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Tivo-like capabilities for your XM satellite radio, for $30

August 31st, 2004 · No Comments

I’ve been waiting for this.  It lets you turn your PC into a TIVO-like service that can record from XM satellite radio, make MP3s and catalogue them–and then make them available for you to play at any time…


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Ah, but in the spy-versus-spy world of doityourself media, XM has quietly taken  the required hardware device off the market.  Of course, XM declines to publicly say that they have done so.  They just won’t fill orders–and the market for the hardware device is booming on eBay.  See the excellent slashdot summary.


In  the “famous last words” category–see XM’s site today, advertising the hardware:














XM PCR Developer Communities:
The XM PCR revolution is in full effect. Across the XM Nation, we’re excited to see independent developers creating fantastic new versions of the XM PCR software for a wide range of platforms including Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows.
















Windows: XtreMe PCR
Macintosh OS X: MacXM
Unix: XMPCR perl scripts
Linux: xmd-xmfe

Did we miss a developer? Let us know if you’re developing any PCR software.

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