SanDisk has announced a partnership with Yahoo! Music, to implement music services for SanDisk's new Sansa Connect, a Wi-Fi-enabled MP3 player.
The partnership offers SanDisk's new wireless MP3 player with both free and subscription-based services from Yahoo!, allowing consumers to stay constantly connected to their music, photos and friends via WiFi, with no PC required.
Owners with a Yahoo! ID can now listen to LAUNCHcast Internet radio, browse Flickr sets and photos, and see what their Yahoo! Messenger friends and other Sansa Connect owners nearby are listening to. Sansa Connect users with a Yahoo! Music Unlimited To Go subscription will also be able to discover and download music, as well as listen to or download tracks their friends are listening to or have recommended.
Ian Rogers, general manager for Yahoo! Music said, "The Sansa Connect utilizes a powerful combination of Yahoo! and Yahoo! Music services to both broaden and unshackle the music discovery experience. The Sansa Connect not only keeps consumers connected to their world of music, photos and friends, but also opens them up to new music experiences in a way that is greatly enhanced by its WiFi capabilities."
The announcement coincides with the retail availability of the Sansa Connect, which is now available in the United States at a suggested retail price of $249.99. The device is expected to be available in Canada in the latter part of 2007.
This request for a FM tuner in all the iPod models is bang on. This is the reason I did not buy an Apple player. I sttled for iRiver instead.
