SlashPhone » slotMusic http://www.slashphone.com Worldwide mobile phone news, reviews and wireless innovations Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:37:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 SanDisk SlotMusic Now Shipping http://www.slashphone.com/sandisk-slotmusic-now-shipping-162665 http://www.slashphone.com/sandisk-slotmusic-now-shipping-162665#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:08:45 +0000 Kim Poh Liaw http://www.slashphone.com/?p=2665 smmicrosdSanDisk announced 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, 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. 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. Each slotMusic card has 1GB capacity. In addition to songs, slotMusic cards may hold liner notes, album art, videos and other creative content that an artist may choose.

Dozens of popular artists from EMI Music, SONY BMG, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group are making their debut on slotMusic cards in time for the holidays, including:

  • ABBA
  • Chris Brown
  • Coldplay
  • Connie Talbot
  • Daughtry
  • Don’t Quit Fitness Bundle
  • Elvis Presley
  • Five Finger Death Punch
  • Jimi Hendrix
  • Jimmy Buffet
  • Katy Perry
  • Keane
  • Kelly Clarkson
  • Kiss
  • Leona Lewis
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Metro Station
  • MIA
  • Nelly
  • New Kids On the Block
  • e-Yo
  • Nickelback
  • Pussycat Dolls
  • Rihanna
  • Rise Against
  • Robin Thicke
  • Saving Abel
  • Shwayze
  • Solange
  • Sugarland
  • Tim McGraw
  • Toby Keith
  • Usher
  • Weezer
  • Young Jeezy

slotMusic cards are expected to be available in Europe in 2009.

]]> http://www.slashphone.com/sandisk-slotmusic-now-shipping-162665/feed 0 SanDisk Announces microSD cards with slotMusic http://www.slashphone.com/sandisk-announces-microsd-cards-with-slotmusic-222029 http://www.slashphone.com/sandisk-announces-microsd-cards-with-slotmusic-222029#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:36:03 +0000 Kim Poh Liaw http://www.slashphone.com/?p=2029 smmicrosdmicroSD cards will soon be made available with pre-loaded, high quality, DRM-free MP3 music of top artists from EMI Music, SONY BMG, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. These microSD cards, in a new physical music format called “slotMusic”, will be available in US with Europe to follow. A complete list of slotMusic albums, availability and pricing will be announced in time for the coming holiday season.

Users simply insert the slotMusic card into their microSD-enabled mobile phone or MP3 player to hear the music – without passwords, downloading or digital-rights-management interfering with their personal use. Just like music distributed in CD format, you might end up with carrying many microSD cards with different music content.

via [engadget]

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