SanDisk's slotRadio device coming next week

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 22 Mar 2009 22:16 User comments (4)

SanDisk has announced a release date for its highly anticipated upcoming Sansa slotRadio player, setting the launch date for March 31st.

The player will retail for $100 USD and will come with a microSD preloaded with 1000 "popular songs from every common genre on the Billboard charts." The files will be DRM-crippled however, and will only work in the player. Users can play any music they want using their own loaded microSD cards. The player also has a small OLED screen and an FM tuner built-in.

SanDisk has also been selling full albums on microSD cards, dubbed the slotMusic collection.

Topics Gadgets MP3 & Digital Audio

More news

<iPod repairman charged with fraud >Microsoft slams Sony after February console sales figures

Related news

SanDisk: Flash market of next decade to 'dwarf' the last Other news
SanDisk CompactFlash cards reach 64GB, 90MB/s transfer rate Other news
SanDisk launches slotMusic player Gadgets
Record labels and SanDisk team up for new music format MP3 & Digital Audio

Write a comment

4 user comments

123.3.2009 0:41

dragnandy

Send private message to this user

Senior Member

this would have been a great idea and a good cd player competitor if sandisk makes large libraries worth of these micro-sd albums. sadly, they are a few years behind on this because mp3 players are in now. they should just concentrate on improving their sansas.

223.3.2009 11:31

Ellina82

Send private message to this user

Newbie

Sounds really cool.

34.4.2009 9:38

zorb43

Send private message to this user

Newbie

You would need a magnifying glass to look at the cover art !

44.4.2009 23:03

blueboy09

Visit user's personal page Send private message to this user

Member

I agree too with dragnandy. Its seem a little too late for Sansa to compete with MP3/iTunes. Good to see that at least they have a way to get 1000 songs on a small card, and good to see that they have FM radio on their tiny player, though I hope that the radio will get good reception in a rural area. . .

If you do not have an AfterDawn.com account yet, please enter your nickname and email address below. An activation link will be emailed to you.

If you already have an AfterDawn.com account, please login using the next tab.

Nick

Email address

Nick or email address
Password

I want to be notified via email when new comments are posted to this article.
Check this box, if you want to use your signature.

Latest news

	Xbox 360 has another big month (11 Feb 2012 2:39) Despite a slumping market, the Microsoft Xbox 360 had another big month. In the U.S., in January, the console had another solid month, marking the 13th month in a row it was the top selling ....
	Netflix and Hulu looking to expand to Russia (11 Feb 2012 1:50) According to the Russian newspaper Vedomosti, popular streaming services Netflix and Hulu are considering expanding to Russia. Hulu executives have allegedly visited Moscow and met with top .... 1 user comment
	Researchers use integrated GPU to boost CPU speed (10 Feb 2012 16:06) Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a way to improve CPU performance more than 20 percent using a GPU built on the same processor die. "Chip manufacturers are now creating .... 1 user comment
	Google tests a new streaming media box (10 Feb 2012 14:52) Stories are emerging about a new device Google is testing which appears to be some sort of streaming media box. Speculation began back in December when Google filed an application with the ....
	Spotify doubles market share in one year (10 Feb 2012 14:13) According to the most current market data, it appears that Spotify has doubled its market share in just one year. In 2010, the unlimited streaming music company had a market share of around ....