Sirius XM Radio Inc. might not have had much of a presence at the Las Vegas Convention Center here at CES 2009, but they were exhibiting their latest devices - including the MiRGE and some new Internet Radio solutions - offsite at the Bellagio hotel.
Above is a display showing off some of Sirius XM's internet radio solutions, including the Sonos and Onkyo high-end receivers, which both stream Sirius Internet Radio (SIR). There was even a new tabletop radio on display, which I'll show in a seperate article.
Here you can see the display room with the MiRGE on the pedastal. I'll get up-close and personal with the MiRGE in a separate post as well. (And no, the room wasn't empty at all - it was quite busy actually - but no one wanted to be seen in these photos.)Below are the rest of the displays...
Evidently no one is interested. Sirius XM display areas void of humanoids.
Where is the Iphone/XM/Sirius?
How brilliant, they ignore the tech convention(it's only CES after all), where every tech junkie would see this to advertise at the bellagio(admittedly it would be seen but not with the same feverish enthusiasm.)
Unbelievable.
Was there anyone from Sirius there to answer questions or was the whole display on auto-pilot?
The only thing missing from the above photos are tumbleweeds.
I think that this is a good move by Sirius XM. It shows that they are trying to promote their product, but they are doing it in a more reserved way which they should seeing as the company is struggling to turn a profit.
Yep good idea. The convention center costs a BOATLOAD of money just to get your products off of a UPS truck, let alone deliver it to your booth.
And, it's good to see that there really are XMP3 accessories...at least for display :)
Evidently they were piping terrestrial radio into the display room, which rendered it uninhabitable by any form of intelligent life. What other reason could there be for the area to resemble a ghost town?
Despite the many articles circulating forcasting the immanent demise of satellite radio, I still believe that regardless of the delivery method, quality of content will determine the fate of anyone competing for radio listeners. It's the old adage, "it's not how much you pay, but how much you get for your money."
If Mel has a brain in his head, he will listen to the subscribers and give them the programming that they want. He needs to make sure that Sirius/XM is second to nobody, and in fact reigns supreme in terms of content. No bullshit Oprah crap. No temporary cooking/lifestyle nonsense. No half dozen comedy channels (what the hell is that all about? There aren't very many people who are funny to begin with - 2 channels is enough). Just kick ass, bonafied, super expansive playlist music in all its glory - from the biggest hits to the most obscure, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN !!! This is the only possible answer to satellites salvation. Sure, there are a lot of people who don't give a shit about satellite radio, or any radio for that matter - but there remains that niche group of discriminating music lovers that can make the distinction between crap.... and fabulous content, aimed at people who are willing to pay for what they can't get anywhere else! People who enjoy the spontaneity that only radio can offer. Not knowing what is coming on next is exciting, in case some of you dopes out there don't realize it.
Offer us the best content, and satellite radio still has a chance to not only survive - but to flourish. Build it and they will come. Anything less than what I am suggesting, and satellite radio can kiss it's ass goodbye.
Imminent... not immanent! Oooops.
It's not uncommon for companies to have meeting rooms in hotels, it's actually very smart. They didn't have any major announcements this year, but still had the ability to meet with clients (Retail Exec's, OEM Partners, and Distributors.
DIRECTV has not had a presence on the show floor in two years.
They played it smart with some signage around the convention center, that was all they needed. Let SIRIUS XM keep cutting costs so they can survive.
Hmmm, there's a good idea, let take pictures of a display that is obstructed by a bunch of people so you don't see what's in the display.
Some of you people are idiots.