SanDisk unveiled its new Sansa slotMusic Player, the plug and play MP3 has been specially designed for use with the new slotMusic cards in the US. It claims to be the easiest MP3 player for loading as well as listening to music on the go. This portable device measures 2.75″ W x 1.4375″ H x 1.4375″ D.
In addition SanDisk has also created personalized slotMusic players for popular artists like Robin Thicke and ABBA. These slotMusic Players are shipping today to the US stores including Best Buy and Wal-Mart.
The Player can play slotMusic card albums or self-loaded microSD card. It effortless plays without the requirement of a PC, Internet or any time spent managing music. You have to simply choose your slotMusic or music-filled microSD card and pop it into the device to enjoy all your favorite tunes within seconds. The slotMusic Player is priced at $19.99 (approx Rs. 968).
The remarkable and unique artist-branded Player features slotMusic card as well as a trendy player with their favorite artist’s name and image. It also comes pre-loaded with an album on a 1GB1slotMusic card. Additionally, it may also include liner notes, album art and other content that has been personally chosen by the artist. The Artist-branded slotMusic player retails for $34.99 (approx Rs. 1,693.).
Well, slotMusic is a new format of high-fidelity, DRM-free MP3 music on a microSD card, using it the consumers can easily listen as well as swap their favorite songs among a mobile phone, PC or any MP3 player with a microSD slot.
The Sansa-branded players will ship with a customizable black shell, earphones and battery. Both Sansa-branded (without cards) and artist-branded (including cards) are expected to be available from retailers in Europe and other regions of the world in 2009.
