The boys over at XM411 have the first hands-on look at the upcoming SkyFi 3, along with a nice quick review of the unit. Some of the features described are what we saw earlier, but there's a few additional things that we didn't know about.

Here's the rundown:

• This is Delphi's first unit since the release of the Inno/Helix.
• The 2.8" screen the largest of any plug-and-play satellite radio receiver.
• Screen display flips between horizontal and vertical with press of a button.
• The SkyFi3 allows for 30-minutes of pause/replay functionality. The 30-minutes of replay gets saved even with the power turned off (sweet!), so you can just power up and keep listening.
• The 10-hours of XM recording is separate from the 2Gb microSD storage - where you store your own digital music collection. (No doubt this is to appease the RIAA)
• You can create hybrid-playlists between the XM content and the microSD content, but you can't copy the XM content to the microSD card.
• No internal antenna, but it does have an internal battery. With the optional Standard Wearable Kit, you get a live-wearable unit but with 90-minutes of listening.
  
• The optional Premium Live Wearable Kit gives 7-hours of XM listening (longer than the Inno/Helix) and 40-hours (!) of pre-recorded playback time.

Very impressive, and a great review (plus a ton of pics).

[XM411] 

While XM Satellite Radio hasn't officially announced the new Delphi SkyFi3 it seems that the peeps over at JJI Electronics have a pre-order page up already with some very juicy info and pics. Here's the info that we know so far:

The XM SkyFi3 mates a plug-and-play receiver with an integrated tuner. So think of it like a next generation PnP with advanced storage capabilities. It features a big ol' 2.8" screen with a horizontal or a vertical mount.

Here's the real cool part. The SkyFi3 allows for 30-minutes of replay functionality, storage of up to 10 hours of XM programming (with the built-in memory) and up to 500 songs on an optional 2Gb microSD card (!).

With the internal battery, the SkyFi3 provides 5 hours of fun in portable-playback mode. And just like the Pioneer Inno, you can "tag" songs you hear on XM for purchase later with XM+Napster.

There's some optional accessories that we don't know much about just yet... such as a wearable live kit. The microSD card compatability especially is of interest to me as this would be the first satellite radio receiver to include removable storage.

Price? Oh right. JJI has it listed for $199.99 and is expecting their first SkyFi3 shipment in late October.

UPDATE: Got ahold of the photos without the watermark and updated the images to reflect this. 

UPDATE2: JJI Electronics apparently has taken the page offline. I think I may have gotten somebody in trouble...

Check out more pics after the jump...