XM Satellite Radio and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced July 26 a strategic partnership under which Samsung will develop an MP3 player that also acts as a receiver for XM’s subscription radio content.

The relationship entails the production of two miniature flash memory Samsung players that will utilize XM’s connect-and-play technology. When the players are connected to a home or car docking station, users will be able to store XM programming to listen to at a later time. Samsung said the new players are expected to be available by the end of the year. The capacity of the two players was not disclosed.