News bits for this Manic Monday:
- NAVTEQ buys Traffic.com [Reuters]
- HD Radio arrives in Circuit City; gets 75,000 ads per week [CNET]
- NVIDIA buys PortalPlayer (chipmaker behind the iPod video and SanDisk Sansa e200). [Engadget]
- Even Cramer's guest hosts are touting a SIRIUS + XM merger (enough already) [RealMoney Radio]
- Zune vs. iPod (size does matter) [Gizmodo]
- Automotive PCs are coming (it would be smart to partner with them, now, before it's too late) [USA Today]
- XM's Q3 2006 Earnings Call Transcript [SeekingAlpha]
"Even Cramer's guest hosts are touting a SIRIUS + XM merger (enough already)"
Cramer's been harping on that forever. He must own a ton of shares of one or the other.
A good review for the Stiletto
By some fanboy no less
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/sirius-stiletto-100-reviewed-verdict-i-am-one-disappointed-fanboy-212787.php
Read the review. It seems all my concerns are coming true: Lousy reception, short battery life, etc...
"Overall, it was a pain in the ass to swap around between the different modes throughout the day."
Now that's user friendly! Everyone has the time to be screwing around with the reception modes...
"It is called the Stiletto 100 because it is capable of recording up to 100 hours, which is actually a measly 2GB flash drive."
I've been saying that 2GB is pretty chintzy for $400. Glad someone agrees.
Oh well, I guess it's unfair to compare the Stilleto to an iPod, which does one basic thing extremely well, but I just want the Stiletto to do one thing well also: get live Sirius on the go. Sadly, it sounds like we'll have to wait for version 2.0...
:(