Slacker G2 8 GB 40-Station Personal Radio Player

• 8 GB capacity for 40 Slacker stations, 4,000 radio songs, and 3 GB of personal files
• Up to 15 hours of music on a single charge
• 2.4-inch color TFT display with 320 x 240 resolution
• Supported audio formats: MP3, WMA, and AAC
• 1-year limited warranty

Amazon.com Product Description:
The Slacker G2 plays all of your personalized Slacker Radio stations on one sleek, ultra-portable player. Whether you listen to one of more than 100 expert-programmed Slacker stations or custom stations that you create, the music evolves as you listen. New songs are personally selected for you and automatically loaded on the Slacker G2 so your radio stations are always ready to play wherever you go. The Slacker G2 plays all of your personalized Slacker Radio stations on one sleek player. Click to enlarge. Personalized Radio The Slacker G2 plays all of your Slacker Radio stations on one sleek, ultra-portable player. Whether you listen to one of more than 100 expert-programmed Slacker stations or custom stations that you create, the music evolves to match your tastes as you listen. Effortless Create your own unique radio experience with Slacker Personal Radio. You know what you like--Slacker knows how to deliver it. Slacker's Internet radio offering is built on the expertise of DJs from all over the country, and just by listening, you make Slacker even better at delivering the music that you love. Album reviews and artist bios come with every song and are delivered right to your Slacker G2. Click to enlarge. At just 13.5 millimeters deep, the Slacker G2 is ultra-portable (pictured in case). Click to enlarge. Music Discovery Perfect your listening experience using Slacker's exclusive personalization tools. With the ♥ and ∅ buttons, tell us which songs are your favorites and which you never want to hear again. Fine-tune any station to get more hits or more fringe; request older artists over new. Album reviews and artist bios come with every song and are delivered right to your Slacker G2. Advanced Radio Clocks Slacker DJs operate using a proven method of picking and mixing songs to deliver excellent musical variety that complements your tastes. This patent-pending DJ technology is embedded in the Slacker Portable to create the very best radio stations. The more you listen, the better it performs to deliver new music you'll love. Slacker Basic Radio: Free Take the world's first-ever personal radio player with you for nonstop, customized music wherever you go. On the Slacker Portable, store thousands of songs for repeated listening, or connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot to get new music instantly. With hours of battery life, the Slacker Portable is built to go where you go. To offer your favorite music for free, the Slacker Basic Radio service might play one to two ads an hour. That's significantly fewer ads than traditional radio, so you can relax and easily enjoy your favorite music. Plus, it's all completely legal. Slacker has unique licensing agreements with thousands of record labels to give you free access to a variety of music. By working directly with the record labels, Slacker gets the latest content to ensure your radio stations always stay current. Upgrade to Slacker Premium Radio If you want even more out of the service, pay just $7.50 per month for Slacker Premium, which puts you in control. What's the difference between Slacker Basic and Slacker Premium? First, Premium subscribers can avoid the ads that played in the Basic service. So, it's an ad-free listening experience. Next, Premium subscribers have access to Slacker Request Song, which lets you add your favorite artists' songs to your station. Then, use Slacker's fine-tuning controls to indicate how often those requested songs should play. Third, Premium subscribers have no limits on the number of songs they skip, letting listeners create the exact music experience they want. (Basic listeners are limited to six skips per hour, per station.) And fourth, as a Premium subscriber, you can save your favorite songs with the touch of a button. Saved songs are added to your library so that you can listen to them any time. You also can save your favorites to your PC using the Slacker Software Player. It's the ultimate personal radio experience. Slacker Premium Radio at a glance: Just $7.50 per month No advertisements Request songs Unlimited skipping of songs Save favorites Slacker Radio: It's Everywhere With the Slacker G2, get easy access to millions of songs from thousands of artists wherever you are. All of the music you love is automatically delivered to your Slacker G2 at Wi-Fi hotspots or through your PC via USB. You can listen to your music anytime, even when not connected. Pocket DJ The same personalized listening experience you love on Slacker.com is available wherever you go on the ultra-portable Slacker G2. Slacker DJs hand pick songs for your player and you can use the ♥ and ∅ buttons on the Slacker G2 to further customize your stations. The more you listen, the better the music gets. Refresh On the Go The Slacker G2 gives you uninterrupted access to your music wherever you are. Thousands of songs are stored on the Slacker G2 to fill up all of your personalized radio stations. That means you can listen to your stations absolutely anywhere. The Slacker G2 can automatically add new music at hundreds of thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots across the country. Each time you connect, songs that were hand-picked by Slacker DJs are added to your device. Plus, you can select new stations for your Slacker G2 on any PC or Mac with an Internet connection. Includes earphones, carrying case with sport clip, power adapter, USB cable, quick start guide, and preloaded Slacker stations. Click to enlarge. Built-in MP3 Player Already have your own personal music library? The Slacker G2 features a built-in MP3 player. You can store up to 1 GB of MP3s on the 4 GB/25-station Slacker Portable, or 3 GB of MP3s on the 8 GB/40-station Slacker Portable. Then, listen whenever and wherever you want. Check out all Slacker Portables. On-The-Go Playlists Create personalized playlists with your MP3s using the intuitive controls on the Slacker G2. Enjoy the favorites you own in any order you want. As a Slacker Premium Radio subscriber, you also can save your favorite radio songs and play them whenever you like. Manage your MP3s Use your Slacker G2 with popular applications, such as Windows Media Player, to manage your music collection and transfer your favorite MP3 files from your PC to your portable player. What's in the Box Slacker G2 8 GB 40-Station Personal Radio Player, Slacker adjustable earphones, carrying case with sport clip, power adapter, USB cable, quick start guide, preloaded Slacker stations.

Awesome! Truly awesome!:
I've been eyeballing a Slacker G2 for some time now, being a big fan of their online player and service. I finally took the plunge and am glad I did. Contrary to the only 1-star review, I had mine set-up in about 5 minutes after the 2-hr initial battery charge time. While the initial station download took a few hours, refresh takes just a few minutes. The player works great! I've already created my own stations and "favorited" (as they say) a bunch of songs. I really like the album art and song/album information provided. The player itself is well-constructed and nice looking. Even the packaging was elegant. Some have said the in-ear headphones aren't the best, but I find they fit comfortably and produce very nice sound. The only negative I have is that the screen is a fingerprint magnet, but that is not enough to give this baby anything but 5 stars! If you like to listen to different genres of music, including stuff that you generally don't hear even on satellite radio, this is the ideal radio for you. No hassles with downloading or transferring music, and the best part...it's free!

Hardware A, Software not ready for prime time.:
Pros: Great way to get a creative mix of music. Never get bored like my ipods. Great variety of music. Easy to use. 4 gig plenty big enough for my use. Outstanding packing. Great case. Cons: Sound quality is good but mp3s will not please the audiophiles. Plenty good enough for 95% of users. Software not ready for prime time. Lot of bugs on upgrades to premium, no Mac support, no Vista 64 support (they need another 2-3 months in this area) Difficult (impossible) to access wifi sites that require you to confirm click before access(i.e. most hotels).

Best Portable Player Ever:
I say its the best portable player ever. Create Custom Playlists on the Slacker site, or use the premade playlists. It refreshes itself automatically with new music every time you plug it in the charger...so youre never bored with the same old songs. The sound quality is very good (much better than sattelite radio) but the stock earbuds are cheap sounding (just like all stock earbuds) The battery life is pretty good , over 10 hrs.(Ive never actually timed it...could be more) Important note.. USB.. Ive had problems , and others have problems connecting the player to the internet using the USB connector. WIFI..Fortunatly the player connects perfectly to the internet through the WIFI , and the USB is not needed at all. Id say ..go to the Slacker Site and join for free. Mess around with all the playlist options ect. listen to the music online. If you like it...Buy the portable player.

What a piece of poorly designed junk!!!:
I am so scorned with this product. The only reason I got it was because I wanted a personalized satellite radio without paying another bill every month and based on such good reviews compared to the xm radios, I thought this would be a gift to have! Oh boy! Was that a crock! First when i turned the thing on, I kept getting a message on the screen saying "Your subscription expired 45/165 days ago". Now I've only been on the website once to just preview but I NEVER signed up with them for a free account, let alone a premium subscription. Next, I download the refresher software, after I let it charge for the 2 hours they've asked me to, I plug it in and it would not take, It said it would not configure or something like that. After that, I try to connect to the internet through the slacker to see if that would help, and after typing in the WEP key, CORRECTLY at least 20 times, it would not take and my key is MORE than valid. We tried everything from restarting the computer repeatedly to restarting the router. Eventually we gave up and declared that that must've been a crappy model and bought one from best buy. But that was just a waste considering that we ran into the same EXACT same problems as the previous one we bought. We went on the website and emailed the support team and even went on the forums for help. Turns out we weren't the only ones having trouble with this pedazo de mierda contraption. Many were at wits end like were. The support team said they would get back to us within one business day, that was Saturday, it's Wednesday today and I STILL haven't got so much as an email. My mother is hot(livid) right now about this, I'm just more disappointed than I've have ever been in my life. She spends over 400 dollars on this junk only to add more stress her. Nobody has that kind of money to just throw around and the support team doesn't even care. And one more thing, these tools don't even give you a REAL manual, it's a three step piece of paper. What. the. *beep*? If you are considering into this product, try hanging out at the forums first to see if this is really a good investment for you 'cause this gave us hell.

Sharon C:
This product does not work and their technical support sucks. The first sign of trouble is Slacker's support system being available only online. They promise to get back with you and never do. They will not provide a telephone contact number. We tried for days to get the stations to download on our secured network. After several attempts to enter my secure key code, we still could not get connectivity. Nothing worked, we tried resetting the router and modem. Worthless product.