Published: August 31, 2010
SanDisk Introduces the Sansa Fuze+ MP3 Player—Offering a Best-In-Class Combination of Features, Ease of Use and Value
MILPITAS, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the global leader in flash memory
cards, today announced that it has set a new standard for sub-$100
portable media players. The Sansa
Fuze + (plus) MP3 player is available now, delivering a
best-in-class combination of features, ease of use and value.
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player, successor to the popular Sansa
Fuze MP3 player, offers consumers the quality and flexibility they
demand at a price that's hard to beat. The completely redesigned media
player delivers a hassle-free and satisfying user experience that
enables unparalleled freedom in how consumers access their favorite
digital content. Music and video lovers can expand the player's storage
capacity according to their needs, quickly navigate their libraries of
files and enjoy high-quality audio and video playback.
"The Sansa Fuze+ is the most versatile portable media player available
for under $100," said Tom Bailey, senior director, AV retail, SanDisk.
"We developed an entirely new product to provide consumers with a
stylish, affordable device that performs exactly as a sophisticated yet
easy to use player should."
Feature-rich Form Factor
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player offers sleek and thin styling that
fits comfortably in the palm of a hand, and its new capacitive touchpad
provides the sensation of using a touch-screen without obscuring the
device's viewable area. The player's bright, colorful and large 2.4"
QVGA LCD screen produces sharp, vibrant images when viewing videos or
photos.
Consumer-friendly "Film Strip" GUI
The player's unique GUI operates like a film strip, enabling intuitive
screen navigation that creates a more natural, crisp and satisfying user
experience. Left to right finger sweeps select functions such as Music,
Video, Podcasts, FM Radio and Photos, while up and down sweeps or double
taps on the touch-pad let users explore and select individual categories
and files.
Easy Compatibility
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player's broad audio and video CODEC pack
ensures easy compatibility with most major media formats.
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Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC/M4A (DRM-free iTunes songs), FLAC,
Ogg Vorbis, Audible, Secure WMA, Podcasts
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Video: H.264, MPEG-4, WMV, Flip Video*
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Photos: JPEG, BMP, TIFF*, GIF*, PNG*
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player is compatible with Windows, Mac OS
and Linux operating systems. The media player is also preconfigured for
seamless synchronization with Rhapsody, eMusic and Napster.
microSDHC Card Slot
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player is fully compatible with SanDisk slotRadio
cards or any microSD
card loaded with music, photos or videos**. Consumers can slide these
cards into the player's microSDHC memory card slot to instantly expand
their music, photo or video libraries without consuming any onboard
storage.
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SanDisk slotRadio cards give consumers immediate access to some
of their favorite styles of music, including Rock, Country, Oldies,
Classical and Hip Hop/R&B. Most slotRadio cards contain 1,000
songs**** featuring top artists from the Billboard charts,
and are available for only $39.99.
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microSDHC cards let consumers fill the player with additional
content-up to 4,000 songs1 or 64 hours of video (H264 video
@ 384 kbps)1 per 16GB card. This feature creates
interoperability with compatible devices such as mobile phones with
microSD card slots.
Additional Features
The Sansa Fuze+ media player's rechargeable battery lasts up to 24 hours
of audio playback or up to five hours of video playback2. For
enhanced versatility, the device also includes a recordable FM radio,
gapless playback and a microphone for audio capture.
Pricing and Availability
The Sansa Fuze+ is available in red, white, black, blue and purple. The
player is available now at major retailers and at sandisk.com
in 4, 8 and 16 gigabyte (GB)*** capacities carrying MSRPs of $79, $89
and $119 respectively, although in-store pricing will be set by
retailers.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards - from
research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and
retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory
cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital
audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise;
embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for
computers. SanDisk
is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales
outside the United States.
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* Requires Sansa Media Converter via Sansa Updater. See
kb.sandisk.com.
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** Cards sold separately.
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*** 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes.
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**** slotRadio cards contain songs pre-programmed in music
playlists for unlimited playback with slotRadio card compatible
devices only. Visit slotRadio.com
for slotRadio compatible devices. Much like radio, these songs are
played in sequence and cannot be re-wound or re-arranged, yet in
slotRadio, individual songs can be skipped as often as you want.
Song and playlist files cannot be copied or viewed (for example on
a PC). Titles feature songs from Billboard and other music charts.
slotRadio content is subject to change.
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1 Approximations: results will vary based on file size,
resolution, compression, bit rate, content, host device,
pre-loaded files and other factors. See www.sandisk.com
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2 Based on continuous audio playback at 128kbps MP3;
video playback at 512kbps MPEG-4; battery life and performance may
vary depending upon usage and settings; battery not replaceable.
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SanDisk's product and executive images can be downloaded from
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http://www.sandisk.com/corporate/media.asp
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SanDisk's web site/home page address: http://www.sandisk.com
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SanDisk, the SanDisk logo and Sansa are trademarks of SanDisk
Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. Sansa
Fuze and slotRadio are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation. microSD and
microSDHC is a trademark of SD-3C LLC. Other brand names mentioned
herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of
their respective holder(s).
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including expectations for new product introductions, technology
measurement standards, applications, features, markets, and customers
that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks
and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be
inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be
inaccurate include among others: the market demand for our products may
grow more slowly than our expectations or there may be a slower adoption
rate for these products in new markets that we are targeting, our
products may not be available at the prices, or in the geographies or
capacities that we anticipate, our products may not perform as expected
and the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and
Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to,
our annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
We do not intend to update the information contained in this press
release.
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SanDisk Corporation
Wendy Sept Vlieks, 408-801-2903
wendy.vlieks@sandisk.com
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