Apparently, SanDisk wasn’t having a lot of success, last time it has launched to the market a slotMusic Sansa machine, almost 12 months ago. Even so, it seems the company wasn’t planning to give up on this category that fast, otherwise, how can you explain Sansa’s Clip+ mp3 player recent launch? A closer look at the unit itself will make you realize it’s literally a similar version of the legendary Sansa Clip, we’re all familiar with for many years, with all the good traits it packs, including a small and attractive body design, easy to use interface menus, mass storage files compatibility (drag n’ drop), FM tuner radio support, 4/6/8GB internal flash capacities, and last but not least – great audio quality. But if that’s not enough, the new Sansa Clip+, is also offering a microSD slot expansion to make your storage even bigger, and three beautiful theme colors (Black, Red, Blue) to choose from, now, at any local US retailer for $39.99 (2GB), $49.99 (4GB) or $69.99 (8GB).
Update: For some, an inside look into new gadgets’ circuits is literally a preliminary term before getting the real thing. So there you go folks, SanDisk’s Sansa Clip+ (plus) mp3 player is spread wide open and ready for dissection right after the break (courtesy of anythingbutipod) with all its inner glory, which houses two SanDisk chips that run the entire system, and a long lasting battery that makes it happen. However, ig one gutsy shot isn;t enough, hit the link and get even more.
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Honestly, I have no idea why Sandisk has any desire to release the Sansa slotMusic player, specially when the initiative to distribute music and movies on microSD cards, wasn’t a big hit. So, I understand the new player is a sort of “accessory” that might help the consumers to play their microSD $15 pre-loaded DRM-free music, from diverse artists, but as a matter of fact, the same thing can be done with other players, the kind that HAVE a built-in display, and not just a card sleeve that plays tracks. Anyways, it can be used for different commercial promotions, so i guess you won’t mind getting this $20 device in one of those big fairs. In any case, it is a basic MP3 player, that comes with a microSD slot, houses a 1 single AAA battery that can last 15 hours, and sized at 72.1 x 36.8 x 15.2 mm 48g. In addition, it supports MP3, OGG, FLAC, WMA file formats and is supposedly available now, across North America, while followed by Europe and other destinations in 2009.
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Fuze owners can clap hands with joy, as firmware version 1.01.15, that was recently released, has brought FLAC and Ogg codecs to their Sansa players, which means – quality sound, spiced with lossless encoding. In addition, the new update fixes some of the bugs and improves the user interface, and the rumor says the Sansa Clip is next, to get these cool additions.
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Sansa Fuze was officially released few days ago and we get the opportunity to take a swift peek on it. Just a reminder, the new Fuze features a 1.9-inch display, a microSD/SDHC card slot, a microphone for voice recording, an FM tuner, a USB 2.0 connection and three optional configurations – 2GB / 4GB or 8GB.
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Internet rumors prove themselves, as the SanDisk Sansa Fuze has just showed up on Amazon lists. The new PMP features a 1.9-inch display, a microSD/SDHC card slot, a microphone for voice recording, an FM tuner and a USB 2.0 connection. It will be compatible with video codecs as MPEG4, AVI, audio formats like MP3, WMA, and more. The built-in battery suppose to provide 24 hours of audio and 5 hours of video, as the measures stands at 55 x 38 x 15 mm. The Sansa Fuze is set to go live within one to three months in black, pink and red flavors, with a retail price of $99.99 for the 4GB version.
Update: The player will come in 2GB ($79.99), 4GB ($99.99), and 8GB ($129.99) versions, somewhere around April.
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Sandisk announced on a new upgraded model of its Sansa View media player. The new device comes with a 32GB capacity and features the following:
- Display: 2.4″ (320 x 240).
- Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV.
- Video: H.264, WMV, MPEG4.
- Picture: JPEG
- Features: USB 2.0, FM radio tuner, microphone, micro SDHC slot (up to 8GB).
- Price: 350$
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Sandisk released its new and updated portable player – The Sansa View. The player comes with a new shiny look, with 2 storage sizes – 8GB and 16GB. Prices are 149.99$ and 199.99$ respectively.
The new Sansa View’s screen size has been increased to 2.4″, and It is much thinner (around 8.8 mm). Sandisk also upgraded the resolution to 320 x 240 pixels, and added support in WMV, MPEG4 and h.264 video formats.
In addition, the previous control buttons have been replaced with a new scroll wheel, and a MicroSD memory card slot was added, along side the good old FM tuner. Battery life is set to 30 hours of audio and 6 hours of video (impressive).
To conclude this, rumors coming from Sandisk directions, implies for even a bigger Sansa View storage capacity – 32GB(!) unit, expected to be retailed for 330$.
Sandisk finally announced on its new USB TV video player. The new Sansa presents an easy way to take your video from your PC to your TV, as simple as using a USB flash drive – just drag files to your TakeTV player, slip it into the TV cradle, and press play on the included remote.
The TakeTV player comes with 2 sizes configuration: 4GB (100$) & 8GB (150$). The player supports DivX, xVid, MPEG-4 formats, with Resolution of up to 720×576, in 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios and a range of viewing modes.
