SanDisk announced today that the first slotMusic cards have begun to ship to retailers. These cards come pre-loaded with high quality (320kbps), DRM-free MP3 music from more than 40 top artists. With 1GB of capacity, they can also hold liner notes, album art, videos, and whatever other content that an artist may choose. slotMusic cards will be available at retailers like Best Buy and Wal-Mart for a suggested retail price of $14.99.
The world’s four largest music companies and SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), a leading seller of MP3 players and flash memory cards in the United States, today unveiled the full list of artists joining the inaugural slotMusic line-up. Starting this week, music fans can purchase slotMusic cards—microSD™ cards with pre-loaded, high quality, DRM-free MP3 music—featuring new release albums from favorite artists like Coldplay, Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, Rihanna and Robin Thicke and catalog titles from Elvis, Abba and more. Within days of shipping, slotMusic cards will arrive on the shelves of Best Buy and Wal-Mart in the United States, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $14.99.
slotMusic makes today’s hottest music available on interoperable microSD cards that let fans instantly plug and play albums into their microSD slot-enabled mobile phones, portable media players, computers, and an increasing number of car stereos
More than just your typical music albums or single downloads, slotMusic cards boast 1GB (gigabyte) of capacity to offer artists a compelling new way to express themselves to their fans. In addition to songs, slotMusic cards may hold liner notes, album art, videos and other creative content that an artist may choose.
In support of the new format, SanDisk has also launched its new Sansa slotMusic Player. This $19.99 player will play back slotMusic cards as well as MP3 and WMA files from any microSD card.
