Slacker G2 incorporates key navigational features and a portable radio player. It is indeed a phenomenal concept that could go off. Its very attractive to music lovers who don’t have the money to buy all of the tunes they want. The Slacker G2 is of course, an upgrade to the bulky and buggy first-gen player. In this device, you have all the station updates over Wifi with the same link to Slacker’s online music service. The new player offers a better portable version of that experience than Slacker’s first-generation Portable Radio.

The G2 sports a 320-by-240-pixel TFT screen which is nicely visible in sunlight, and it displays extensive information about bands and albums while a song is playing. The background data includes extensive band bios and album reviews from All Music Guide–another big reason that the Slacker G2 shines as a device for music discovery.  Furthermore, a more conventional user will love Slacker G2’s throwback controls. They’re all (more…)

Slacker Portable radio player has been showcased in this year’s CES. The portables have large screens and work on WiFi. When it’s released by the end of January, there will be three versions available to the consumer market. The portables are black in color and seem to be quite attractive. According to reports, Slacker is working on a satellite which could eliminate the hassle of not being in a WiFi hotspot. Slacker Portable will enable you to listen to any 40 of 100 Slacker radio stations. Aside from the promised high-quality audio, you could also enjoy high-res CD art and photos on the 4-in. screen.

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