XAct Communications @ CES - Hands-on with the XTR1 portable Sirius Satellite receiver
The first (of our knowledge) portable Sirius satellite radio comes from XAct Communications, in their XTR1 Sirius Satellite Plug and Play Receiver, which will be available for just $100. The XTR1 lets users search for music, has an 18 channel preset, built-in wireless FM transmitter, and remote control. While there were several time-shifting XM satellite portable receivers announced during CES, the XTR1 is sadly without such a feature. When we played with it, the channels changed as fast as any other regular tuner, but the unit got a bit warm to the touch (though to be fair we're sure the unit had been on all day before we got to it).
