Looking to make the portable music player fun, customizable, and inexpensive, SanDisk today, introduced their all new slotMusic player. Consumers can purchase a standard slotMusic player for $19.99 or an artist-branded slotMusic player for $34.99 which comes bundled with a 1GB slotMusic card. And what’s a slotMusic card you ask? It’s basically a microSD card filled with DRM-free MP3 music. Nearly 40 artists across four major labels are available on slotMusic cards. These cards can also be used on any device that supports the microSD format.

The slotMusic card is also the central focus behind the slotMusic player. SanDisk is attempting to say that with the slotMusic player, you won’t need a computer anymore. Simply buy a slotMusic card and place it inside the player. Of course this idea isn’t new at all. It’s basically modeled after the tape cassette/cd player business of yesteryear. Hmm.. wasn’t the whole point of the digital music player to get AWAY from that business?

In any case, the features of the slotMusic player are as follows:

• Customizable through the use of interchangeable shells
• microSDHC support
• Replaceable AAA battery for up to 15 hours of playback
• Headphone jack
• Supports MP3, OGG, FLAC, WMA without DRM
• Measures 2.84″ x 1.45″ x .60″ and weighs 1.7 oz

SanDisk has also designed a line of accessories to support the new slotMusic player which already comes with a customizable black shell, earphones, and battery.

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