The AudioFile: Apple and the Long (Mc)Fly Ball
People have been clamoring for WiFi-enabled music players for a long time now. But current offerings from Archos, Microsoft, and SanDisk make it seem like they’re all just taking weak jabs at Apple,...
View ArticleReminder: Sansa Connect Reader Response Contest
Just a reminder: We’re also giving away two little devices that many of you are eager to get your greasy paws on: the Sansa Connect from SanDisk. Make the jump for full details: To enter, all you have...
View ArticleThe Futurist: The Future of Pandora is Mobile
Thanks to the Copyright Royalty Board, beginning in mid-July, all Internet radio stations will see substantially higher royalty fees. Fees so high, that it isn’t difficult to imagine vast swaths of the...
View ArticlePandora Shows Off Streaming Prototype, Someone Better Tell Sansa!
Looks like Sansa’s Connect is essentially an OEM product out of Taiwan because Pandora is showing off a rebadged device to showcase its wireless streaming products. No real information on this thing,...
View ArticleThe AudioFile: The Expandable Revolution
My favorite trend in MP3 players and music-phones is the inclusion of a slot for a ridiculously tiny microSD card. There’s just something really cool about taking a 2GB memory card out of my LG...
View ArticleSanDisk Sansa Shaker Review: You Know, For Kids
Don’t want your music-loving 8- to 11-year-old running around with an iPod? SanDisk targets “tweens” with its new Sansa Shake — a kid-friendly player that stores music on Secure Digital memory cards...
View ArticleSansa spokeswoman will shave her head if Zune overtakes her company in...
Remember last year’s WrestleMania 23, when Vince McMahon lost a hair vs. hair match against Donald Trump? (There’s the clip to refresh your memory.) OK, so it was Bobby Lashley vs. Umaga, but you know...
View ArticleSanDisk working on new Sansa Fuze?
[photopress:sansa_fuze.jpg,full,left]While it’s not official, SanDisk is getting ready to launch a new mid-market PMP called the Fuze. Aimed at the 3rd generation iPod Nano, the Fuze will be an...
View ArticleSanDisk Sansa Fuze is real, coming soon
We first caught wind of the Fuze last week and now it’s official. The 4GB Fuze will come in red for now, we assume more colors will be available, and will retail for $100. The little PMP features a...
View ArticleSanDisk to offer music on microSD cards, movies too?
Those of you who like the feeling of a tangible object that holds your music purchases might be interested in what SanDisk is planning with its microSD cards. It’s giving away a free microSD card...
View ArticleSanDisk pushes removable media for all music devices
Yes, indeed, SanDisk has a vested interest in people buying removable storage cards, seeing as how the company makes its money by selling memory. However, SanDisk’s Jan Hauer – director of product...
View ArticleCrunchDeals: SanDisk Sansa Shaker (1GB) for $14.99
Looking for an inexpensive MP3 player to use for working out, showing off to tourists, and/or other general merriment? Buy.com has the SanDisk Sansa Shaker for the low, low price of $14.99, which...
View ArticleOpinion: The SanDisk SlotMusic player is a good idea
My good friend Peter Ha isn’t sold on the Sandisk SlotMusic hoopla (see his post here). I think it’ll work, though. You have to approach it from the mindset of the casual consumer for it to make sense....
View ArticleReview: Sansa View 16GB
I like Sansa media players. I always have. They’re not quite as sexy as Apple iPods, and they’re not that much cheaper, really. The reason I like the Sansa players is because they don’t require any...
View ArticleReview: SanDisk Sansa Clip
Quick Version: Starting at under $40, the Sansa Clip from SanDisk makes an excellent wearable MP3 player if you’re looking for something small that still has plenty of features. Overview and Features:...
View ArticleCrunchDeals: 2GB Sansa Clip for $15.99 + $5 shipping
Oooh, that’s a good deal. Woot.com has the 2GB SanDisk Sansa Clip (see our review here) for a paltry $15.99 + $5 shipping. It’s refurbished, yes, but come on: you could spend on coffee, donuts, smokes,...
View ArticleDouble CrunchDeal: Blu-ray player for $149, 1GB Sansa Express mp3 player...
Avoid the stampede at Walmart next Friday by picking up that Memorex Blu-ray player for $149 at Buy.com (free shipping, too). While you’re at it, you can also get the first-gen iPod Shuffle-like...
View ArticleCES Video: Closer look at the SanDisk Sansa slotRadio player
Here’s a little demo of the SanDisk Sansa slotRadio player that we reported earlier. The basic gist is a $99 player loaded up with 1000 songs spanning various genres. You can also buy genre-specific...
View ArticleSansa Sits Satisfied At Second
It’s officially official: the iPod is the number one media player in the known universe. The number two media player is the entire Sansa line from flash maker SanDisk. Eli Harari, CEO of SanDisk,...
View ArticleSanDisk rolls out new Clip players, say hello to the Sansa Clip+
SanDisk has revved its line of tiny Sansa Clip players — now called the Sansa Clip+ for those of you keeping score at home — and, thankfully, hasn’t changed too much from the already-great device (see...
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