Slacker consumer electronics, including the G2 Personal Radio Player, have since been discontinued in favor of an emphasis on smartphones and other mobile applications. On September 16, 2008, Slacker released a new portable player called Slacker G2. On January 9, 2008, the Slacker Portable Player received Laptop Magazine's Best of CES Portable Audio/Video Player Award. In 2008, Slacker released the Slacker Portable Player, available in 2 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB capacities.

In September 2007, the service known as Slacker Radio finalized its deals with four major labels: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, EMI, Universal, and Warner it also announced deals with many indie labels. Dennis was the former CEO of Music Match, which was purchased by Yahoo Music and became known as Yahoo! Music Radio. The company was founded in 2004 by Celite Milbrandt and Dennis Mudd, who then launched the company in March 2007. In April 2019, the Slacker app rebranded as 'LiveXLive Powered By Slacker'. In September 2017, LiveOne (as LiveXLive) acquired Slacker. LiveOne's business model offers free ad-supported access and subscription levels that remove ads and offer additional features. Currently, LiveOne has 420 curated music stations. The platform allows users to customize one of their programmed stations (for example, Today's Hits) or start with music similar to an artist or song, and then customize that. Users can access the service on the web and through mobile apps on smartphones and over-the-air devices to create and share customized music stations. LiveOne (formerly known as LiveXLive) is a music streaming platform that combines audio and video (sometimes live) that is available in the US and Canada.

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