Grace Digital adds color displays to new Solo Touch, Bravado X, and Mondo WiFi radios |
Grace Digital’s new trio of internet radios have all been upgraded with color displays and are ready for CES. The Solo Touch is a $249.99 device with a 4.3-inch touchpanel, remote, Ethernet connection, RCA outputs and a headphone jack.
Next is the Bravado X for $179.99, with a 2.7-inch color display, RCA in / out and a USB connector. Lastly, there’s the $169.99 Mondo which sports a 3.5-inch color display, an alarm clock and a USB port.






After countless iPod/iPhone docks that are all pretty much the same, the XML8110 Mechless Mobile Audio system manages to be unique. It combines an iPod docking station with a car stereo. On the surface it looks like a standard car stereo, but when you flip it down, the integrated universal iPod dock is exposed.
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Anyone who owns an iPhone will tell you the best thing about the device is the App Store and the slew of free and paid games and applications available to add to the iPhone experience. The App Store has been so successful that most every other smartphone maker is now offering its own application store.
Nokia has been pushing music phones very hard and only recently unveiled the
Sirius XM is preparing to file for bankruptcy and it could happen within days, according to the New York Times. A bankruptcy would make Sirius XM one of the largest casualties of the economy. It would be the second-largest Chapter 11 filing so far this year.
Sirius XM has merged some of its channels and at CES they’ve rolled out their very first interoperable satellite radio: the MiRGE (Get it?, Sirius XM…Merge). It will let you switch between Sirius and XM signals easily and the radio will also display three other channels as you view your current channel.
For some users a smart phone is overkill. All some people want is the ability to send text messages and make phone calls. For this type of user, a fancy smartphone with word processing and other functions isn’t particularly appealing.
XM Radio’s XMp3 handheld is available and shipping, but some of you have no doubt been waiting for some video before jumping in and buying, so have a look. xzitony managed to get his hands on one of the devices and made this six minute clip that shows off the user interface. Looks like it boots up super quick, sports a new menu system and lots more. Check out the video below.
XM’s XMp3 portable radio has been leaked along with one of its key features, thanks to a new Popular Science issue that accidentally revealed the device before showtime. The size has been reduced compared to the the Pioneer Inno and other previous handheld satellite radios, but the big news so far is that the XMp3 has the option of capturing five separate channels and downloading a song from each at the same time. The user could listen to a live event without missing broadcasts on other stations. Details are scarce, but we know it has a color display of unknown resolution and a dock. We’re guessing it also sports typical mp3 storage as well. No pricing info yet or launch date, but expect it by year’s end.
We have all ended up somewhere at one time or another where we didn’t have anything to do and were bored to tears. If you have a nice smart phone, you have a few options from playing games and watching YouTube videos to listening to music. AT&T customers with the right handset can even watch TV.