Do you love Slacker? Do you want to take Slacker to the next level? Then perhaps you should consider the Slacker Premium Radio Service. The premium service gives you many added capabilities including the ability to save your favorite songs for playback whenever you want. Rather than spell out all of the attributes of the Premium service, I, like a true Slacker, will let a video tell the story. Slacker Premium Radio Service is available for as low as $7.50 per month.

The wait is over. The Slacker Portable has officially begun shipping according sources at Slacker. Today marks the day when those passionate fans who pre-ordered Slacker’s portable unit can begin watching their mailbox, because soon they will finally be able to use the Slacker service on the go.

Slacker has even given all of us Slackers a video demonstration of the new portable. The video is under 4 minutes, and lets those that enjoy the Slacker lifestyle learn how to use the Slacker Portable in easy steps. Why read when you can be up and running in less than four minutes? Sources at Slacker say more videos are to come in the near future.

The new Slacker portable also offers a really cool Slacker feature. When you order your portable, you can customize the unit to be shipped with your preferences already installed. Talk about making the Slacker lifestyle easy! Slacker stated that 90% of the pre-ordered Slackers were shipped with customized content. Those that did not take advantage of this option get Slacker units pre-loaded with the to 10 Slacker stations. Whether you order it pre-customized or not, you can create your own customization as you go. Slacker becomes intuitive the more you use it.

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You have had the pleasure of listening to Slacker on your PC. You have created your own stations, banned songs, and saved the songs you like. You have explored songs from your youth, and genres that you did not typically listen to. You are now absorbed by Slacker.

Just when you thought it could not get any better, the much anticipated Slacker Portable is getting ready to ship. Three versions of the portable player are now available for pre-order, and products are due to be shipped on January 31st.

At just under 3 inches wide and 4.2 inches tall, the compact Wi-Fi enabled Slacker Portable weighs in at only 4.6oz and will be made available in three models ranging from $199-$299;

• 15 Station – 1500 songs, 500mb storage, with an MSRP of $199
• 25 Station – 2500 songs, 1.5gb storage, with an MSRP of $249
• 45 Station – 4000 songs, 4.0gb storage, with an MSRP of $299

If you want to be among the first Slackers with the hot portable player, it is not to late to get your pre-order in. Portable Slacker lets you take your tunes with you and be as active as you want. Don’t worry, your Slacker status is perfectly safe.