners to record and archive
individual songs on a computer as MP3s.
Now a small Florida company that makes in-car computer systems has
re-created its own version of the hardware, saying its customers want
a way to hook their onboard PCs to an XM system.
The system may also be plugged back into the TimeTrax radio-recording
software, again raising the possibility of pristine digital copying
from the satellite service. The developers, at a company called
Hybrid Mobile Audio, say they're more interested in giving people
flexibility in listening to the XM Radio service, however.
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http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5410250.html
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