http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/ Engadget Comments for Slacker: music device and service via web, WiFi, and satellite http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/Mar 14th 2007 1:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/Mar 14th 2007 2:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/
I hope that thing also doubles as an ebook reader - not perfect because it isn't e-ink, but it seems like s function they could add pretty easily.

Please, please say they didn't cripple it to not work with mp3 or other open formats...


I think they really have something here, and I'm interested in how it pans out.]]>Mar 14th 2007 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/Mar 14th 2007 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/Mar 14th 2007 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/
I could see this edging out my iPod. I'm slightly too lazy to keep updating my library and buying all the latest songs I like off iTunes. This seems REALLY cool, if it has OS X support, I'll buy one for myself and my girlfriend.

This has to be one of the cooler practical electronics I've seen recently.

Also, I've been a TV on The Radio fan for 2 years now, I didn't know anyone else knew who they were!]]>Mar 14th 2007 3:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/Mar 14th 2007 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/
All the good aspects of satellite radio, yahoo! launch/pandora, and the iPod (videos on a 4' screen!), plus visualizations, on board reviews for albums that you might not have heard before, and a cache system so that you never have to leave your station. i have never said this seriously, but this is the iPod killer. this is everything that the zune should have been, and i would easily pay ~$500 for the 30gb version. this is simply the holy grail of mp3 players. i've always said that apple should have hired some of the ex-rio employs; this is proof.]]>Mar 14th 2007 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/
This is the most exciting product announcement this year! I am definately a slacker and never have time to update my Zune.]]>Mar 14th 2007 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/
Ummm... I went to slacker.com and looked around... it looks like they might be on to something here.

But my favorite part was when their site made IE crash.]]>Mar 15th 2007 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/Mar 15th 2007 1:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/
Yeah, I have music that's pretty much tethered to my iPod because of DRM, but I really wouldn't have a problem using the Slacker for when I know I'm going to be around WiFi and using my iPod for when I take a long trip where I know I wouldn't be able to update it. At least that's what I'm telling myself in order to justify setting aside another $150 - $200 for one of the portables.]]>Mar 15th 2007 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/Mar 16th 2007 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/
I wrote a mashup to integrate last.fm tracking into the Slacker web interface if anybody is interested:

http://lastSlacker.com]]>Mar 22nd 2007 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker-music-device-and-service-via-internet-satellite/Jun 1st 2007 2:05AM