XM Radio, Powered by XML
Date: Tuesday, July 27th, 2004, 07:37
Category: Archive
A recent observation by Engadget is that the XM Satellite Radio‘s artist and song information streamed on the display of your XM receiver is in XML format. So what, you say? Engadget wants XM Radio to set the data free: “If XM has this data in XML form, why can?t we point our RSS readers at a program guide to see what’s on or what?s coming up?”
As I veteran of XM Radio for two and a half years, I say Amen! And while they’re at it, XM needs to allow desktop streaming of their stations like Sirius does…
A recent observation by Engadget is that the XM Satellite Radio‘s artist and song information streamed on the display of your XM receiver is in XML format. So what, you say? Engadget wants XM Radio to set the data free: “If XM has this data in XML form, why can?t we point our RSS readers at a program guide to see what’s on or what?s coming up?”
As I veteran of XM Radio for two and a half years, I say Amen! And while they’re at it, XM needs to allow desktop streaming of their stations like Sirius does…
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