Slacker Digital Player Handles the Drudgery for Busy Music Fans

from wsj.com

More than 100 million music fans know the joys of portable digital music players -- the ability to carry a large number of your favorite songs, arranged in playlists of your design, on a pocket-size gadget.

But for some folks, getting the most out of these players takes too much work or too much money. Converting CDs to music files takes time, as does selecting and downloading tracks from online music services, and synchronizing players with PCs. Creating great playlists also takes time and effort. Some people prefer the old radio model, where songs are programmed by somebody else and you just listen. More