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Slacker Player Gets Glowing Review
Ever since we heard about the Slacker Portable we were a little excited, but the object of our portable streaming radio affection has just come up for its first review seating. According to the fine fellows at Wired, it is slacking its way into their hearts as we write this very article.More »
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Slacker Streaming Net Radio Player Limited Trial Units In the Wild
We just talked to the guys at Slacker who told us that they've offered trial test units to people who've pre-ordered. Here's our hands-on video from November in case you wanted to see what the thing was all about. [Slacker]
Slacker's portable Wi-Fi radio has been delayed until January 31st, 2008. Pre-orders will be delivered on that date, but customers who can't wait can cancel their orders. [Slacker]
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Slacker Portable Personalized Radio Player Video and Gallery
Now that Slacker is out in the open, here's a close look what the thing actually will offer you. The video above was shot by our own Benny G, and after the jump there's a full gallery of the interface and features. More »
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Last month we learned that online music service Slacker would debut its own player sometime before the holidays. Today the company made it official with the announcement of their "Portable" portable music player. The device features a 4-inch screen, 15, 20 and 40 station capacities, the ability to play your existing MP3s and WMAs, 10 hours of battery time, and it will work with Slacker Basic Radio and Premium Radio services. The Portable is now available for pre-order at $199.99 (15 stations, 2GB), $249.99 (25 stations, 4GB ) and $299.99 (40 stations, 8GB) . Expect the device to ship on, or before December 13th, 2007. [Slacker via Gearlog]
Slacker Announces Aptly Named "Portable" Music Device
Last month we learned that online music service Slacker would debut its own player sometime before the holidays. Today the company made it official with the announcement of their "Portable" portable music player. The device features a 4-inch screen, 15, 20 and 40 station capacities, the ability to play your existing MP3s and WMAs, 10 hours of battery time, and it will work with Slacker Basic Radio and Premium Radio services. The Portable is now available for pre-order at $199.99 (15 stations, 2GB), $249.99 (25 stations, 4GB ) and $299.99 (40 stations, 8GB) . Expect the device to ship on, or before December 13th, 2007. [Slacker via Gearlog]
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Slacker Music Device Coming October~December
A reader just sent us in this tip about the music service/player Slacker, which coughs up music over Wi-Fi, Satellite, and the interwebberpipes. We saw this back in March, but until now there wasn't a definitive release date. However, slacker support says: "The portable player is scheduled to be released within the next month or two. At this time it is the final steps of production." Things are looking good for slackers. [Thanks Tipster!]
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Slacker Desktop App Gives You More Control Over Your Tunes
Slacker fans are getting a little surprise this morning. The online radio station has just released a desktop app that lets you manage your entire music library while letting you make a few tweaks to the online version. Here's what's included. More »
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Carry This Hammock With You, But Not Too Far
It's getting to be hammock season, and we want to assist you in your lazy, hazy and crazy activities for the summer, so what better idea than to show you this Discovery Deluxe Portable Hammock? Well, "luggable" might be a more accurate word, because the thing weighs 22 pounds. More »
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Slacker Player Up Close and Personal
The lucky folks at CNET got to manhandle the forthcoming Slacker player while at the SXSW music fest. The player, which will have built-in Wi-Fi and the ability to sync with your personalized Slacker service, looks pretty fat and big for a flash player. CNET also reports that the battery on the final unit will most likely not be removable. The good news is that the player will have an SD card slot for bumping up storage capacity and the interface is pretty straightforward. The coolest part, however, is that the Slacker folks are talking with other DAP manufacturers so there there may be a chance that you'll be able to listen to your Slacker tunes on non-Slacker portables. You hearing that, iPod? More »
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Slacker Satellite/MP3 Players: Revolutionary or Just Complicated?
We wrote about Slacker's new service and hardware this morning, and so did Wired, but I'm going to take an alternative interpretation of the service that is less glowing...here's what I see besides the undeniably sexy piece of hardware above. I bet Jason would want to stick that in his pants. Anyhow: More »
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Slacker Music Delivers Tunes Online, Over Satellite, and via Wi-Fi
Making its debut at Texas' SXSW music fest is Slacker, a new hybrid music service that delivers music online, via satellite, or from any wireless hotspot. It's a pretty big package so we'll break it down to its simplest forms. So first let's check out the service. It's already up and running and free to anyone after a quick sign up. The service makes money through video ads, so naturally there's also a premium plan sans ads that goes for $7.50/month. Users in both camps can tune into any Slacker station (their DJs cover all the genres just like XM and Sirius) and you can vote to "heart" or "ban" songs from the station's playlist by simply pressing the appropriate icon. As an extra perk, you can also republish your music channels to your blog/website. Next comes the device, a sexy little player with enough features to put many of today's DAPs to shame.... More »
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