iPod on a Plane
I’ve always felt that Apple’s iPod is the single largest competitor to SIRIUS - even bigger than XM or terrestrial radio.
The road got a little steeper Tuesday, as Apple Computer signed with six major airlines to let passengers play video and music from their iPod digital devices on in-flight entertainment systems beginning in mid-2007.
Air France, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, KLM and United Airlines will begin offering their passengers iPod seat connections, which power and charge iPods during flight and allow the video content on the devices to be viewed on seat-back displays, Apple said.
XM is already partnered with the widely loved JetBlue, which also offers Directv on seatback screens.
With iPod hookups growing toward ubiquity every day, in cars and now airlines, SIRIUS would be well served to get in more “idle spaces” - the place between home and work - whether it’s a plane, taxi, rental car or subway.
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