Filed under: Software, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
Is Sirius working on its own iPhone app?
After all the bad news about the NiceMac StarPlayr application for the iPhone, Sirius Buzz, a web site that tracks the goings on in satellite radio, says they have it on good authority that a free player is coming from Sirius/XM directly.Without citing specific sources, the author of the post says the player is going to be released 'very shortly'. The article implies that Sirius/XM, knowing their own app was coming, nixed the NiceMac solution.
That will be welcome news for the hordes of people who want an iPhone-based solution to listen to Sirius and XM. In particular, a lot of Howard Stern fans want to listen on the go, and an iPhone solution would be just the ticket.
With new car sales falling off a cliff, and the Sirius/XM merger not the financial panacea it was supposed to be, the nation's only satellite radio service could use a little positive buzz. Thousands of subscribers signing up for streaming could be a good thing for the company and subscribers.
Of course, all this could be a baseless rumor, but keep watching this space for more.
Via Sirius Buzz
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Fuzzmanmatt said 9:22PM on 3-02-2009
I've bought a lot of Sirius devices for my cars, and I love them. I don't have anything that I can use indoors at work. If this is true, this might be the push I need to get an iPhone, despite it not meeting many of my other needs (however shallow and unimportant they may be).
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Blake said 9:27PM on 3-02-2009
I'm a xm member and I use my sub. the most at work while I'm streaming it on my pc, about 2-3 weeks ago I noticed a memo of sort in the login page saying that the online streaming capability would no longer be free starting march 11. So maybe that is a realease date? I can only hope
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Rich Beischer said 10:06PM on 3-02-2009
My brother works for SiriusXM, the short answer is yes, plus 2.99/m to listen....
Mike C said 9:34PM on 3-02-2009
ridiculous, Im waiting for a sirius app, but this is totally uncalled for. Starplayr looked like a great app that is now all for nothing. Sirius is now looking like it should go down in flames.
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mr. Obsession said 9:40PM on 3-02-2009
Wow...assuming this is true, it's gotta be STUNNING to the StarPlyr guys.
But it's a saavy move by Sirius/XM to make a direct play for iPhone users. God knows they need to do something.
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crfceo said 7:42AM on 3-03-2009
Absolutely true. Now in beta.
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Andrew said 11:24PM on 3-02-2009
Could this be it?
http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/sirius-xm-teases-that-something-big-is-coming.html
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Alex said 2:53AM on 3-03-2009
Neither Sirius nor XM have a great track record with their hardware or software, would have been nice to have an alternative - likely with far better support
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Joel said 11:04AM on 3-03-2009
Didn't Sirius go belly up?
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mr. Obsession said 4:25PM on 3-03-2009
Nope. They're still in business.