Dr. Remulac

Why Isn't There a Sirius iPod?

I AM serious, and why does it have any bearing on whether Apple has a monopoly on .... whatever you mean? It doesn't have to be on an iPod. Sirius has opened up the door to third-party development of devices. You wouldn't like to have a device you wouldn't need to upload files to? You wouldn't like a device and a service that knows what you like and gives it to you?

Why Isn't There a Sirius iPod?

But what I want is for Sirius to remember what I like and play more of it. I don't want to have to store things on the device.

Why Isn't There a Sirius iPod?

The real killer app will combine the functionality of the iPod, Sirius service, and the personalization that Pandora or Slacker offer. Here's my vision, check it out. You turn on your iPod-like device and you punch in a name of a band, creating a "radio station" playlist like on Pandora or Slacker. Then, if a song you like comes on you hit the "Favorites" button. If you don't like it you press the "Ban" button. You eventually have an ever-updating playlist of songs fed to your device live every time you power it on.

The only thing is, I suspect Slacker or Pandora are already working on such a service. And they may not need Sirius to deliver the content. They would get more global coverage by working with the mobile phone industry, which has more coverage. But if they could swing it with Sirius, they could add their content to the feature set.

Any way, THAT is what I would like to see. That is the device I would want for Christmas. Not an iPod that requires my constant attention, as the author here demonstrates.