Dell, the company that was to have its own portable XM receiver (and never did) has said it will buy Zing, the company that (successfully) built the Wifi component for the Sirius Stiletto.
Curious.
Zing makes software for consumer electronics that allows devices to connect and listen to music over Wifi. Stiletto users know all about this, as Sirius was the first to license the technology. Zing has since moved on to partner with SanDisk and most recently with Pandora for its own Wifi portable. Zing also receive $12.5 million in third-round funding earlier this year.
But now Dell has scooped up Zing, saying it reflects a "renewed interest and energy" in the company's consumer businesses. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
And while I doubt it means that a Dell DJ Satellite is back, you can almost guarantee that it means a new line of Wifi Internet Radio players will be coming to town.
[Forbes]
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
Leave a comment