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The editors liked
Easy access to free music
More compact design than predecessor
Can refresh stations via Wi-Fi at hotspots
Artist and album review info included with stations
Introduces new music that you’ll like. Vast music catalog draws from range of styles. Custom stations and ratings for your own touch. Good audio quality.
The Slacker G2 Personal Radio Player works with Slackers excellent free music service
And it offers built-in Wi-Fi for grabbing new music on-the-go. It features a compact and sturdy design with a large
Bright LCD that displays true full-screen album...
Nicely designed device
Easy to use
Good music variety
Access to short album reviews and artist biographies.
Endless free content
Lightweight
Useful accessories
Smaller size
Better audio quality
Longer battery life
Artist and album info
Allows lazy music discovery. Lets you listen and edit stations on the device
Slacker.com
Or Windows software. Also loads MP3s
WMAs and AACs the old fashioned way too (Windows only). Clean sound. Nice inear headphones
Controls. Displays album art band...
Fabulous audio quality
Great recommendations
Free music.
The editors didn't like
Volume keys poorly located
Unadjustable personal storage
Short battery life
Sluggish G2 interface. Unwieldy Web interface. Lacks Mac utility to play your own music. Too many features held from subscriptionfree users. Can’t rewind tracks. WiFi doesn’t work with hidden networks.
The Slacker G2 does not offer extra features such as photo and video support
The controls are not completely intuitive
The volume buttons are not very responsive
And sound quality is not great.
No Mac software
Mac users cant use MP3 playing feature
Syncs only via Wi-Fi
Screen is difficult to see in bright sunlight.
Sluggish interface
Ultra pricy
Poor interface for non-Slacker files
Earphones lack any bass
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Long boot times
Have to pay for a service if you want unlimited song skips and no ads
Updating via WiFi connection eats lots of battery life. The rubber stoppers that plug USB and (unused) docking port get lost easily. WiFi connection requires AC adapter if battery power is below 50 percent. Doesnt leave room for much music loaded from you...
You can't choose which songs you'll hear unless you pay for the Premium service.
Abstract: Video Review: Todays Gadget Pr0n objectifies the Slacker G2, which is a music player that feeds off of your innermost desires to figure out what you might want to listen to....
Easy access to free music, More compact design than predecessor, Can refresh stations via Wi-Fi at hotspots, Artist and album review info included with stations
Volume keys poorly located, Unadjustable personal storage, Short battery life
You know a music player is revolutionary when it features several design issues that would’ve meant death for any other device but it’s still able to rise above its flaws due to the radically different (and decidedly cool) approach it takes to...
Abstract: The original Slacker Music Player was originally announced back in November 2007, and it experienced several delays before it actually hit the market. After which it was not always given the best reviews and there seemed to be many issues that were hol...
Abstract: Welcome to my review of the Slacker G2 personal radio. The Slacker G2 is the second version of a portable Wi-Fi enabled music player from Slacker. The first part of this review is about the Slacker service itself, if you want to read about their new pl...
Abstract: REVIEW Internet radio is an excellent way not only to listen to your favorite bands, but also to discover new music. However, its never been particularly portable. Earlier this year, Web radio broadcaster Slacker aimed to change that with the Slacke...
Published: 2008-09-15, Author: Peter , review by: techcrunch.com
Abstract: Today, Slacker announced the G2 personal radio player, which is 10x better than the first gen device. The 4GB model handles 25 stations while the 8GB model stores up to 40 are available for $200 and $250, respectively. The Wi-Fi has also been beefed up...
The Slacker G2 Personal Radio Player works with Slackers excellent free music service, and it offers built-in Wi-Fi for grabbing new music on-the-go. It features a compact and sturdy design with a large, bright LCD that displays true full-screen album...
The Slacker G2 does not offer extra features such as photo and video support, the controls are not completely intuitive, the volume buttons are not very responsive, and sound quality is not great.
The Slacker G2 is the ultimate lazy persons MP3 player. Paired with the excellent--and free--Slacker music service, it makes new music discovery and enjoyment a nearly effortless process, but control freaks and audiophiles need not apply. See all prod...
Abstract: Beyond its seamless integration with the Slacker music service, which you can gorge on to near limitless proportions, and a much more streamlined, less clunky design than the original version, there's not much here to report in the way of uniqueness. The ...
Abstract: Im a huge consumer of digital music in its many forms. My messenger bag always has at least one MP3 player. In my house Ive got satellite radios scattered around, Internet radios in a couple rooms, the 40 music channels I get through my TV provider ...
