![]() Slacker assures that customers won't experience constant bombardment of upgrade exhortations as its business model works well even with the free tier of service and a player purchase. Slacker made some curious decisions in designing its portable, which is larger and chunkier than, say, an iPod classic. The device includes a large 4-inch screen even though it cannot play video or even display photos, although it does nicely highlight album art. Slacker defends the decision in part by noting that the larger screen is helpful for reading background information about the artist. (Also, be sure to finish all that reading as before the track ends, as the artist info page will refresh as soon as a new song starts playing.) And indeed, Slacker displays extensive artist information from All Music Guide, but crams the information into the lower portion of the screen, requiring more scrolling. Next week's column will further discuss the Slacker Portable controls and music listening experience as well as Slacker's plans to compete more directly with satellite radio. #Slacker tech n9ne mp3 download portable# ![]() Ross Rubin is director of industry analysis for consumer technology at market research and analysis firm The NPD Group.
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