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SanDisk Corporation, the proven leader in flash memory, announced the availability of SanDisk Mobile Ultra, microSD, microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro (M2) flash mobile memory cards, which are available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities - the industry’s first premium mobile phone storage cards. Must-have product for consumers who embody the digital lifestyle, the SanDisk Mobile Ultra high-performance cards are “best of breed” premium cards that provide fast side-loading speeds. This means that users will experience accelerated transfer rates of digital files to and from their mobile memory card and their computer.

SanDisk, a leading seller of MP3 players in the United States, unveiled the multi faceted Sansa Fuze MP3 player. The stylish music player is loaded with capabilities and features to keep consumers well entertained while on the go. Not only is it easy on the eye, it’s easy on the pocketbook. With availability planned for early April in the United States, the SanDisk Sansa Fuze music player comes in a wide array of colors (pink, red, blue, black and silver) and capacities (2, 4 and 8 gigabyte) with an expected starting price of only $79.99 MSRP.

Giving photo enthusiasts the freedom to take more digital pictures and shoot more video, SanDisk Corporation increased both capacities and speeds in its SanDisk Ultra II flash memory line with the introduction of 32- and 16-gigabyte (GB) SDHC cards and an 8GB SDHC Plus flash memory card. The new SanDisk flash memory cards offer faster read and write speeds of 15 megabytes per second2 (15MB/sec), up from previous speeds of 10MB/sec read and 9MB/sec write in the SanDisk Ultra II line.

SanDisk Corporation announced it has begun to sample 12-gigabyte (GB) microSDHC flash memory cards to major phone manufacturers for testing and evaluation. The SanDisk microSDHC 12GB card represents a 50 percent boost in card capacity from SanDisk's industry-leading 8GB microSDHC cards, which are currently available worldwide, and highlights the growing popularity of mobile phones with storage-intensive features that incl. music players, cameras, video recording and playback and GPS capabilities.

SanDisk announced the Cruzer Titanium Plus, a USB flash drive that offers automatic online backup, giving users true peace of mind. At the CES 2008 in Las Vegas the SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus will be featured where SanDisk will be demonstrating new products in the Las Vegas Convention Center. With a capacity of four gigabytes, The SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus, is the first flash memory product from SanDisk to offer online backup. Users get the best of both worlds, with access online and offline: When the Sandisk Cruzer Titanium Plus is plugged into a computer data is always available. Through any computer connected to the internet users get quick access to their backed-up files.

Shortly after having sent us the Sansa C250 and Sansa Shaker sent us the SanDisk Sansa Express for reviewing. Sansa Express is a USB format MP3 player supporting, among other things, WMA, WAV and MP3 format. The SanDisk Sansa Express features a dual-colour OLED monitor, weighs a mere 30 grams and is very compact with its dimensions of 79 x 25 x 17mm. The SanDisk Express MP3 player's sound is of acceptable quality. Using the Equalizer lets you fine-tune the sound to your personal preference which may change the acceptable quality to good quality.

Three flash-based products from SanDisk Corporation were named honorees in the Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Awards sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association. The products, consisting of a solid-state drive, a high-capacity mobile phone card and a new computer acceleration module, will be displayed at January’s International CES in Las Vegas, where SanDisk is exhibiting in South Hall 3, Booth 30768. Honorees were announced at CES Unveiled, the official press preview for the show. Products entered in the competition were judged by a panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the trade press to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting-edge consumer electronics products.

SanDisk Corporation’s launch party on the famous Sunset Strip this past weekend was filled with an exclusive group of celebrities, musicians, SanDisk key clients and the world’s media enjoying VIP treatment in three of the most exclusive venues on Sunset Strip. Lucky guests were treated to exclusive performances from Linkin Park, Common, Z-Trip, Supernatural, Cut Chemist and The Crystal Method, all of whom performed in the top three legendary clubs in Los Angeles. The SanDisk event was the first time the Viper Room, The Roxy and the Key Club were simultaneously reserved for a single event by one company.

The Sansa Shaker is not so much an example of an abundance of functionalities in one device, but with its child-friendly design it is aiming at a special target group; the younger consumer of about 8 years of age. The SanDisk Sansa MP3 player is equipped with, especially for children, innovative and appealing possibilities such as the 'shake function, where the name SanDisk Sansa Shaker obviously stems from.

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