XM MyFi Radio Reviewed

As avid listeners to XM Satellite Radio, my family has been eagerly awaiting the release of the new XM MyFi reciever, which provides XM Radio anywhere with Tivo-style time-shifting capabilities in an iPod-sized case. Well, USA Today has out the first review for the device. Their verdict: not exactly what they had hoped, but a great package overall.

All said, it's a nice debut for a Walkman-style satellite radio. And XM's competitor, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., doesn't offer a comparable device. But unless $350 is pocket change for you, I'd wait to see if the next generation of the MyFi is cheaper or contains more features. In a perfect world, it would offer more of the features of an MP3 player — more storage space and the opportunity to swap songs with a computer. Of course, in a perfect world, Vanilla Fudge would be on MTV more often.

Not bad for the first one out of the gate. Of course, the MyFi 2 will give XM a chance to really show what it can do, once the users provide a little feedback. My guess is that this will be a hot seller this Christmas.