Blackberry Pearl users are seldom known to be lazy or “slackers.  Business people who are keeping everything organized in the ultimate handheld device.  Blackberry pearl users are instantly able to pull up that latest corporate memo, just about anyones contact information, all of their appointments for the next 7 months and now they can call up a custom designed streaming radio station on their phones.

With Pandora failing to provide Blackberry applications, many have turned to Slacker.com which just might be even better.  Pandora is another company pandering to the hype of the iPhone rather than looking the considerably larger market share owned by Research In Motion. I still don’t understand why it’s so difficult for these software companies to see the mistake they’re making by ignoring the Blackberry.

Slacker.com has a very well made application you can load onto your Blackberry Pearl and stream your favorite music.  This is done through your mobile provider, so make sure you’ve signed up for an unlimited data plan.  The Slacker.com application is free download and use, but you will have to listen to some commercials infrequently after the initial 7 day trial period.  Don’t worry, you won’t be cut off or billed after the 7 days, Slacker will just drop in a quick commercial once in a while (not even close to the amount you’ll get from your local radio stations).  It’s a small price to pay for an amazing application.

Slacker.com does an excellent job of building a custom station that meets your specific taste.  If you hear a song or artist you don’t like you can “ban” it from Slacker and it will never play again. The more you use Slacker, the smarter it gets at predicting what you’re going to like.  Slacker also employs some music experts to build some general genres of music.  If you love reggea, classic rock, jazz, and even comedy, it’s all already pre-programed on Slacker.  Of course, you can still ban a song or artist you may not like and never hear it again.

Slacker also includes all of the album artwork as well as some very in depth artist bios in the event you’re so inspired you want to know more.  You can also choose to read a review of the album while the music continues to play.

Music caching may be the greatest advantage offered by Slacker.  Imagine yourself sitting at your gate in the airport.  You’re enjoying your favorite music through your unlimited data plan as it streams down into your Slacker application.  Since you’re about to jump onto a plane and will have to turn off your phones signal, you’ll lose your connection while in the air.  Slacker to the rescue.  Simply “cache” the station your listening to and Slacker will store it on your MicroSD sim card.  Once you’re on the plane you’ll be able to continue listening even though you have absolutely no connection available.

If you subscribe to the Slacker premium edition ($3.99 per month billed annually at $47.88) you can also cache individual songs on our MicroSD card.  Imagine hearing a song you absolutely love and click click it’s now saved onto your phone.  Slacker will evaluate your available memory and let you know how much room you have left in terms of numbers of songs or stations.  You can then either continue saving that song or cancelling it.

The premium service also gives you some other benefits which may be worth the very small fee.  Unlimited music skipping means you can continuously scroll forward through the songs until you find just the right one.  You can also make an unlimited number of song requests which allows you to create a specific playlist of your favorite songs.  It’s about as close as you’ll come to having an unlimited number of MP3’s on your Blackberry. Of course, you don’t need to go the paid route and you’ll still find plenty of enjoyment using Slacker.com

With all of this great music on your Blackberry, you may want to consider picking up the Bluetooth Stereo Music Gateway to pipe your tunes into your home audio system.  Plug in an FM transmitter and you can have your customer slacker station through your car stereo on your daily commute.  Of course, this means you may want to also invest in a mobile battery charger to use on long trips.

You can download Slacker right now by pointing your mobile browser directly at www.slacker.com.  If you’re not near a computer, don’t worry, you can register on your phone and be up and running in no time.  Of course, you can log into your Slacker account via your high speed home connection and build all of your custom stations.  That way they’ll be waiting for you the next time you fire up Slacker.