XM radio uses satellite technology for personal use

Satellite radio is here and our readers love it (Related article: Basics of satellite radio technology). Many of our readers have already installed them in their cars, but as if XM Satellite Radio was listening to the wishes and fantasies of its customers, has now launched a personal version of the radio.

MyFi™, the first personal, portable XM2GO is a satellite radio that delivers XM's Ultimate PlayList™ anytime, anywhere - at home, at work, in the car and now, on the go.

The hand-held MyFi gives users the personal freedom to enjoy XM Radio's Ultimate PlayList of more than 130 digital XM channels in two ways: a "live" listening mode and a time-shifting "memory" mode. The MyFi's live mode enables users to listen live to all of XM's 68 commercial-free music channels, plus premier news, sports, talk (Howard Stern, Bob Edwards, etc.), traffic and weather channels. MyFi's memory mode - called "My XM" -- allows users to store five hours or more of XM's outstanding content with the press of a button, even when the unit is not in use.

Is this some kind of an iPod then? Well, sort of, except that you never need to worry about running out of memory or deleting old songs. You always have so many choices that you can literally listen to your favorites all the time.

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