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Well, we can all stop holding our breath now. The XM and Sirius satellite radio merger has finally been completed today, according to the AP. If you were hoping for a cool new name like SiriuxM or XMirius or Super Satellite SM Radio, you’ll just have to settle for Sirius XM Radio Inc., which was the winner. Stock will continue to be found and traded under SIRI on Nasdaq. We’re eager to keep an eye on the shakeout, which we understand to include a la… View this story
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It seems that the FCC may finally wrap up the deal that will merge XM and Sirius Satellite Radio. The whole thing rests on a lone vote from Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate. However, The Wall Street Journal says that, in exchange for her vote, both companies will pay $20 million in fines stemming from tower locations and power limits. Both companies have already agreed to other stipulations, including price caps, a la carte channel options, and designating 8 percent of its full-time channels for public… View this story
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ReQuest users just got a little luckier. Aside from having their super-cool iQ whole-house music system (assuming you have that), the company just announced two tweaks for your setup. First is the all-new, on-screen HDTV GUI (graphical user interface). Dubbed iQ TV, this interface allows users to check out their music on any high-def TV, in 720p. While you may not care about how it looks, you probably will about how it operates—via any infrared remote. Those remotes can either “learn” the new functions, or… View this story
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It looks like the FCC has had a change of heart regarding the merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. The AP says that some of the staff, including FCC chairman Kevin Martin, has given the thumbs-up to the merger. That means the deal could be done in as little as three weeks. Of course, there are stipulations. For starters, the combined company would need to cap its prices on both services and satellite receivers. They would also like the… View this story
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It’s time to squeeze more out of the Squeezebox. Sirius just announced that it will make more than 80 of its satellite radio channels available to the two Logitech Squeezebox networked players, as well as the company’s Transporter product. It’s a pretty cool added feature, especially if you already have an existing subscription (which is $12.95 a month; $6.99 for additional subs). Sirius says that its commercial-free music channels will be available, as well as specialty channels such as Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, MAXIM Radio,… View this story
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In honor of today’s long-time-coming merger approval of satellite giants Sirius and XM, today’s deal features one of the cheapest receivers (in the good sense) on the market - the Delphi XM SKYFi2 w/ remote. Say what you will about the sound quality of this non-terrestrial medium - either flavor - the convenience factor can’t be beat, to say nothing of the commercial-free content. The SKYFi2 has several nice features, including 30 channel presets, personalized stock and sports tickers, a preview mode to see what… View this story
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Are we ready for Sirius XM? The U.S. Justice Department on Monday approved Sirius Satellite Radio’s $5 billion (only slightly more than Howard Stern’s astronomical Sirius contract) buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio, the AP is reporting. With the Justice Department’s decision coming more than a year after the merger was announced, the next OK must come from the Federal Communications Commission. Shareholders had approved the buyout back in November. Opposition from consumer groups and terrestrial radio lobbying had grown fierce. According to the Justice… View this story
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As you add on technology to your home, it’s nice to stop and think about the environment. OK, sometimes you are just thinking about firing up your Led Zeppelin box set. However, NuVo wants to do the thinking for you. The company’s new NV-T2SIR tuner is starting to earn its smiley faces from Energy Star. NuVo is in the process of getting the rating. While they are working on it, it’s too bad they didn’t give stats on yearly savings; I love when companies spell… View this story
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Go-go-Gadget! CasaTools just announced their CasaTunes Gadget has Windows SideShow support. That means that users can view and control music (including PC, iPod and satellite radio) all over the house via a low-cost remote. SideShow uses “gadgets,” little software programs that can control audio via remote control. All of the info about the music playing is easily viewed and accessed from the Gadget. The idea is that in the future, you’ll be able to download more gagdet applications for increased functionality. The CasaTunes Gadget is… View this story
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It’s hard to leave that selection of satellite radio out in your driveway. With the SR-H1000, Polk Audio puts that killer content into your home’s A/V rack. Add the Home Connect Tuner SC-H1, and you can have a two-stream/zone tuner blasting your favorite tunes in one room and your spouse’s selections on the other side of the house. It can even be hooked up for viewing song selections, artists and channel info on any TV. It’s also easy to subject others to your music via… View this story
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Millions love cruising in their cars to the huge channel lineups of music, news and sports with one of the two satellite radio companies, XM Satellite Radio Inc. or Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. But for home use, some see satellite radio with ambivalence. Satellite radio is digital and uses a binary code of ones and zeros. This means your radio either completely receives it or not at all. There is largely no in between, such as a signal marred by static, which often occurs on… View this story
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Got Sonos for multiroom audio? Got Sirius for satellite radio subscription? Now you can tag-team ‘em to stream throughout your house. The distributed audio provider and satellite radio company have partnered to allow Sirius subscribers to have their tunes roll in their houses without satellite radio hardware or a PC. Sonos will stream Sirius’ Internet Radio (more than 80 channels, including Howard Stern, Sirius Football Radio and plenty of music stations). Combined with Sonos, that allows users to control their Sirius tunes wirelessly from a… View this story
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