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SanDisk Sansa Connect Launches - Sells Out
The Connect comes with an RRP of $249.99 and seems to be an instant hit having already sold out at the SanDisk online store, though stocks can still be found at some online retailers. SanDisk on Monday unveiled its Sansa Connect, an MP3 player with the ability to connect wirelessly to Yahoo’s online music site, where it can download a limited number of songs over a WiFi hotspot. The product is among a new generation of MP3 players that will use WiFi to bypass a personal computer for finding new music, potentially expanding a market that is beginning to see signs of saturation. According to Eric Bone, SanDisk’s senior director of product marketing, the device will let users download songs they hear on more than 90 radio stations broadcast from the Yahoo subscription-based Web site. It also will permit downloads from music recommended by other Yahoo subscribers and from a list of top Yahoo downloads. Bone said SanDisk sees Apple as a target. “We’re never going to be satisfied with our market share,” he said. “We always want to be stronger.” (via mercurynews.com)