A loyal Orbitcast reader pointed me to a wonderful source for speculation. Aparently there's a survey (see the screen capture to your right) being done on select XM Subscribers regarding some future features XM is considering.

The questions listed are very interesting indeed:

"Ability to record XM programming, then move it to a PC for subsequent listening, burning to a CD, or downloading to an MP3 player."

Hmmm.. this smells exactly of the famed XM Patent from a little while ago. Imagine being able to save (time-shift) songs for free onto your XM2go device, and for a fee you can listen to them on your computer or MP3 player (or Skypod?).

Very exciting.
[Read more on XM411]

The rumor mill is abuzz about this, but it does seem that XM Satellite Radio is up to something and we'll find out about it tomorrow.

Gary Parsons (XM Chairman) will be featured at the Banc of America Securities Media, Telecommunications and Entertainment Conference (webcast link here) tomorrow, March 30, 2005 at 08:00 AM (ET). One day before Q1 ends.

That in itself raises an eyebrow. Even more tantilizing is that we just got word that Gary Parsons will appear on CNBC tomorrow, though we still don?t know when exactly. UPDATE: Gary Parsons will be on CNBC Squawk Box, 7:00 AM EST

This is the best indicator for news because everytime he appears on CNBC, XM releases something big.

4 Million subscriptions? XM standard-on-all-GM-cars? Hard say just yet. More info to come as news develops...

We're hearing some chatter that Clear Channel (CCU) will make a bid to buy XM Satellite Radio. This inspired a bit of a spike in activity this morning as you can see.

We haven't heard anything else on this, but as news develops you'll find out more here.

UPDATE:
Y'know, this story just stinks of bullshit. The more and more I hear on it, the less and less likely anyone thinks it'll happen. It has even less credibility than the XM and SIRIUS merger. Sorry if anyone soiled themself over it..