TimeTrax, famous for releasing satellite radio recording software for the now discontinued XM PCR, has released the TimeTrax Connect. This little device will let owners of XM Direct universal car stereo tuners to automatically save satellite radio broadcasts to personal computers as MP3 or WAV files, to be enjoyed at the listener?s convenience.

Think TiVo for Satellite Radio.

For about fifty bucks, you can get the TimeTrax Connect adapter alone. Or for about a hundred bucks you can get TimeTrax Complete - which includes the TimeTrax Connect adapter, the software, and an XM Direct Radio (XMD1000).

Learn more about how TimeTrax Connect works.

In an announcement made today - XM Radio has added 2 new music channels available only over it's premium Internet radio service, XM Radio Online:

• The Eye (XM Radio Online Channel 26): Rhythmic Top 40, featuring an exciting mix of contemporary hip hop tracks by artists such as Snoop Dogg, Nelly, Usher, Mario, Destiny's Child, and Chingy.

• enLIGHTen! (XM Radio Online Channel 34): Southern gospel music, featuring inspirational tunes from artists of today and yesterday.

In addition to the new online channel announcement, XM confirmed (as we announced earlier this week) that their online service is now Mac compatable with Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Netscape Navigator browsers on Mac computers with Windows Media Player 9.0 installed.

Didn't get enough of the XM/O&A Army crashing Stern's Rally?

Foundry Music was on scene above Union Square filming the whole event. Out of all the clips, these two are my personal favorites:

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See all 8 Video Clips on Foundry Music.

XM Radio Online 'officially' only works on the IE/PC platform, though unofficially they say it may work on other platforms.

Well, according to O'Grady's PowerPage, all you Mac lovers can rejoice as it's now Mac compatible - at least with Safari 1.2.4.

UPDATE: XM Radio Online also works with Firefox on the Mac. (thanks MikeV!)

Here's your chance to win the world's first personal XM Satellite Radio - the Delphi XM MyFi? - plus six months of XM service. (A $450 value!)

A New Winner Each Week!

To qualify, subscribe to any of XM's premium services (High Voltage, Playboy Radio or XM Radio Online) between November 15th and December 31st, and you'll be entered in the weekly MyFi drawing automatically. One entry per premium service on your account. It's that simple.

Already a premium subscriber? Great news, you are automatically entered to win each week as long as your account remains active. Now is the perfect time to try another XM service.

Weekly drawings start on November 22nd. Don't delay.

No purchase necessary. See Official Rules (PDF).

XM Satellite Radio, will deliver the gift of holiday music to its listeners from coast to coast throughout the holiday season.

XM will devote four of its digital radio channels to holiday music beginning Thanksgiving Day, November 25. Each channel will feature a different style of holiday music without commercial interruption 24 hours a day through December 27:

• XM's beautiful-music channel Sunny (XM Channel 24) will play traditional and orchestral holiday classics by Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and other favorites.

• The Heart (XM Channel 23) will be renamed Holly during the holidays, and feature contemporary music of the season from artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Celine Dion, and the Jackson 5.

• The country channel Nashville (XM Channel 11) will offer a "Music City Christmas," playing holiday tunes from country artists of today and yesterday, including Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Tammy Wynette, and Jim Reeves.

• Special X-Mas (XM Channel 83) will serve up a mix of holiday novelty songs, oddball parodies, and rock covers of holiday classics. Special X-Mas will air in place of the disco channel Chrome.

The holiday music channels and Chrome will broadcast through the holidays on XM's Internet radio service XM Radio Online, and all of the channels will return to regular programming after the holidays.

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XM Satellite Radio has announced it will broadcast live concerts from two of the nation's most famous music venues -- the Blue Note and the B.B. King Blues Club in New York City.

As part of a multi-year agreement, XM is airing a wide variety of shows from the celebrated Manhattan concert halls on several of XM's commercial-free music channels. Concerts include performances by jazz legend Chick Corea, R&B superstar Aaron Neville, reggae master Jimmy Cliff, and rock legend Alan Parsons.

"We're thrilled to be broadcasting live shows from the Blue Note and the B.B. King Blues Club, which are two of the greatest places to hear live music anywhere in the country," said Lee Abrams, Chief Programming Officer for XM Satellite Radio.

While the XM Satellite Radio subscriber is paying $10/month, XM Satellite Radio is currently paying $89 per customer (down from $127 a year ago).

Total operating expenses, which include R&D and marketing costs, rose 31% to $166 million, in the quarter.

The cost per customer is defines as total costs divided by subscribers.