Slacker 8 GB Portable Radio with 40 Stations (Black)
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Manufacturer: SlackerBrand: Slacker
Edition: Electronics
Format: CD
Release Date: 2009-11-30
Platform: Windows
Model: 90260005
Color: black
Publisher: Slacker
Studio: Slacker
Music Label: Slacker
Product features:
- 8 GB Slacker Radio and MP3 player with 40-station capacity
- Built-in Wi-Fi auto-refreshes Slacker Radio stations; music plays whether or not connected
- Plays your existing music collection (MP3, WMA, and AAC)
- 4-inch color LCD displays album art, reviews, artist bios and more
- Removable, rechargeable battery
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Customer Review: Slacker Portable off to a good, but bumpy, start!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love my Slacker Portable. Downloading songs to my other mp3 player is such a hassle that I never use it. I listen to my Slacker Portable all the time! With the Slacker Portable, it is just like listening to my favorite radio station, but without the annoying commercials and DJ breaks. Nothing but music. Because of music licensing issues, the mix of songs played on the Portable is slightly different than those played on Slacker Radio streamed through the Internet. If you like listening to Slacker Radio, you will enjoy listening to the Portable.
The music on the Portable is refreshed from www.Slacker.com by either a USB connection or a WiFi connection. My USB connection does not work, yet, but the WiFi connection is great. I can even refresh my music when I am eating at a restaurant that has free WiFi!
I have the 8GB version and I can listen for days (I listen about 16 hours a day) without having to refresh. I haven't run the battery down, but I often listen for over 4 hours at a time on the battery. And that is using the display a lot to check out the artist and album information, which is pretty much the same as on the Slacker Internet radio player when streaming music. I connect my Portable to my stereo and to my car radio through a headphone amp and the sound is good.
Slacker is a startup company and the Portable was just released in February 2008. There are some problems with the first units being shipped. They have released one firmware update and are working on another to be coming soon. The current features are limited and they do not all work. I love my Slacker Portable, imperfections and all, and I am sure it will only get better as the problems are resolved.
If you do not mind being an early adopter and feel comfortable using something that is a work in progress, then by all means get one. But, if you just want something that works flawlessly the first time and every time, then you would be better off waiting until all the bugs are worked out.
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Description of Slacker 8 GB Portable Radio with 40 Stations (Black)
Take your personalized Slacker Radio stations with you anywhere you go. Built-in Wi-Fi auto-refreshes up to 40 Slacker Radio stations with new content, and the music plays anytime--whether or not you are connected.
 With the Slacker Portable, the world's first-ever personal radio player, you can now take your favorite music with you, and discover new music along the way. |
Personalized Radio
With the Slacker Portable, the world's first-ever personal radio player, you can now take your favorite music with you. Choose from more than 100 expertly programmed radio stations, or custom-build your own using the vast Slacker artist network. The more you listen, the better Slacker gets at automatically delivering the music you want to hear. Effortless
Create your own unique radio experience with Slacker Personal Radio. You know what you like--Slacker knows how to deliver it. Slacker's Internet radio offering is built on the expertise of DJs from all over the country, and just by listening, you make Slacker even smarter at delivering more music that you love.
Music Discovery
Perfect your listening experience using Slacker's exclusive personalization tools. With the buttons, tell Slacker Radio which songs are your favorites--and which ones you never want to hear again. Fine-tune any station--get more hits, or request older artists over new, for instance. Album reviews and artist bios come with every song and are delivered right to your Slacker Portable. View them on the 4-inch color LCD.
Advanced Radio Clocks
Slacker DJs operate using a proven method of picking and mixing songs to deliver excellent musical variety that complements your tastes. This patent-pending DJ technology is embedded in the Slacker Portable to create the very best radio stations. The more you listen, the better it performs to deliver new music you'll love.
 Choose from more than 100 expertly programmed radio stations, or custom-build your own. |
 Get new music instantly from the vast Slacker music library by connecting at hundreds of thousands of Wi-Fi spots across the country. |
Slacker Basic Radio: Free
Take the world's first-ever personal radio player with you for nonstop, customized music wherever you go. On the Slacker Portable, store thousands of songs for repeated listening, or connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot to get new music instantly. With hours of battery life, the Slacker Portable is built to go where you go.Plus, it's all completely legal. Slacker has unique licensing agreements with thousands of record labels to give you free access to a variety of music. By working directly with the record labels, Slacker gets the latest content to ensure your radio stations always stay current.
Ad Supported
To offer your favorite music for free, the Slacker Basic Radio service might play one to two ads an hour. That's significantly fewer ads than traditional radio, so you can relax and easily enjoy your favorite music.
Upgrade to Slacker Premium Radio
If you want even more out of the service, pay just $7.50 per month for Slacker Premium, which puts you in control. What's the difference between Slacker Basic and Slacker Premium? First, Premium subscribers can avoid the ads that played in the Basic service. So, it's an ad-free listening experience.Next, Premium subscribers have access to Slacker Request Song, which lets you add your favorite artists' songs to your station. Then, use Slacker's fine-tuning controls to indicate how often those requested songs should play.
Third, Premium subscribers have no limits on the number of songs they skip, letting listeners create the exact music experience they want. (Basic listeners are limited to six skips per hour, per station.)
And fourth, as a Premium subscriber, you can save your favorite songs with the touch of a button. Saved songs are added to your library so that you can listen to them any time. You also can save your favorites to your PC using the Slacker Software Player. It's the ultimate personal radio experience.
Slacker Premium Radio at a glance:
- Just $7.50 per month
- No advertisements
- Request songs
- Unlimited skipping of songs
- Save favorites
Slacker Radio: It's Everywhere
With the Slacker Portable, get free and easy access to millions of songs from thousands of artists wherever you are. All of the music you love is automatically delivered to your Slacker Portable for free at any Wi-Fi hotspot or through your PC via USB. Pocket DJ
The same personalized listening experience you love on Slacker.com is available wherever you go on the Slacker Portable. Slacker DJs hand pick songs for your player, and you can use the buttons on the Slacker Portable to further customize your stations. The more you listen, the better the music gets.
The Slacker Portable gives you uninterrupted access to your music wherever you are. Thousands of songs are stored on the Slacker Portable to fill up all of your personalized radio stations. That means you can listen to your stations, even if you are nowhere near a Wi-Fi connection.
Refresh On the Go
The Slacker Portable automatically can add new music at hundreds of thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots across the country. Each time you connect, songs that were hand-picked by Slacker DJs are added to your device. Plus, you can add new stations to your Slacker Portable from any PC or Mac with an Internet connection.
Built in MP3 Player
Already have your own personal music library? The Slacker Portable features a built-in MP3 player. You can store up to 500 MB of MP3s on the 2 GB/15-station Slacker Portable, 1.5 GB of MP3s on the 4 GB/25-station Slacker Portable, or 4 GB of MP3s on the 8 GB/40-station Slacker Portable. Then, listen whenever and wherever you want. On-the-Go Playlists
Create personalized playlists with your MP3s using the intuitive controls on the Slacker Portable. Enjoy the favorites you own in any order you want. As a Slacker Premium Radio subscriber, you can mix your MP3s with saved radio tracks to fashion playlists absolutely unique to you.
Software Player
Play your own personal collection of MP3s on the your portable with Slacker Software Player. Simply plug your portable into your PC to transfer songs and refresh your radio stations. Also, such enhanced features as high-resolution, full-screen album art and a variety of visualizations track to the music on the portable's 4-inch color LCD.
What's in the Box
Slacker 8 GB Portable Radio with 40 Stations (Black), USB cable, power supply, earphones