1. I think it makes much more sense to integrate HD Radio into cell phones (as I've blogged about in the past). There is no subscription cost, and no need for an awkward satellite antenna.

Posted at 11:45PM on Mar 5th 2006 by Jim Kerr

2. Kerr is way off-base. You can put a FM tuner in a cellphone for next to nothing, which Nokia already does, and it draws very little power and has superior coverage. There is no value to HD. XM or Sirius or the upcoming Qualcomm or DVB-H offerrings provide real value if they can work bundle deal with the cell phone operators. A cell phone is already a subscription device anyway.

Posted at 12:03PM on Mar 6th 2006 by technocrati

3. I agree, I too want CD quality commercial radio on my cell phone. As one of the millions duped into paying for commercial free, uncensored, and an unlimited variety of music through XM, I am sadly left not knowing where I can get the best deal on a water bed from one of my friendly local merchants. HD radio is also a better bet because in the 30 minutes an hour they are playing music, if I miss part of that new Pussycat Dolls song I love so much I can just wait ten minutes to hear it again on that station of any one of the other three in my market. With satellite radio offering over 125 channels of programing, most of the time I can't decide what to listen to anyway. Actually, I would dare to say, if you are the person listening to MP3's, HD radio, Sat radio, or your favorite Crazy Frog ringtone on your mobile phone, you probably have no friends and can just get rid of the thing completely. Lastly, the antennas on most portable satellite units are internal, that would hardly be considered "awkward."

Posted at 10:55PM on Mar 9th 2006 by Shawn Grottola

4. Personally I think it's going to happen within the next year, every current cutting edge technology thus far has been somehow pushed into a cellphone....There are phones on the market that can take better pictures then a $200 digital camera.

Secondly, it would only make sense...to have XM radio...just plug it in wherever you go...can be played through your car speakers....I mean truthfully our cellphones have become a major communication hub....With the addition of live broadcasts which is something just around the corner now that most phones can play video and with V-cast it's only a matter of tick-tocks.

You will also be able to use your phone as a GPS tracking devise for directions and everything. Nowadays a cellphone is just not a phone anymore....most people hardly use the phone function "Laughing"

The technology is so rapid that phones just bought a year ago are deemed outdated...it sort of relates to the whole computer boom thing in the 90's the sky is the limit with cellphones....

Thanks

Ken

Posted at 2:56PM on Apr 23rd 2006 by Ken