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Sansa Connect: The Wifi competitor |
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Written by Kostas Tzounopoulos
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Monday, 09 April 2007 |
Announced in January in CES 2007, Sandisk Sansa Connect looks like a respectful competitor to Zune costing $249.99. In cooperation with Yahoo, it offers connection to Yahoo LAUNCHcast service using any open Wifi hotspot, a subscription service, Yahoo messenger and more. Check the videos below...
The official announcement: SanDisk has partnered with Yahoo! The Sansa® Connect™ MP3 player is the first Wi-Fi® based MP3 player from Sandisk's audio line. Created by the leaders in flash memory for wireless entertainment, this flashed-based player keeps you connected to your music, friends and fresh new entertainment streams wherever you are. † All from one wireless mobile player, the Sansa Connect plays music, photos and Internet radio. Owners with a Yahoo! ID can listen to LAUNCHcast Internet radio, browse Flickr albums and photos, and see what their friends are listening to. Sansa Connect users with a Yahoo! Music Unlimited subscription are also able to discover and download tracks and albums, and receive song recommendations from friends.‡ The very attractive, sleek design includes a 2.2”TFT color screen with advanced navigational features and an easy to use interface. The Sansa Connect provides superior sound playback and supports Microsoft PlaysForSure subscription music. The Sansa Connect provides a microSD card slot for additional capacity for your player.
Check below 2 introduction videos from MobilitySite . You can also read the Engadget's presentation.
Number of features I'd like to see in an upcoming Flash Zune version ? I'm counting. Visit Sandisk for more
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Last Updated ( Monday, 09 April 2007 )
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