CrunchGear is reporting that users of the yet to be released Slacker MP3 player will be able to transfer their ‘personalized stations’ to the player with a single click and refresh them via Wi-Fi or USB.
Slacker’s basic music service is similar to Pandora, providing based music player that customizes stations based on whether you like or dislike specific tracks that are free to use and ad-supported. Their iTunes-like software organizes the music on your computer, plays the same radio stations as the web based version, and will sync to the MP3 device.
Slacker has also announced agreements with major labels EMI Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to make the labels’ content available to listeners on the Slacker Personal Radio service. Slacker, which had previously announced a similar agreement with SONY BMG now has agreements with all four major labels that enable listeners to choose from a vast catalog of artists to play on their personal radio stations wherever they are.
The one-click announcement and the record deals are important as it delivers free legal music to Slacker MP3 players, via a one-click Wi-Fi interface; a big marketing advantage over Apple’s iPod.
Slack has taken $53.5 million in funding over two rounds, the last round of $40 million closed 1 June.
What are they going to do with 50 million $. Will they really be able to scale up that much . ???
I can’t see why Slacker hasnt made a Windows /Mobile IE radio app, as well as to attempted to create a iPhone Safari radio app? I don’t want to carry around my Internet device/phone, as well as a separate device to listen to Internet radio, when one device can do it all.
LoL, they are crazy i guess
r they crazy??
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Is it Zune Compatable? That’s all anyone needs to know.
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Hmm, so what happened to the satellite connection that was hyped up a few months ago?
think it fell through
Didn’t you guys hear? The Slacker satellite is what crashed in Peru, and is making all the local sick! It’s all over the Slacker News channel, go check it out!