Slacker to be Standard on New Sony X-Series Walkman
Just as Sirius XM Radio is getting ready to launch their iPhone application, Slacker takes another step out in front to differentiate itself. Slacker will be featured as a standard application on the soon to be released Sony X-Series Walkman.
The new Sony X-Series features some state of the art features that iPod has not even addressed yet. Priced to compete with Apple’s iPod touch, and with the benefit of a strong brand name in electronics, the Sony X-Series promises to be a popular choice for consumers.
Features include standard noise cancellation, an FM tuner, standard Slacker, and the latest in video screen technology.
[via SlackerActive]
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That’s what I’m talking about. Mel & Co. & some of you posters think iPod/iPhones are the only game in town when something less complicated like this device or Pioneer’s Inno which is an XM product. Both are light years ahead of Sirius’ clunky more costly portable hardware.
Sirius loses again
Scary S…, if Apple and SiriusXM are not fully streamlined and sizzling with ‘their’ launch of this too-long awaited app…………………….this whole operation is likely going by the way side. In particular, the problems with new subs and the ongoing ‘CAR-OEM’ issues.
And sadly, I’d say Recondo is right and Sirius loses again, methinks if the Apple-App tanks…………….so too does the stock and 0.05 USD……….is not far off once again!!!
Face it, Mel & his minions(especially the head of programming-Mr. Greenstein) are asleep at the wheel.
They are SO ENTRENCHED in the commercial terra radio mindset (Mel has admitted as much) that it is impossible for them to think any other way.
It is in their DNA and they aren’t going to stray from the same tired old commercial radio model.
Mel & Co. are basically the General Motors team of Satellite Radio.
Keep drinking Mr. Karmazin’z brand of Jonestown “cool-aide” some of you!!!
Again,I take no pleasure in posting a negative opinion like this.
Two years ago you could not find a bigger more rabid supporter of SatRad than myself. But that was then and this is now.
(XM subscriber since Feb 2002 & Sirius stockholder since Dec 2004.)
Me thinks those are crocodile tears that you shed for your past allegiance to this industry… The saliva dripping from your words on your hopeful demise of Sat Rad is just Crude… The only support rabid of you is to your current allegiances… HD Radio maybe… and as you are so familiar with , the “commercial terra radio mindset” that you accuse Mel of being addicted to more likely… Sad really.. and So Transparent in your intent….
It is odd to me that on a Slacker Article, of which the author supports a site for, that Satellite Radio gets trashed by the posters…. very curious….
cos…..
Not sure how to take your post. Do you take exception to me or the commenters?
Its not personal…. Its a perspective that I have of your article’s pointed attack at Sirius Xm Radio… You take liberty in announcing Slackers new innovation, while pointing out that Slacker is differentiating itself… It is you that are putting the two companies on the same playing field.. It is that… that I take exception too…
“Just as Sirius XM Radio is getting ready to launch their iPhone application, Slacker takes another step out in front to differentiate itself.”
As you have admitted, and I didn’t know until you did admit to it, you and Charles do maintain a Slacker Promotional Site, while being here writing articles as Siriusbuzz…
I also take exception to the posters under the Slacker Article innovation, taking direct shots at Sirius Xm Radio under the title of this wonderful Slacker Innovation. My Opinion, that’s all.
cos…..
Slacker has been considered a part of the audio entertainment sector ever since they started. Their initial business model called for satellite updates of their receivers. Were you aware of that?
Slacker’s business model now sits in between terrestrial radio and satellite radio. It is a great service, and I am a Slacker subscriber. I encourage people to try differing things. Slacker at this point does not deliver talk, sports, etc., but they are great at delivering music.
Slacker has made it a point to try to remain innovative. In the Internet radio field I would classify them as the steepest competition for SDARS.
I am not going to burry my head in the sand and ignore what Slacker is, or what they have accomplished.
We link back and forth between the two sites, and the Slacker site has a section for Sirius XM news.
Many satellite radio subscribers use Slacker. Many use Apple devices. When Apple makes a new announcement, many satellite radio sites report it.
If you take exception to us being fans of a service such as Slacker, Blackberry’s, or iPods, I am sorry. It is topical.
Sites such as this and others cover the royalty issue for terrestrial radio, yet no one seems to take exception to that.
Tyler, your defense of who slacker is and what they offer as competition to Satellite Radio is laughable… I would not expect you to burry your head in the sand. I would expect you to give “Full Disclosure” regarding your affiliations…
You have always provide timely information when reporting on Satellite Radio and all of its twists and turns.. You have on this site thrown in over the last year a couple of Slacker “promo” articles which have been justified by telling your readership that it was “In their best interest to know who the competition to SDARS was”…. fine. You never then, nor do you now in any disclosure let your Sat Rad readers, who come hear looking for information know, that you are also a Slacker Supporter with a site deriving “Click” revenue from that support… Or Am I Mistaken…
Get off your High Horse and get real about where your allegiances are, rather than try and debate me in my concerns regarding your agenda…. I call like I see it and I see that their has been some deception, whether intentional or not, in your bias……
The ‘slacker site’ in question gets maybe 50 visits per day (as opposed to siriusbuzz getting 10k) and is updated once a month, if that. You are digging for something that does not exist but, feel free to dig we have nothing to hide.
If you think slacker and the likes are not competition to Satellite Radio you are flat out wrong. I would love to hear your reasoning but your comment about Tyler’s defense of the obvious competition being laughable… is laughable. If you would like to continue this topic, please do so in the forums.
https://siriusbuzz.com/forum/showthread.php?p=33050#post33050