$20 the first MP3-based SanDisk slotMusic cards
Nearly a month after announcing his intention to sell music through microSD cards, SanDisk has announced its Sansa slotMusic. As suggested by its name, the new model is specially designed for use with such cards. Among its special features highlights its small price ($ 20) and versions inspired by groups and artists.
Isidoro Martinez .- The bet SanDisk selling music through microSD cards is taking shape with the announcement of the first player dedicated to that task, the Sansa slotMusic. Discrete characteristics of the new device is now available at major U.S. stores, but his landing in Europe will occur throughout 2009.
If anything surprises of the new Sansa is its austerity. Without screen or auxiliary functions, it is undoubtedly the simplest player from SanDisk.
It operates with a battery of standard AAA, which according to the official specifications, provides up to 15 hours of battery life and allows listening to music in MP3 and WMA microSD cards, both inside and outside the platform slotMusic.
As a curiosity, surprised by the launch of new versions of the Sansa carcasses design inspired by groups and artists, including slotMusic a card inside the package at a price of $ 35.
The price of the normal version of the Sansa slotMusic is only 20 U.S. dollars and include headphones and a battery.
Philosophy slotMusic
Also from today are available in North America early microSD cards belonging to the service slotMusic. For now, though, the repertoire was limited to just over 40 albums of various artists and groups from the four major record companies, such as Coldplay, Rihanna or Elvis Presley.
The price of each of these cards with 1GB capacity is 15 dollars and its content is based on MP3 files free of DRM protection and 320 kbps. Its arrival in Europe is also planned for 2009.
