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zatznotfunny.com - 10/23/2009

Slacker Gives Up On Dedicated Hardware (G2)

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I love my Slacker G2 device , but apparently too few other people are buying the hardware to make it a profitable endeavor. The company is shutting down production . This is not a big surprise since Slacker has been making the rounds on other mobile devices for a while now. However, there ...

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blogs.wsj.com - 10/22/2009

Slacker Ditches G2 Device In Favor Of New Mobile Strategy

— blogs.wsj.com — Slacker will stop selling its digital music player, which never lived up to the company's hopes of... rivaling Apple Inc.'s dominant iPod. (more) Slacker Ditches G2 Device In Favor Of New Mobile Strategy

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electronista.com - 10/23/2009

Slacker stops making hardware players

— electronista.com — Slacker will stop building its only hardware digital streaming music player, the G2 in the second half... of 2010, according to a Wednesday WSJ report. The 2GB device was launched in 2007 and grew to include 4GB and 8GB capacities. Slacker is still ... (more) Slacker stops making hardware players

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Slacker phases out hardware business, focuses on other devices
Engadget — ... [Via Zatz Not Funny] Filed under: Portable Audio Slacker phases out hardware business, focuses on other devices originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Slacker Now Available in the Android Market
Zatz Not Funny! — ... … and Slacker is MIA. Meaning my sub will probably go to Pandora. I prefer Slacker’s station/genre programming over the Pandora Music Genome Project analysis and matching, but Pandora’s still available in more places. Additionally, unlike Slacker’s own G2 hardware (being phased out) and ...

Three Apps Coming from Comcast, Including… Xfinity?
Zatz Not Funny! — ... . Now that Comcast has one coming to market (with an independent third-party company validating measurements), it will be interesting to see any aggregate data collected on consumer bandwidth usage. How much are we really using the interwebs? I’ll be curious to get a look at not only how online TV affects my personal bandwidth numbers, but also how Slacker usage, ...

Slacker Offline Caching Arrives – Android and Blackberry Apps
Zatz Not Funny! — ... As I write this, six stations are caching wirelessly on my Android phone for any-time playback. While I still have my dedicated Slacker hardware (good for saving songs via my premium subscription), I have to admit that my phone is with me more often than the little music player. Sample use case? I’ve started plugging my phone into my car speakers for Slacker tunes on the road. The mobile connection sometimes causes a station to stutter, but the offline function will now help me avoid that problem altogether. ...