Both satellite radio services, Sirius and XM have had their fair share of iPhone related hype over the past couple of weeks. Applications such as uSirius and uXM have surfaced, yet hacking would be required for these to be of any use.
While attempts have been made to bring these services to the iPhone, little information has been surfacing about the mysterious StreamSmart project that promises to to provide a common platform for playing Sirius-XM on multiple devices including the iPhone.
All things satellite radio website, Orbitcast, has claimed that a “covert operative” from within the Alpha developer team has leaked screen shots of what appears to be a new Sirius-XM iPhone application. Orbitcast notes that the developer of the app, GeeksToolBox has teamed up with NiceMac, due to the fact that the app is called StarPlayr, as there is mention of StreamSmart association on StarPlayr’s website.
The tip of the iceberg remains that there will be no hacking required to enjoy this application. “Two files were sent out, and the testers just need to drag them onto iTunes to install. I’m assuming it’ll be making its feature debut on the Apple Store.”
Orbitcast’s source asserts that battery life is performing well because the audio is in a native format to the iPhone. Other players that require audio conversion tend to eat up the already precious battery life.
