Media Coverage
"One of the most compelling updates, though, is the ability to wirelessly cache your stations. You wake up to fresh coffee and a some steaming goodness of new music."
CES: Slacker announces caching for the iPhone CNET "Oh, I'm sorry... I can't hear you over the deafening chorus of angels singing "Hallelujah!" Yes, it's true: the iPhone and the iPod Touch are one step closer to subscription music and I'm pleased as punch about it."
CES: Hands-on Slacker Radio for BlackBerry 3.0 beta CNET "Over-the-air caching is an addition we've been waiting to see."
"With a music library that is four to five times larger than Pandora's mind-numbing "music genome" playlist, I think this is a killer iterative upgrade. Simple, but useful, functionality like non-connected listening is a game changer."
"Slacker offers a much larger music library, and a pro account you can pay for that will let give you even greater control over your music. I don't want to say that Pandora has been getting a little stale in the music that it has been offering me lately ... but I just said it."
"This isn't your typical bug fix and minor update. For the first time ever, Android users in the US will be able to cache their Slacker stations right to their phones and listen anywhere, regardless of a connection to WiFi or data."
"Everyone's favorite Slacker is at it again. Slacker Radio announced last night that it is partnering up with ABC News to provide listeners with updated news from one of the nation's most trusted sources."
"ABC News is heading to your Slacker Radio app."
"A major new feature launched at CES was the ability to station cache music content so you can listen to music without a network connection."
" We appreciate the ability to easily skip and ban tracks that we didn't like, and its keyboard shortcuts were an innovative way to avoid digging through menus... We love the software because it eliminates the need for constantly refreshing and buying new music"
"Happily, the new Slacker for BlackBerry Internet Radio application goes a long way toward closing the gap. Slacker for BlackBerry lets you stream Slacker.com radio stations wirelessly or cache them on a memory card so you can listen to music when you don't have a signalÂ…this is an application well worth downloading"
"Slacker remains the best way to listen to Internet radio"
"The free Slacker application is our top choice for streaming radio on the iPhone"
"Have you been drooling over the Slacker for BlackBerry app that made its demo-debut all the way back in September of ‘08? At long last, it's available to satisfy your streamin’ –radio needs, packed with preprogrammed genre stations, custom stations, album art and reviews, song skipping, and the fancypants caching that makes it oh-so-special"
"BlackBerry users can stave off iPhone envy with a new application from Slacker."
FIVE Stars "Honors go to its ability on BlackBerry to cache stations as they play and store cached stations on a Micro SD card."
"Best. Streaming music app. Ever."
"The Slacker catalog currently contains over two million tracks, and does a fine job of connecting you with not only the music you already know you love, but new stuff as well – a great balance between customization and programming. Slacker's name is apt in one way, in that it requires very little effort. But in terms of what it gets done, Slacker has always been a bit of an overachiever."
"I found that the sound quality of the music on the Slacker G2 was much better than any other player I have owned in the past"
"A sleeker design, limitless free music, and improved controls make this sequel one of the most compelling digital audio players around."
"The [Slacker G2] flawlessly integrates Slacker's excellent free music service in an improved package with a super simple user interface"
"Isn't it about time your portable player had Heart and Ban buttons on it for personalizing customized radio stations that update with a single click via Wi-Fi? We thought so"
"We're happy to say the Slacker G2 kicks just as much ass as the original product we reviewed last April. As for the Slacker G2?we dig it!"
"Slacker's claim that it has developed the best portable Internet radio experience on the market rings true."
"It's awesome–even pre-programmed stations have a wide ranging and thoughtful collection of artists"
"Slacker's free-DJ-in-your-pocket service is back, this time with a new–and much smaller–portable player. The G2 syncs up beautifully with your personalized Slacker music stations over Wi-Fi, and it sounds great to boot"
"The G2 offers a more compact size and feel...and better Wi-Fi connectivity, which makes it faster to sync the player with your self-tweaked "stations,"...Slacker makes sense for adventurous music lovers"
"Overall, I'd recommend the G2 if you're heavily invested in Slacker's online service and even if you're not, then you should get one anyway. It's free music that's constantly changing and, for someone like me, that's a good thing."
"If you like exploring new music, its hand-selected genre channels are completely entertaining."
"This product pulls down over the WiFi airwaves music you love and personalize on line to create your own custom radio stations. What's nice is you can also take this music with you when you are offline in places such as airplanes"
"As a veteran mix-tape geek, it is the first time in years that I have heard any radio station, streamed, beamed, or terrestrial, with the finesse required to play well a truly eclectic mix."
Slacker Portable Player: Mobile Innovation Award Winner 2007
Slacker offers free music-to-go that listens to you--no frightening RIAA lawsuits required.
"For the time-crunched (and cash-strapped), it's the best thing to happen to mobile music since iTunes"
"Slacker Steals the Show at SXSW"
"Radio's got a problem...that could change if the pioneers behind personalized radio continue to win over music lovers"
"Internet radio races to break free of the PC"
"A revolutionary new music service and a portable device to go along with it"
"It's a pioneering effort to bring customized radio programming to the car, the gym, or anywhere else you might go."
"Fear the Slacker...the more I learn about Slacker, the more I am starting to believe that it will be music-subscription services like Napster and growing broadcast technologies such as HD radio and satellite radio that need to be looking over their collective shoulder"
"Aimed in name and concept at the music lover who does not want to fritter away hours creating playlists"
"A new service is taking personal taste in music to another level by combining elements of Internet radio, portable music and satellite distribution."
"Slacker is sure to ruffle some feathers as they look to combine satellite radio, a digital audio player, and custom WiFi radio — all into a single sleek device"
"This is one space you'll definitely want to stay in tune with"
"Slacker will provide a internet radio network that won't just reach you via browser, but will also stream to a Slacker portable by way of WiFi and — get this — satellite service"
"Analysts say Slacker is the first to make "personalized music" portable"
"Slacker just picked a fight with just about every major online music company I can think of"
"A new player on the scene is poised to revolutionize how we listen to music"
"One of the better things to come along in the Net radio universe... is about to drop the Holy Grail of dedicated portable music devices."