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# XM On Your iPod. Sirius On Your Computer And Cell.
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/xm_on_your_ipod/
- Published: 2006-10-23T15:56:30.000Z
- Updated: 2006-10-23T15:56:30.000Z
- Description: The lines between new media and their delivery systems continue to blur as technologies advance and consumers demand multi-function devices. Apple has filed a patent application that allows the user. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2006/10/xm_on_your_ipod.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Radio & Satellite, Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

The lines between new media and their delivery systems continue to blur as technologies advance and consumers demand multi-function devices.

[![Applelogo_47](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/applelogo_47.jpg "Applelogo_47")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/applelogo%5F47.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

****Apple has filed a patent application that allows the user to tune "into a wireless signal (e.g. AM/FM radio, digital radio, or WiFi)" using either a wireless card or "the capability**

[![Xm_14](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/xm_14.jpg "Xm_14")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/xm%5F14.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

to accept accessories to add the necessary functionality" according to Orbitcast and Macintosh News Network. Later in the application, **Apple names XM** as a possible partner. ([more](http://www.radioandrecords.com/radiomonitor/news/business/digital/article%5Fdisplay.jsp?vnu%5Fcontent%5Fid=1003286072&ref=hypebot.com))

And Sirius is pushing a new online subscription service as "[**Sirius Internet Radio**](http://www.sirius.com/wo/Howard/freetrial.html?ref=hypebot.com)" and promising exclusive online content rather than just as an add-on to its satellite service. The company has also

[![Sirius_internet_radio](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/sirius_internet_radio.gif "Sirius_internet_radio")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/sirius%5Finternet%5Fradio.gif?ref=hypebot.com)

just hired former **VeriSign executive Tom Irvin** who has considerable experience in ringtones and cellular furthering speculation that **Sirius understands that their future does not with satellite delivery.** ([more](http://www.kurthanson.com/archive/news/102306/index.asp?ref=hypebot.com))