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.
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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Last month we learned that online music serivce 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 $US199.99 (15 stations, 2GB), $US249.99 (25 stations, 4GB ) and $US299.99 (40 stations, 8GB) . Expect the device to ship on, or before December 13th, 2007. [Slacker via Gearlog]
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 a while back, 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!]
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.
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