Sirius Satellite Radio on Apple iPhone and iPod Touch
Apple iPhone / iPod Touch owners and Sirius Satellite Radio Subscribers, you might want to sit down. (I guess you probably already are.) Oh yeah! A program called uSirius has brought you Sirius subscribers slash iphone and iPod Touch owners together. For you iPhone owners, isn’t that great? You can have your phone, iPod, camera, web surfing device and now Sirius radio all in one cool little package. What next?
You can stream Sirius radio tunes with an application called uSirius, developed by Millard Software, via Wi-Fi and EDGE. Once the iPhone 3G hits the streets you’ll have connectivity via HSDPA also. You are, of course, responsible for a Sirius subscription to get terrestrial tunes on your iPhone and iPod Touch.
Millard software has developed a software called uSirius - iPhone Edition BETA v.62 that is available for download at www.millardsoftware.com
MP3 Player Comparo
Cnet has posted an MP3 player comparison and you’ll be surprised at who’s top-of-the-stack. I am! The test was based on signal-to-noise ratio, total harmonic distortion, frequency response deviation, maximum power output, and stereo crosstalk, but who cares about that.
Here are the top contenders.
Cnet’s Review
Sony Rolly
The Sony Rolly is a palm-sized, egg-shaped device that rolls and spins like it’s dancing to the music.
“Rolly has the ability to attract your attention as soon as you turn it on,” said Brennan Mullin, vice president of marketing for audio at Sony Electronics. “It’s a tremendous example of what can happen when entertainment and technology merge.” Read more
