14 DAY TRIAL // Slacker, Inc. announced recently the availability of Slacker Personal Radio in Canada, offering BlackBerry and Android device users in the country the possibility to enjoy the first personal radio experience ever available for them. Users can access the service either online on the company's website or via the free applications that can be found at the App World or via the Android Market, the company says, adding that it also plans the release of an application for the users of the iPhone and iPod touch.
Users in Canada will be able to enjoy the free Slacker Basic Radio for up to 30 days, the company states. After that period of time, one can upgrade to Slacker Radio Plus, which brings the same features as Slacker Basic Radio, in addition to station caching for supported mobile devices, ad-free listening, complete song lyrics, and more. Slacker Radio Plus is available for those interested in it for a $3.99 USD per month subscription.
According to crackberry, which brought the news, the features list of Slacker Radio Plus also includes: Cache stations to BlackBerry and Android smartphones; soon on iPhone/iPod touch Enjoy Slacker music even without a wireless network on select mobile applications Unlimited song skipping Ad-free listening Complete song lyrics Create custom stations based on artists or songs Unlimited song requests for creating perfect custom stations High-quality stereo playback Over 60 professionally programmed genre stations Fine tune stations on-the-fly to play more of the music you like View artist biographies and photos View album art and reviews “Peek Ahead” artist and album preview Pause and skip songs Rate songs as favorites Ban the songs and artists you don’t like Downloadable “mini” player for your PC
“Slacker Personal Radio enables Canadian music lovers to create their own custom stations or listen to and personalize over 60 expert-programmed genre stations. They can also read artist bios and album reviews, while viewing artist images and album art. Users don’t have to worry about managing playlists, researching new artists or transferring their music collection from their home computers – just click play to start enjoying your favorite music today,” the company notes.
The station caching feature Slacker Radio Plus comes around with offers users the possibility to store personal stations on selected smartphones so that they can listen to them anywhere they want at any time. According to the company, users can download a station either via Wi-Fi, over USB or through the cellular networks, and caching a station enables one to enjoy the listening without having to access the carrier's network.