XM Satellite Radio and Sony BMG are saying they have resolved the lawsuit over its Pioneer Inno.

This follow similar agreements made with both Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group back in December. Sony BMG has withdrawn as a party to the complaint filed by the RIAA against XM in May 2006.

EMI is the last of the Big Four major labels to not have announced a settlement over the Inno.

The companies did not disclose terms of the deal.

Circuit City brings us the Black Friday goodness with the XpressEZ XM radio (read my XpressEZ review in case you're curious) for a mere $19.99.

That's with a $20 instant rebate and a $30 mail-in rebate.

While there's no pre-paid subscription card included, twenty bucks is a pretty good bargin.

The holiday shopping season is quickly nearing. And thanks to the collective goodness of the internets, we're able to see many of the deals reserved for Black Friday way ahead of time. Of course there's several websites dedicated to all things Black Friday but I won't bore you with the lameness of other products - it's all satellite radio, all the time.

So let's begin.

Starting with Best Buy, we have XM's "Complete Satellite Radio Package."

It's a Roady XT tuner, with a Boombox, a Car Kit and a free $30 XM Service Card all rolled up into a $99.99 package. Normal price is $228.83. Not a bad deal.

[via BfAds]

Engadget has uncovered, in some vigorous FCC digging, that a new MyFi has come across the desk at the Commission.

Unfortunately little is known about the device because XM has requested short-term confidentiality on such goodies like internal/external photos, manuals and technical info regarding the "coupling device." Other items like schematics and parts lists that may contain "trade secrets" are wrapped in the veil of long-term confidentially. Thankfully, the short-term confidentiality only lasts for 45-days, so we should know more about this badboy by December-ish.

Now, judging from the fact that its the same part number as the 1st gen MyFi (SA10113), I'm willing to guess that this is just an updated version. More than likely to have something to do with FM transmitters or something boring like that.

Then again, XM could be updating the beloved device with beefier internals (such as a more powerful Inno-like antenna) and preparing the MyFi as its low-end (read: affordable) handheld receiver. All the while prepping a badass uber-handheld complete with a sweet touchscreen interface for us to fawn over in the year ahead. Mr. Nate Davis did afterall drop some hints about a new portable coming next year. Oh the speculation!

[FCC Documents via Engadget]
Thanks TV Genius!

It's been almost two years since XM unveiled the Pioneer Inno. Since then we've seen little in handheld offerings from XM, although the Delphi SkyFi3 might be considered one (I'd call it more of a "hybrid" handheld/plug-and-play).

Sirius meanwhile had released its own live-handheld last year - the Sirius Stiletto - and soon its second-generation Sirius Stiletto 2 will be joining the fray.

But the question we're all wondering: where's the next generation handheld offering from XM? Where's the next "Inno"?

XM demonstrated to analysts a video-capable handheld prototype in early 2006 (fake photo, real info), and the ONIX400, unveiled at CES this year, is set to hit the streets any-day-now. So we know they've been busy down in Florida. Yet still nothing has been announced.

Handhelds generally don't fly off the shelves when it comes to retail sales. By their own admission, both Sirius and XM have said that the handheld satellite radio market is pretty weak. But they serve a function beyond just appealing to early adopters. They act as "halo" products (e.g., the popularity of the iPod has helped spur sales of Apple computers), and serve as fodder for media coverage. There's value beyond just sales.

So come this CES, will we see a new handheld from XM? I sure hope so...

We already know all about the upcoming Audiovox XM2go handheld XM satellite radio receiver, but here's some shots of the device from CES. The black skin actually looks really cool.

One more shot of the Audiovox XM2go docked within the Belkin Portable Audio System, after the jump...

At CES I had the unique opportunity to not only get a demonstration and detailed tour of the Bushnell ONIX400, but also to hold molest the device in my own grubby hands.

To truly understand and appreciate the technical feat that this device is accomplishing really requires a full rundown of it's abilities from the people who know it best - the engineers. Every millimeter of the Bushnell ONIX400 Weather Tracker has been meticulously designed and thought out. And it uses technology so advanced that... well, that it doesn't exist yet (it'll be available this Summer).

Read more, and view more hands-on pics, after the jump... 

We spotted the Bushnell ONIX 400 Weather Tracker back in November, but that was just the feature list - we still didn't have the full details on this device that we've been wanting.

Well here it is, and it's pretty damn exciting.

The Bushnell ONIX 400 Weather Tracker is the first portable, handheld device that offers GPS navigation, live XM Radio reception, and the personalized, real-time XM weather system that XM is unveiling at CES. Consider it as a veritable swiss-army knife of satellite devices.

This is revolutionary because instead of getting weather data for your region, the system isolates your location (down to a "cell") and provides the specific weather data surrounding just you. The ONIX 400 Weather Tracker also tracks the specific weather events along your personal route and final destination. So set your destination and this in-depth weather data will be continuously updated and displayed on the GPS map along that path.

While Bushnell is traditionally an "outdoors" focused company, I can see uses for this device for even the most dedicated urbanite. And with an MSRP price of only $499, this 3-in-1 GPS device will be appealing to even the most price conscious consumer.

Check out a ton of photos showing the different screens on the ONIX 400, after the jump...

The Pioneer Inno's name is derived from the stem of the word "Innovative."

So it's with a bit of a chuckle, a wink-wink, and perhaps even a jab to the ribs, that we see the Inno as one of PC World's 20 Most Innovative Products of the Year.

Their reasoning for bestowing this honor is the Inno's ability to receive a live XM signal and record/store songs, as well as bookmark them for purchase later.

[PC World] 

Thanks Jessica! 

Back in October a FCC filing was discovered showing a single picture of the new Audiovox XM2go (now set to debut in February). Unfortunately for us snoops there was a 45 day veil of secrecy on other aspects of the device - a veil that has now been lifted (thanks to Satellite Radio TechWorld).

First off, while the Audiovox XG2-100 would seem to imply that this device has 100 hours of recording capability - it doesn't. The Audiovox XM2go user manual (PDF) filed with the FCC clearly indicates that this only has 50 hours of recording, just as it's earlier Pioneer Inno and Samsung Helix predacesors. In fact, there seems to be little differences between the X2G-100 and the prior 2nd-gen XM2go family.

The only functional difference that I can find is that this XM2go comes with a set of antenna headphones (ala the Sirius Stiletto) - but doesn't come with a car kit or a home kit. The user manual indicates that the Car Kit (X2G-100CK) and the Home Kit (X2G-100HK) are sold separately, but that the XM2go player w/ antenna headphones (X2G-100B) is sold as a single package.

From a design standpoint, it looks like we've finally found the fabeled "Black Inno" (err... or "Black XM2go"). The earlier speculation that the "BK" in the upcoming GEXINNO2BK meant "Black" was incorrect (the "BK" stands for "Base Kit") - instead it looks like Audiovox is one going Black. Both the GEXINNO2BK and the X2G100B will include the XM SureConnect FM transmitter system.

I do have to question why Audiovox has decided to enter into the 2nd-gen XM2go market this late into the game - but with little advances in the function? The Pioneer Inno was unveiled at CES nearly a year ago, and I would have hoped that when Audiovox joins the fray they would have done a bit more to differentiate themselves.

[FCC Filings via Satellite Radio TechWorld]