Slacker 4GB Wi-Fi Portable Radio Player w/ 25 Stations, Black

Retail Price: $249.99
Sale     Price: $49.99

I’ve been looking at these things for a year or so, and they seemed so freaking cool. The only problem being that they wanted a relative fortune for them, when normal MP3 players could be purchased for dirt cheap. For a very short time I imagine, that has changed.

If you haven’t been looking into these, they are basically the same as  a normal mp3 player, except for one thing. Instead of spending HOURS buying, ripping, finding, and loading songs, then repeating every few weeks when it feels stale…. Slacker will automatically choose and download songs that you will like. With wifi, you only need to plug it in to charge it. It intelligently decides what songs to download based on what artists/songs you have told it you liked or didn’t like while you were listening. The more you listen, the more accurate it tunes to your exact taste.

I can now be a complete slacker, and never reload my mp3 player again! Hurry up before Buy.com says it was a typeo!

From MFG:

Personalized Radio: The Slacker Portable is the first portable player to deliver a true personal radio experience. Whether you listen to one of over 100 expert-programmed Slacker stations or your own custom stations, Slacker learns your tastes and automatically delivers new music personalized just for you. The more you listen, the better the music gets. For Free: The Slacker Portable delivers free access to millions of songs from thousands of artists. All of the music you hear on Slacker.com is automatically sent to your Slacker Portable for free. You will always have new songs and classic tunes without paying a dime. Everywhere: The Slacker Portable is the worlds first radio player that gives you uninterrupted access to your music wherever you are. Thousands of songs are stored on the Slacker Portable to fill up all of your personalized radio stations. Those songs are automatically refreshed each time you hit a Wi-Fi hotspot to keep the music fresh without doing any work.

Effortless Create your own unique radio experience with Slacker Personal Radio. You know what you like–Slacker knows how to deliver it. Slacker’s Internet radio offering is built on the expertise of DJs from all over the country, and just by listening, you make Slacker even smarter at delivering more music that you love.

Music Discovery Perfect your listening experience using Slacker’s exclusive personalization tools. With the buttons, tell Slacker Radio which songs are your favorites–and which ones you never want to hear again. Fine-tune any station–get more hits, or request older artists over new, for instance. Album reviews and artist bios come with every song and are delivered right to your Slacker Portable. View them on the 4-inch color LCD.

Advanced Radio Clocks Slacker DJs operate using a proven method of picking and mixing songs to deliver excellent musical variety that complements your tastes. This patent-pending DJ technology is embedded in the Slacker Portable to create the very best radio stations. The more you listen, the better it performs to deliver new music you’ll love.

Slacker Basic Radio: Free Take the world’s first-ever personal radio player with you for nonstop, customized music wherever you go. On the Slacker Portable, store thousands of songs for repeated listening, or connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot to get new music instantly. With hours of battery life, the Slacker Portable is built to go where you go. Plus, it’s all completely legal. Slacker has unique licensing agreements with thousands of record labels to give you free access to a variety of music. By working directly with the record labels, Slacker gets the latest content to ensure your radio stations always stay current.

Ad Supported To offer your favorite music for free, the Slacker Basic Radio service might play one to two ads an hour. That’s significantly fewer ads than traditional radio, so you can relax and easily enjoy your favorite music.