Slacker To Compete With Apple iPod
Anyone of you know what a Slacker is? It is not what you think.
The Slacker that I am talking about is a new gadget from San-Diego start-up that allows a music lover to play and listen to music from their favorite online stations without the use of the computer. This music player is a new digital and cool gadget and it has been created mainly for internet music fans. The creators of the mentioned device designed this one so much so that it would be able to compete with the Apple iPod and some other in-car music players like the Sirius Satellite Radio and the XM Satellite Radio.
The new music player is already launched and it has its very own online music stations. To access these, you can visit its official website at http://www.slacker.com this week.
The Slacker Portable Radio Players will start at a base price of $149 and they would be coming out this summer. These stations are using Wi-Fi wireless Internet connection.
Just like other in-car music players, Slacker is also capable of playing WMA audio files, Windows Media video formats, MPEG and MP3. According to the Chief Executive of Slacker Inc., Dennis Mudd, “The hardware player is critical. This is going to be the first personalized radio that’s really portable.” This he stated during his interview last Friday.
The new music player also allows the user to personalize and customize their music players by artist and music genres. You can also opt to play those music which are popular on other online music players such as Yahoo Inc.’s Launch, Pandora and Last.fm.
The Slacker Satellite Car Kit will also have digital radios soon and this is as according to the plans of the company.
The company also announced its licensing deals with famous companies such as Universal Music Group and Sony BMG Music Entertainment as well as some independent labels to have more than 2 million tracks on its launch. The Warner Music Group will also join the list soon, according to the music player maker. The future factory installed car part did not mention about what car company will they be available and totally exclusive to.
The CEO also said that the company spent $13.5 million for this new gadget and they will require 50 full-time employees to pursue the project.
I wish it will be available as a Jaguar parts soon so I could buy that new Jaguar unit I had been eyeing. Well I’m just wishing. Who knows? It may come true.
