MaxRabbit Posted March 15, 2007 Posted March 15, 2007 I found this site called Slacker. It is basically Pandora, but it cycles through all popular songs. It is great! Also, the makers are supposedly bigwigs like the maker of the "Rio" MP3 players, and some guy that had something to do with rhapsody... I just thought I would let you know, and get your opinions! Quote
bradp Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/14/slacker...rnet-satellite/ Remember the mysterious San Diego startup called Broadband Instruments, which pulled executives from Diamond / Rio, MusicMatch, and iRiver, and promised "a new type of integration with online radio stations"? Well, that company now has a product and a plan: Slacker will provide a internet radio network that won't just reach you via browser, but will also stream to a Slacker portable by way of WiFi and -- get this -- satellite service. (On the Ku-band, if you're really interested.) It's all a little complicated, but it'll go something like this: at launch (i.e. now) users will be able to get Pandora-like streaming internet radio for free (the caveat is you only get to skip six songs per channel per hour), with a $7.50 per month plan around the corner that kills the ads and skipping limitations. The Slacker player, which will feature a massive 4-inch screen with scrolling touch strip and debut this summer in varying capacities between 2, 4, and 8GB up to 120GB for between $150 and $350, will have track metadata via AMG, and gobbles up and plays back audio content via WiFi and USB (with tracks purchasable for $1). The satellite part comes into play with a docking station at home or in the car, so you can get Slacker content while on the move or if you're out of range of internet access. Sounds a lot like the WiFi iTunes experience people have been asking for since, well, forever, but definitely with an internet radio bend to it. What we're really dying to know, however, is whether this satellite radio service of theirs will provide enough competition in the market to help the Sirius and XM merger get its wheels greased. Quote
nooreazy Posted April 12, 2007 Posted April 12, 2007 Is timeshifting a possibility? it should be XD Quote
MaxRabbit Posted May 2, 2007 Author Posted May 2, 2007 Who would start something with it to timeshift? Quote
Otto Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 I've found this coole site www.last.fm This radio work also for international listeners. The question is: can be thimeshifted? 0/ Quote
Shaun Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 I've found this coole site www.last.fm This radio work also for international listeners. The question is: can be thimeshifted? 0/ I think most people already knew about that. In fact doesn't the Pandora timeshifting thing update your statistics on Last.FM? I'm sure I read that somewhere, although I don't use it. Quote
MaxRabbit Posted July 20, 2007 Author Posted July 20, 2007 So, again. Is there any chance of someone wanting to timeshift this? Quote
F8Junkie Posted August 1, 2007 Posted August 1, 2007 So, again. Is there any chance of someone wanting to timeshift this? Maybe if it actually did something. IE and Firefox no workey. Quote
MaxRabbit Posted August 1, 2007 Author Posted August 1, 2007 It works for me; and damn I love it. I really wish I knew how to do some coding to make my own PJ for it, since no one seems to love it like I do... Quote
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