Exclusive: Sirius and XM Satellite Radio on Your iPhone / iPod
If you have an XM or Sirius satellite radio subscription, and you carry your iPod Touch or iPhone with you wherever you go, then you won’t want to be without StarPlayr.
In as seamless a fashion as possible, this app will connect to your account and immediately begin streaming channels directly to you – in 32k or 64k glory (although you need a WiFi connection for the higher quality audio stream).
I apologize for the lackluster close-up quality of the video – it’s the best I could do at such short notice. If you’d rather not watch this StarPlayr walk-thru, I’ve snapped a few screenshots which may better illustrate what’s going on with this app.
29 Comments
John Rosenfelder
January 5th, 2009
at 1:52am
could that save the company? will this enable them to sell individual channels, i.e., howard, reggae, classic rock, etc.
liz
January 5th, 2009
at 2:00am
that. is. dope. i love Sirius and this is perfect for my touch.
Brian Richmond
January 5th, 2009
at 2:53am
This is the best thing I’ve heard in months. I’ve missed this functionality ever since a similar app disappeared from Installer back when the 2.0 iPhone firmware came out. Any word on the official release date?
Don V
January 5th, 2009
at 4:26am
Sounds awesome – other than the fact that it’s not publicly available to anyone other than the 200 already chosen acolytes…
Todd Bruss
January 5th, 2009
at 7:47am
Thanks chris for the Blog, screenshots and Video. Feel free to show it off to people at MacWorld.
Sincerely,
Todd Bruss
NiceMac LLC
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January 5th, 2009
at 8:02am
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Doug Richards
January 5th, 2009
at 1:43pm
I’m a Sirius junkie and this is the one app I’ve been waiting for. Is a 64k stream without WiFi in the works? Can’t wait to get my Faction at work.
Todd Bruss
January 6th, 2009
at 11:16am
Chris,
Show Leo Laporte the beta!
Blake
January 7th, 2009
at 3:32am
Sounds great, any idea of release date.
slonkak
January 7th, 2009
at 6:13am
Does anyone know when I, a normal person, can get this app?
Sadow
January 7th, 2009
at 5:48pm
How can I be a beta tester for this app?????
JasonJ
January 12th, 2009
at 9:04am
Hey Chris,
Looks good man, go ahead and release it, we can all deal with a couple bugs for a bit of function. This thing is the killer app for me and for those of us with sattelite, we currently have nothing. Dealing with a couple bugs for something won’t kill us. Fix it as you go and we will love you just the same.
Pretty Please
cutter
January 13th, 2009
at 7:32am
This will be a major step to the iphone being the undesputed champion in portable entertainment!
Greg Tuorto
January 13th, 2009
at 7:52am
When i the starplayr for iPhone going to be avaiible for the rest of us – and are there any beta slots left?
Todd Bruss
January 13th, 2009
at 1:53pm
All beta slots are filled.
We are in beta 1. We are going to have to wait until Apple approves it before we can say when.
It is getting close.
Tek
January 13th, 2009
at 4:16pm
Waiting patiently for this. It’s one of only 3 things that’ll make my iPhone perfect.
omar
January 13th, 2009
at 6:55pm
Brilliant!!!!
I wanted five things in a portable device and could not find it…..
until now
1) cell phone 2) camera 3) mp3/podcast 4) Slacker radio
5) Sirius
Please release this app soon
Drew
January 14th, 2009
at 6:39am
Do you know if XM Subscribers with the Best of Sirius and vice versa will be able to access the other companys content (ie; NFL, Howard, etc) under their XM account?
Greg Tuorto
January 14th, 2009
at 7:20am
If any slots open up, please let me know how to get on the list
Upinya
January 14th, 2009
at 7:10pm
All of this buzz and by the time Apple finally approves this app it will be worth a fortune. How much do you think starplayr is going to charge? I’m guessing about 200 shares of .12 cent Sirius stock.
Joseph Dougherty
January 18th, 2009
at 7:37pm
I can’t wait for this. Any way we can get emailed when it’s available? I’ve been waiting for something like this since the iPhone came out.
Jorge
January 20th, 2009
at 10:10am
How much longer is the wait? This is a must have. Please email me a release date. Thanks.
iWyre
January 21st, 2009
at 4:24pm
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January 29th, 2009
at 10:43am
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Big Al
February 3rd, 2009
at 1:51pm
Awesome, i can’t wait. I got my money ready for this one.
Nico
February 3rd, 2009
at 2:29pm
I heard that this due out this week depending on apple’s approval.
Ryan W
February 4th, 2009
at 7:52am
This is awesome I have been waiting months for this to come out. Hopefully this app will help assist in the companys financial stability.
balin
February 18th, 2009
at 5:03pm
Tell itunes that you want Usirius Starplayr XM radio !! The more requests the better the chances iphone will get XM !
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunes.html
usirius info : http://usirius.starplayr.com/
http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/source-satellite-radio-iphone-app-going-public-soon.html
the uSirius StarPlayr iPhone app – which will allow you to play Sirius XM Radio on your iPhone – will be going public soon.
According to these sources, the uSirius StarPlayr app will be submitted to the Apple Store by Saturday, January 31st. After submitting, Apple simply needs to approve the iPhone app, and it will go public.
It really needs to be highlighted that the developers have no control over how long the approval process takes. Apple sometimes will approve apps immediately, or sometimes will go back and forth with the developers until they’re satisfied.
Bottom line: for many anxious iPhone users, the wait will soon be over and you’ll be able to listen to Sirius XM on the iPhone.
Jacob
May 24th, 2009
at 2:36am
When will it send