XM/Napster Announce: Hear It, Download It

According to Digital Music News XM Satellite Radio has announced "…a new relationship with Napster, scheduled to take root in the fourth quarter of this year. As part of a new "XM + Napster" service, a new breed of XM/MP3 players will allow music fans to earmark songs heard on the satellite service for later download on Napster. Once the XM/MP3 receiver is docked, Napster will match the selected songs against its existing catalog."

"…Samsung has teamed with XM Satellite Radio to produce flash-based devices that will combine downloadable music with satellite radio content. But those devices…will only be able to store live satellite content received from a docking station for portable playback later. A fully portable device is also reportedly in the works…"