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Sirius has just taken the wraps off of their latest and greatest satellite radios: the Stiletto10, Stiletto 100, Sportster3, Starmate4, Starmate3, and Stratus.  Here’s a quick rundown of the features.

Both the Stiletto 10 and 100 are the company’s first portables capable of playing live Sirius broadcasts.  The 100 offers...you guessed it… 100 hours of total storage capacity and WiFi connectivity (10 hours for the Stiletto 10).  The battery will last you 20 hours on both models.  The 10 and 100 models will run you $249 and $349 respectively and will be available in the September/October time-frame.

The Sportster3 is a stripped down version of the already existing Sportster4, without the Replay functionality.  This guy will be available in September for @119.99. 

The Starmate4 (pictured above) is an “ultra-slim” device with a wide-screen display that replays up to 44 minutes of content.  You can pause, rewind, and fast-forward the live music at your convenience.  I’m just curious of how they came up with 44 minutes instead of say… an hour?  The Starmate4 will be available in October for $119.99. 

Next is the Starmate3, which is a scaled down version of the Starmate4 that we just talked about.  It’s got all of the same features as it’s big brother except for the Replay functionality.  Look for it in select stores in October.  It will run $99.99. 

Finally, the Sirius Stratus which features 10 button presets, direct entry tuning, push button controls, One-touch Jump, a built-in FM transmitter, and an FM-Receiver.  The Stratus will be available in October for $59.99.

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If you are so jelouse of all the XM boomboxes out there, but are a Sirius subscriber fret no longer. You will soon be able to jam out like all your XM friends.

Sirius Backstage got some shots of what seems to be the Sportster 4 boombox with a universal plug. This means that you will be able to attach almost any of the new Sirius devices to the system including the Sportster 4, Streamer 3, and the Sportster 3. The boombox itself will have a built-in amplifier, speakers, and an auxiliary input for other audio devices.

The price listed on GoPremco is $359.99 for both the Sirius Sportster 4 and the Boombox. So minus the $169.99 for the Sportster 4, that would bring the Boombox to around $190. A little expensive but no so bad considering you can soon break-dance on the street all over again.

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