Introduction
After racking up generally positive reviews for its first-generation portable Internet radio player, but getting dinged on size by just about everyone, Slacker has tried to recreate the functionality of the original in a much smaller package with the Slacker G2. Promising a continuous feed of fresh music without the effort of selecting it yourself, the G2 delivers on bringing the online Slacker experience mobile, and in a much more reasonable size, but suffers from a terribly clunky input wheel, a sluggish interface, and pricing that makes Apple’s boutique product line look cheap.

The G2 offers a unique solution for owners who don't want to be bothered by constantly refreshing their music manually.

by Bill on March 11, 2009:
“I've had my G2 for about a month now. I love the player and free service for music. I gave up my XM radio subscription. The player can be a bit buggy at times, but over all a good product. The scroll wheel really doesn't bother me. I haven't really tried the...” More...