XM unveils Delphi RoadyXT and Audiovox Xpress Radio

Looks like XM dropped some new Holiday 2k5 offerings today (their press event was apparently named Christmas in August—good one, guys), including the new super tiny Delphi RoadyXT and its slightly fuglier cousin, the Audiovox Xpress Radio. Both will be available in September for under a hundred bucks (read: $99.99), and will give you all that digital radio goodness you like plus FM transmitter, but sans time-shifting.

[Via Droxy]

[Michael Virgilio @ Dec 19th 2005 1:03AM]

Actually, both receivers will have built-in FM transmitters that will work anywhere on the FM dial, as opposed to the current offerings that only transmit in the 88 and 106/107 MHz ranges.

Also announced yesterday at the XMas in August event, Belkin will be making both a boombox and portable kit for the RoadyXT. XM411 has pictures of the newly announced receivers, a side-by-side comparison, and photos of other new stuff that didn't get press announcements, namely a couple of new Connect-and-Play radios.

[Ryan Block @ Dec 19th 2005 1:03AM]

Michael,

Thanks, but I couldn't confirm the FM from the press materials. I'll look into it.

Best,
Ryan