Slacker Radio Announces iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Station Caching for Listening Everywhere

SAN DIEGO, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Slacker, Inc. today announced the availability of Slacker Radio 2.0 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch*. For the first time ever, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users can cache their favorite Slacker music stations to listen anywhere – whether they are connected to a wireless network or not and without incurring data charges.

With Slacker Radio 2.0 for iPhone and a Slacker Radio Plus subscription, music lovers can select specific stations to cache while they are listening by simply tapping "Cache This Station" from any station page. Once stations have been selected, individual songs for the stations are automatically downloaded by selecting "Refresh Stations" from the Cached Stations link in the home screen view. During a station refresh the application will store up to thousands of songs on the device for off-line playback allowing stations to be accessed on planes, subways and everywhere in between with no interruptions and greatly reduced battery use. Along with the ability to store stations to the device, Slacker Radio Plus features ad-free listening, complete song lyrics, "peek ahead" artist and album previews, unlimited song skipping, unlimited song requests and more.  

iPod touch and iPad owners can now listen to Slacker Radio beyond Wi-Fi networks and take their favorite tunes wherever they go without having to manage playlists or transfer music from their home computers. Free Slacker Basic Radio listeners will be able to cache stations for up to 14 days, providing the opportunity to try this new feature on their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, risk-free.

"This is a significant milestone for us and Internet radio as an industry," said Jonathan Sasse, senior vice president of marketing at Slacker. "iPod touch and iPad owners will find the new caching feature particularly liberating because they can now travel beyond Wi-Fi networks and still have an uninterrupted and unparalleled music experience."

The millions who listen to the free Slacker Basic Radio service will continue to enjoy the same superior Slacker Radio experience. All listeners will have the opportunity to try Slacker station caching risk-free for up to 14 days by simply using the feature included with version 2.0 without the need of a subscription to Slacker Radio Plus. With access to a song library that is nearly four times the size of the leading competitor, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners can use Slacker Basic Radio and Slacker Radio Plus to create their own Personal Radio stations or listen to and personalize over 120 expert-programmed genre stations.

Slacker Basic Radio and Slacker Radio Plus also give access to artist biographies and album reviews, station fine-tuning and custom artist stations. In addition to marking songs as favorites, listeners can also ban songs and artists to create perfect custom radio stations.

Slacker Radio 2.0 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with Slacker Radio Plus:

• Cache stations to iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPad and iPod touch**
• Enjoy Slacker radio stations even without a wireless network
• Greatly improved battery life
• Unlimited song skipping
• Ad-free listening
• Complete song lyrics(+)
• Unlimited song requests for creating stations
• Music library featuring millions of songs
• No monthly listening limits
• High-quality stereo playback
• Over 120 professionally programmed genre stations
• Create custom stations based on artists or songs
• 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

Pricing and Availability

Slacker Radio 2.0 for iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPad and iPod touch is available immediately in the iTunes app store or by visiting www.slacker.com from the mobile web browser. Slacker Radio Plus is available for as low as $3.99 per month and can be purchased at www.slacker.com or within the app by selecting the "Upgrade" button. Please visit www.slacker.com/iphone on the web for more details. iPad users can install and use Slacker Radio 2.0 in compatibility mode, which includes station caching for off-line listening as well as all other features of the 2.0 application.

About Slacker, Inc.

Slacker is the world's first Personal Radio company offering "Your Radio Everywhere." Slacker enables music lovers to play highly personalized music online at the Slacker web site or on the go with Slacker Personal Radio players and mobile phones. Slacker mobile applications are currently available for Android, iPhone, Palm webOS, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry smartphones. For more information visit http://www.Slacker.com/everywhere.

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* The Slacker Personal Radio application is currently available for U.S. and Canadian customers only.

** Requires OS 3.0 or higher

(+)Not all lyrics are available for all songs

Slacker and Slacker.com are registered trademarks of Slacker, Inc. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective companies.

SOURCE Slacker, Inc.