MILPITAS, Calif. , August 27, 2007 – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the second largest seller of MP3 players in the United States, today introduced the colorful SansaClip, a tiny MP3 player that boasts an array of cool features, as well asdistinctively big sound for its small size. Perfect for the fitness buff ortraveler, the compact Sansa Clip comes with a fashionable clip for wearing, FM radio with recorder*, microphone*, long-lasting rechargeable battery and abright screen for exceptionally easy navigation of tunes. The Sansa Clip isexpected to be available this fall at manufacturer’s suggested retailprices of $39.99 for a 1 gigabyte (GB)** player and $59.99 for the 2GB unit.
“ Don’t let the Sansa Clip’s size foolyou,” said Keith Washo, SanDisk retail product marketing manager for theSansa Clip. “This tiny player packs a powerful, feature-rich punch. We’re excited to bring music lovers a new, cool-looking player with greatsound and audio offerings in a body that’s smaller than a match box.”
Consumers can also show off their style by choosing from an array ofcolors. The Sansa Clip comes in sleek black, candy apple red, hot pink and iceblue. (Colors are only available in the 2GB capacity.)
The Sansa Clip is loaded with exceptional features:
· Superior sound – one of thebest sounding MP3 players on the market
· A fashionable wearable clip forhands-free portability and effortless enjoyment of digital music on the go
· Large, bright (OLED) screen with asimple user interface that makes it easy to choose playlists or songs sorted bytitle, artist, album, genre
· FM tuner and recorder* with 40 presets for listening to sports, tuning in at the gym or your favorite musicstation
· Built-in microphone* to recordthoughts while exercising or on the go
· Rechargeable battery with up to 15 hours of life 2 – one of themost competitive battery performances for a MP3 player of its size on themarket today
· Solid state flash memory forskip-free playback of music
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Sandisk announced a new MP3 player that’s about the same size as Apple’s iPod Shuffle for half the price (1GB for $40, 2GB for $60).
