[ctrider]

From what I've read so far, which isn't much, so don't hold me to it, but that's what Gracenote is. It helps link other apps. I usually turn on the radio, hit the Bluetooth icon and then pick the App on my phone. It will start playing over the speakers. It doesn't show any icon, but will play. I've used Slacker radio, Rhapsody, and can set up Verizon's ap as well.

It will even play audio from Youtube. So I think it will do most any. Mine is not the IPhone, it's Android, but anything I've tried so far has worked this way.

 

[ctrider]

Ah, right, I guess I was way off with Gracenote.

I do remember seeing something in the menu about updates. It asked me to install the USB device, so I bet you're on to something. It would make sense. I hope that's the case, that would be awesome if we could keep updating the system.

 

[ctrider]

I haven't used the Movie link, well I looked it over, but haven't actually gone to a movie I found yet. I use the Weather and Gas Station stuff all the time though. I like that it will link the gas station number so you can call them with a click of the button.

 

[ctrider]

cool, so how is the xm weather info in your opinion? Does it do pretty good at finding the weather for the exact town where you live or does it just give you the weather for your closest city? Can you check out hour by hour forecasts, 24 h, 36 h forecasts? I live Culpeper, VA which is the northernmost county of central Virginia and we're considered part of the greater baltimore-washington metropolitin area, so I wouldnt be surprised if a). We couldn't get a XM weather reading or b). XM weather gave us the weather reading for either the city of Richmond or the Baltimore-washington area.

It would be sweet if the XM Gas stations could find you ethanol free gas stations! Then i would really be impressed! haha

It shows 2 different screens. From the Home page you can see current conditions, then click the Info button and it will show a 5 day forecast and it appears to pick the largest city in the area. I live in rural Maine and it picks Augusta, which is 20 miles away.

Yeah, it would be good if you could screen out the ethanol stations, but it would work to just click the Call button and ask them I suppose.