Slacker, the newly formed music service and hardware provider announced that they have brought XM Radio co-founder Lon Levine on as an advisor. Slacker is a number of things including a web-based music service provider, and a portable media player manufacturer, plus they plan on developing and selling Slacker in-car satellite players.
While Jonathan Sasse is a friend of mine, I have a really tough time thinking they will succeed. XM and Sirius both have portable satellite media players, and they just plain suck. In-car satellite player might not be a bad idea, but they will have an uphill battle getting car manufacturers onboard, let alone trying to sell the consumer on a portable car unit. I just plain don’t see it happening.
You can read the full Slacker announcement at DigitalTrends.com