| Slacker 4 GB Portable Radio with 25 Stations (Black) | 
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Category: CE
Publisher: Slacker
Studio: Slacker
Brand: Slacker
Label: Slacker
Color: black
Media: Electronics
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Batteries Included: 1
Display Size: 4
Size: 4 GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 2.8 x 0.7 x 4.2
MPN: 90260001
Model: 90260001
UPC: 689076575775
EAN: 0689076575775
ASIN: B000XNR6RY
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| Features:
| • | 4 GB Slacker Radio and MP3 player with 25-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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Product Description
There's another alternative to radio. You don't need to go for satellite. Go for WiFi wireless from your PC or Macintosh but you don't need to be near. Slacker is the world's greatest personalized radio service. It starts with the Slacker Radio service. Slacker has developed a highly personalized Internet Radio service, with over 2 million songs, organized into over 100 professionally programmed stations, 10,000 artist stations, and an unlimited number of personally created stations. With over 2 million songs and powerful personalization features, Slacker makes it easy to listen to the music you love. Slacker stations are all delivered in CD-quality sound, and come with high-resolution album art, artist images, album reviews and artist biographies. When your Slacker Portable is in Wi-Fi range or connected to your PC, it automatically connects to your account, figures out which songs it needs to keep your stations fresh, and saves them. Since the Slacker Portable plays from the saved radio library, your stations play everywhere you go, whether you are in Wi-Fi range or not. Best of all, the music is free. Thousands of fresh new songs that match your taste in music are automatically saved on your player every time you connect. And you don't have to pay a dime. All you need to do is buy the Slacker Portable. Wi-Fi = 802.11B/G While you have to buy the player for portability, the Slacker Basic Radio service is completely free. All the features of Slacker Radio are permanently available in the Slacker Portable at no charge. For those that want even more control over their radio, Slacker also offers Premium Radio for as low as $7.50 per month Patent pending DJ technology inside the Slacker Portable uses the same station mixing rules perfected by radio DJs over decades, so you get the benefits of great radio programming, along with personally selected music and complete portability
Amazon.com Product Description -- Posted May 22, 2008
Take your personalized Slacker Radio stations with you anywhere you go. Built-in Wi-Fi auto-refreshes up to 25 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 4 GB Portable Radio with 25 Stations (Black), USB cable, power supply, earphones
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Good when it works... October 10, 2008
I had one heck of a time just getting my Slacker to work, after that the power button the device was constantly acting up. It would be very unresponsive from time to time and caused me to drop my device, inflicting cosmetic damage. I had to get it replaced. The new one was the same way. For a whole week I couldn't use the device simply because I couldn't turn it on. The screen would light up when I plugged it in but that was it.
When the device does work it works well. The service is amazing, if you aren't familiar with it go sign up, and the portability just makes it that much better. The device is rather bulky and very lightweight. From its appearance you would think it'd be heavy and high quality, but not so much. It doesn't take much to do light damage. It's a little tricky getting used to the scroll wheel, but get used to it because the touch strip isn't a very good way of controlling the device.
For the money, considering the reliability and build it's very expensive. I wouldn't call the price justified. I hope the G2 (second generation at slacker.com) is of better quality.
 Nice, but ready for prime time? September 13, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Great machine, but has some limitations.
The screen is great, the concept is great. Reliability is tolerable.
Great for someone who can't afford a LOT of cd's.
You DO have to really get the monthly subscription if you want to make it worthwhile. You can really customize your "personal channels".
I liked it, but returned it.
1) NO real classical music.
2) Very limited comedy stand up.
3) Decent in other genres.
It's selection of music is iffy, if you let it choose too much, or expect it to be 100% accurate for music titles in genre, forget it.
It's artist listing for some genres is not accurate. They list some cd's by performer, not "artist". This is miserable for classics.
The device is well laid out, with LIGHTED buttons on the side.
Sound is good. Volume is good. Sometimes the sound is a bit bright, but not too much so.
You don't have to choose 15 stations. You can use fewer, and the device is supposed to know that and make more room for the channels you do have.
The 2gb one has 500mb for your own mp3s. You can also select a song as a "favorite", and it will transfer it to the 500mb area to keep it on machine.
There are some good settings you can do on the PC software to control the music a bit.
It's not exactly perfect right now, but if they corrected a lot of the irritants, it would be a great device.
 Fastest Delivery September 6, 2008
It only took 2 days to get my Slacker, BUT when I tried to refresh it, nothing. It worked good till I did that. I talked with a Slacker Tech via email. I tried everything he suggested and more and it still wouldn't work. I shipped it back to Slacker, ( I had to pay posted and insurance on it). That was almost 3 weeks ago and still no sign of a new one!:(
slacker falls short August 31, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
to start off i'm a huge fan of slacker radio i love the software and everything. the device is just full of bugs. Its almost impossible to update my playlists with my comp. its slow and unresponsive. the touch strip on the side is cool but starts to get in the way if you have large hands. i would give the device a higher rating because like i said the software radio is great but the device falls short on just a few fronts.
concept-great...device needs a little work August 26, 2008
I am a early adopter of the slacker portable radio. for the most part it was a good purchase. Slacker is great. Comparable to pandora. Yet with this device you have the ability to save songs (most songs) Very cool.
however...the device itself needs some design work. The thing is bulky. I do like the fact that you can replace the battery. But the thing is just to darn thick. Second, the device sometimes has hick-ups which has resulted in me having to reset it more times than i care to.
If slacker refines the device in future models this portable player has the potential to convert satellite radio listeners among others.
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