Comments on: Slacker Music Service Has Big Plans http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/slacker-music-service-has-big-plans/ Digital Trends is your home for technology news, CE product reviews, mobile app reviews and daily videos. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:55:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Slacker Music http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/slacker-music-service-has-big-plans/#comment-54235 Slacker Music Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:33:44 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-54235 Well, it's been 8 months but Slacker has finally announced that their portable music players are available for pre-order. According to the official site, the portable units will begin shipping on or before December 13, 2007. I've already ordered one of the 8GB units (although the price is a bit steep at $300). Well, it's been 8 months but Slacker has finally announced that their portable music players are available for pre-order. According to the official site, the portable units will begin shipping on or before December 13, 2007. I've already ordered one of the 8GB units (although the price is a bit steep at $300).

]]> By: Martin Belam http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/slacker-music-service-has-big-plans/#comment-54234 Martin Belam Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:44:16 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-54234 It looks like a really interesting bit of kit - but I wonder if they are missing a trick by going for a standalone device rahter than trying to integrate it with mobile phones.<br /> <br /> I work in Europe on a very similar product which is branded Vodafone RadioDJ, which streams personalised channels to 3G handsets.<br /> <br /> It avoids making the user carry an extra music-only device with them as well as their phone, and I wonder how Slacker will compete in the US once the iPhone is actually on the market It looks like a really interesting bit of kit – but I wonder if they are missing a trick by going for a standalone device rahter than trying to integrate it with mobile phones.

I work in Europe on a very similar product which is branded Vodafone RadioDJ, which streams personalised channels to 3G handsets.

It avoids making the user carry an extra music-only device with them as well as their phone, and I wonder how Slacker will compete in the US once the iPhone is actually on the market

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