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It won’t go down as the timeliest of launches, but the Audiovox-built CommanderMT that we peeked back at CES is finally up for grabs. The in-dash receiver was designed to operate with any AM / FM radio and sports a four-line display, jog dial, and the ability to “alert you whenever your favorite songs, artists, or sports teams are being played on another channel.” Additionally, the Mini-Tuner compatibility ensures that you can take your XM subscription with you when you exit the vehicle, and while it may have lost some of its luster during the six months you’ve been anxiously waiting, interested consumers can snag one of their own “later this month” for $179.99. Continue on for a few in-car snapshots.

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For the XM Radio subscribers who haven’t patiently waited to hastily cancel your subscription just yet, we’re sure you’re well aware that the outages from yesterday are still lingering on. Reportedly, “software problems resulted in the loss of one of the network’s four satellite signals,” and while it expected to have everything back to normal by last night, sometime today is looking more likely. The company stated that “the problem occurred during the loading of software to a critical component of the satellite broadcast system,” and while XM has urged listeners to tune in online if possible, we all know this doesn‘t solve much. Notably, analysts are already pondering just how much loyalty (and cashflow) XM will lose from such an outage, and while we won’t bother to guess, each passing minute of dead air won’t do the customer satisfaction surveys any favors.

Update: XM is claiming service is back to normal.

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Talk about a company that can’t stay out of the courtroom. Yet again, we’ve got XM headed back for another round of sticky legal action, and while we highly doubt the firm’s lawyers are done digesting the NMPA suit from less than a month ago, now it’s being forced to deal with an Arkansas man’s allegations in US District Court. Matthew Enderlin is apparently quite upset with XM’s “false claims of commercial free music,” as he adumbrates that the channels actually do include “promotional and advertisement segments.” Unsurprisingly, XM has said the suit is “without merit,” but Mr. Enderlin isn’t backing down; au contraire, he’s actually seeking to “have the suit certified as a class-action suit so all XM Radio customers can be considered plaintiffs.” Bet you weren’t expecting to join in on the fun yourself, eh?

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Just about the time that XM Radio was finally able to sit down and hammer out some figures for the upcoming merger, the poor satellite radio firm has hit yet another legal snag, and this time it’s care of the NMPA. The National Music Publishers Association have officially filed suit against XM, claiming that the “XM + MP3″ music service bypasses copyright laws by giving users the ability “to make permanent copies of on-air tracks” with units like the hotly-debated Inno. Quite similar to other gripes brought against the outfit in the past, this dispute claims that XM’s service “constitutes pervasive and willful copyright infringement to the overwhelming detriment of copyright holders, legitimate online music services and, ultimately, consumers,” but we’re still scratching our heads on the “consumers” bit too. Nevertheless, the NMPA is requesting demanding a maximum of $150,000 in “damages” for each work purportedly infringed by XM, but the sat radio company seems to be brushing this one aside as it claims that “the lawsuit is without merit.” These guys just can’t do anything right, eh?

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We already know just how “priceless” the XM / Sirius merger will be, that your current radio will probably still function just fine, and that both firms are still facing legal heat in one way or another, but we hadn’t heard just how the newlyweds would handle the pricing of the new service — until now. In a decision sure to make a few people elated while giving a hint of suspicion to most others, the merged company will offer customers a package that includes “less channels” at a monthly price lower than $12.95, one that seems “substantially similar” for exactly $12.95, and finally, a third option that touts even more channels for “a modest premium.” We can only assume that the pricey third alternative will boast a nice mixture of both companies’ existing lineups, but unfortunately, it also leaves open the possibility that the cheaper two options might exemplify the “you only get what you pay for” tagline.

[Thanks, Frankenstein B.]

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