New Slacker Internet Radio iPhone App
January 13, 2009 by Lauren Fairbanks
Slacker, the free online internet radio, has heard our resounding cries for software and answered accordingly with it’s long awaited iPhone application. Bringing you all of the best features from their web-based application and portable player, the Slacker app works in basically the same way that the website does, with the exception of not being able to save songs to your iPod.
The application is free, but you can upgrade to their cheap premium plan to forgo random commercials and a skip limit. Keep reading for further details, features and screenshots of the app in action (and don’t forget to check out the link at the bottom to download your app).
Slacker Mobile for iPhone:
• Free music library featuring millions of songs
• High-quality stereo playback from any wireless connection
• Over 100 professionally programmed genre stations
• Create custom artist stations
• Fine tune stations 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
Click here to get the download from the iTunes app store.
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