SanDisk Sansa

Friday, January 12th 2007 - 04:08 CET - Comments: 0

S anDisk, the 2nd largest seller of MP3 players in the US, announced the Sansa Connect, a Wi-Fi enabled MP3 player that lets consumers enjoy and recommend music from almost anywhere. The SanDisk Sansa Connect un-tethers consumers from their PCs allowing them to connect to music and online photos through any open wireless “hot spot” Internet connection. The announcement was made at CES, where SanDisk is exhibiting in the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Sansa Connect provides superior sound playback (equiv. to SanDisk’s award-winning Sansa e200 line) and will come equipped with a microSD card slot. The expansion slot adds additional storage capacity as well as portability of music to other devices.

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SanDisk Sansa Connect - Wireless
Available on retail shelves in the United States in late March, the new SanDisk Sansa Connect will boast innovative Internet capabilities designed to keep music aficionados connected to a wide range of new music via subscription services and streaming Internet radio1 with no PC required. Designed to work with premium Internet services, the flash-based MP3 player will also contain community features for recommending music and photos with the simple click of a button and a "live" Wi-Fi connection.

Sansa Connect MP3 player - Audio and Video line
"The Sansa Connect is a new music experience focused on convenience, instant gratification and social connections," said Eric Bone, product marketing director for SanDisk's audio and video line. "It's about accessing music of your choice wherever you are. If you're listening to new songs from a music service and find ones you want to keep, you can bring them into your library and don't have to wait until you get back to your PC. If you want to tell your friends about your discoveries, the SanDisk Sansa Connect will also allow you to share music suggestions over the Web, anytime, anywhere-over an open wireless Internet network."

SanDisk Sansa Connect audio mp3 player
The SanDisk Sansa Connect comes with Wi-Fi Connect; access or purchase content from select service sites whenever there's an open wireless Internet connection; no PC hookup required. The SanDisk Sansa MP3 player plays back photo and video; community connections via the Internet. A microSD expansion slot for additional memory capacity. Furthermore the new SanDisk Sansa Connect player features an internal speaker to enjoy music with friends, has a sleek, thin design with large, 2.2-inch TFT color screen for easy viewing. The MP3 player is simple to use, backlit controls for fast device interface navigation. Finally the Sansa Connect gets its power from a Lithium-Ion battery; the multi-pin universal connector ensures "Made for Sansa" accessory upgrades, battery charging and USB 2.0 connectivity.

 

SanDisk Sansa Connect - Availability and Price
The SanDisk Sansa Connect is 2.05 in. wide x 3.58 in. long x 0.63 in. high. The 4-gigabyte (GB) Sansa Connect will be distributed to store shelves in the United States in late March with a suggested retail price of $249.99 .The device will be available in Canada in the latter part of 2007.

SanDisk Connect player - Microsoft Vista
In keeping with SanDisk's mantra of offering the consumer choice, the Sansa Connect player is designed to work seamlessly with a wide range of popular music formats such as MP3 and Windows Media Audio (WMA) in both unprotected and protected files. The player utilizes an open (non-proprietary) digital rights management system that will allow users to purchase songs or access subscription download services from specific premium internet sites. It will support Microsoft PlaysForSure subscription music and is designed to work with Microsoft Vista when it ships.

SanDisk and ZING - Mobile entertainment
SanDisk teamed with ZING, a new mobile entertainment technology and services company, to develop the product. ZING's Mobile Entertainment Engine provides technology, software and services for building next generation digital media players and experiences. Portable music players based on ZING technology are distinguished by their ability to connect, download, manage and exchange entertainment content directly from the player through Wi-Fi or other wireless protocols, without requiring a PC for functionality. The ZING platform also supports mobile wireless player implementations of leading music and entertainment services, live digital broadcasts, Internet radio, and Internet community applications.