technology: February 2008 Archives

In a time when most radio stations are play-listed it's refreshing to stumble across a new artist though it's not always easy to do so. Many people have busy lives and getting to see smaller gigs at intimate venues can be very difficult.

So thats why the 'Slacker internet radio service' has been heralded as a breakthrough by many top gadget publications.

Punters in the UK are still waiting on it's wholesale release here but if it's half as succesful on this side of the Atlantic as it has been in the United States then it's sure to be one of the buys of 2008.

The slacker is a portable media player which uses a wi-fi connection to help you discover new bands and musicians. It's being touted as the world's first personalised portable radio player.

It works by downloading new songs to your player, based on your music listening preferences, each time you enter a wi-fi hotspot or connect the device to your computer.

You can have 40 different "radio stations", holding up to 4,000 songs, on the player, which comes in 500MB, 1.5GB and 4GB flavours.

With the slacker you won't feel outdated on the music front and can shock your kids by letting them in on the next big artist before he, she or they make the big breakthrough!