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I recently picked up a Pioneer XMP3 to replace my broken Pioneer Inno. These two portable XM receivers are made by the same company however, the software on the older Inno handled scheduled recording much better. The XMp3 touts that it can record five channels at once. Yes, it can but you can never get those recordings off your unit. So, if you leave Auto Record set to “on” when you first activate the radio it will fill up in a matter of hours. The XMp3 also has an issue with it’s recording schedule. You can’t power down or move the radio once you have a recording schedule programmed in. Not very portable. I did not have either issue with my Inno. This begs the question, “Pioneer, when are you going to fix this with a new firmware release?”

Bottom line is this. If I had a choice I would go with the Inno until Pioneer decides to fix the numerous issues with the XMp3.

I have had my HTC Hero for about three months now. At first I was not totally sold on the Google Android platform. But I am here to tell you that I am extremely please with. The phone itself is great. Functionality is smooth and the interface is very user friendly.

Where it all falls apart is the software that is supposed to sync the phone to your Outlook on your computer. Well, i have tried to install it on numerous computers without success. Contacting HTC and Sprint did not help me at all. A majority of the online forums suggested that I wipe my machine clean and re-install the OS. Really, for a syncing program or the drivers themselves? So, it appears that if I need put anything on the phone I need to remove the SD card. I guess there really is no motivation for either company to resolve this issue.