While we're all twiddling our thumbs waiting for the Bushnell ONIX400 uber-gps to come out, it looks like Bushnell has spilled the beans on the real naming of its corresponding 'personal' weather service.
I say real naming, because in the beginning of the year word got out that the consumer version of XM WX was going to be called XM SkyWatch. Indeed, even the XM WX website shows SkyWatch as one of the packages... though, for marine purposes only. (Remember, XM WX is an ultra-advanced, professional service that likely wouldn't suit the consumer who's simply trying to avoid getting wet.)
So leave it to Bushnell to list "XM NavWeather" on their website, putting all speculation to rest. The nice thing is that the pricing info from back in January hasn't changed:
XM NavWeather (only)
$9.95 / month
XM Radio & XM NavWeather
$16.94 / month
Now the only remaining question is... when is the Bushnell ONIX400 coming out? Because I really want one.
[Bushnell]
I want... I want... I want... I just got a Jeep... and a waterproof GPS + XM + Weather would be AWESOME for it.
Hoo Hoo, Mel. Why doesn't Sirius have this kind of technology?
Because we're spending $500,000 - $1,000,000 on you, Hoo Hoo. Not to worry though. We'll just steal it from XM after the merger. We can even raise the price for it by 10 - 20%.
Whose going to stop us? The "other company?"
I meant $500,000,000 - $1,000,000,000, of course, Hoo Hoo. Don't worry, we're not breaking your contract.
Hoo Hoo, Mel. You just made me piss myself again. You better not break my contract. After all, you were the one who told the shareholders that I earned it.
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