Sandisk's Newest MP3 Player OEM!
Points very important for Iomaniacs to realize in the following news release:
1) Sandisk's new "MultiMediaCard" format is very tiny-- smaller than even CompactFlash.
2) Portable products are shrinking down in size to the degree that by itself, the new PCMCIA Iomega Flop! drive is LARGER than the entire portable device (MP3 player, etc)!
3)These products operate on ONE "AAA" size battery. Iomega Flop! cannot operate on only one "AAA" battery.
Sandisk has rolled out at least three different MP3 Player OEM's in the last week for their new "MultiMediaCards." ..Note that even CompactFlash is now too big for the newest portable devices! Sandisk has a new "MultiMediaCard" whose format is even smaller than CompactFlash!
biz.yahoo.com
SanDisk Will Supply I&C With MultiMediaCards For New Portable MP3 Internet Music Players
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 1999--SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK - news) announced today that it will supply Information & Communication Co., Ltd., a Korean consumer electronics manufacturer, with its MultiMediaCard for use with I&C's new MP3 Internet Music Players. A SanDisk MultiMediaCard will be included with each MP Master IM-100 Internet Music Player sold. SanDisk's MultiMediaCard will also be sold as an accessory for the MP Master IM-300. Each unit is designed with a specific slot for MultiMediaCards to be used for the storing and play back of downloaded Internet music.
Nelson Chan, SanDisk vice president of marketing, said, ''The Internet music player market is gaining momentum as is the adoption of our MultiMediaCard as the industry's standard Internet music storage solution. I&C needed a small, low-power storage card solution for its new MP3 players and we're delighted that they selected the SanDisk MultiMediaCard.''
The new pocket-sized MP Master IM-100, weighing only 1.058 ounces (without battery), measures 2.08 x 1.81 x 0.63 inches. Operating on one ''AAA'' battery, the very small, light and easy-to-grip Internet Music Player will also include a MultiMediaCard reader/writer drive for desktop computers. The MP Master IM-300 will measure 3.70 x 2.68 x .71 inches, weigh 2.12 grams and operate on one ''AA'' battery.
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As you can see, there is no way that Iomega's Flop! can be used with the newer portable devices. They are getting smaller and smaller, and they run on ONE "AAA" battery. Iomega's Flop! probably won't even spin up on one AAA battery, let alone last more than a minute before killing the battery! |
