Slacker Radio of MusicMatch, which was purchased by Yahoo Music and became known as Yahoo! Music Radio. The current CEO is Duncan Orrell-Jones, formerly of Nintendo of America and Disney Interactive Media Group, Asia Pacific. In September 2007, the service finalized its deals with four major labels: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, EMI, Universal, and Warner; it also announced deals with thousands of indie labels. In 2008, Slacker released the Slacker Portable Player, available in 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB capacities. On January 9, 2008, the Slacker Portable Player received Laptop Magazine's Best of CES Portable Audio/Video Player Award. On September 16, 2008, Slacker
Slacker Slacker A slacker is a person who habitually avoids work or lacks work ethic. According to different sources, the term "slacker" dates back to about 1790 or 1898. It gained some recognition during the British Gezira Scheme in the early to mid 20th century, when Sudanese labourers protested their relative powerlessness by working lethargically, a form of protest known as "slacking". In the United States during World War I, the word "slacker" was commonly used to describe someone who was not participating in the war effort, especially someone who avoided military service, an equivalent of the later term "draft dodger".