Sansa Nation

Buy.com is currently selling a refurbished SanDisk Sansa e260 MP3 plyaer for only $37.99. If you are thinking of buying your loved one a MP3 player, but are not looking to put a down payment, the SanDisk Sansas are perfect for you. For a cheap price, you can get a MP3 player that offers an FM Tuner, FM on-the-fly recording, a built-in microphone, plays videos, and has the option for expandable memory. It is very easy to use as well. When navigating through the files, one can navigate by title, album, genre, and playlist. The Sansa e260 supports MP3s, WMA, Audio formats, and have up to 20 hours of battery life. But the one feature that catches every consumer’s eye is the ability to drag and drop files onto the Sansa player. So if you are in the market for a cheap MP3 player, this player is the one for you. Get your refurbished SanDisk Sansa e260 while supplies last.

- Geoff

[Source: DealScan]

Popularity: 100% [?]

Today, the SanDisk corporation has announced that their founder, chairman, and CEO Dr. Eli Harari will be receiving the Global Semiconductor Alliance’s Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award. He will be receiving the award at the GSA Awards Dinner Celebration tonight at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. The prestigious award recognizes individuals whose contributions to the semiconductor industry exemplify a transformative vision and global leadership. Dr. Harari founded SanDisk back in 1988, and since then has transformed the company into the world’s largest supplier of flash memory cards. Through Harari’s leadership, SanDisk invented flash mass storage cards and helped pioneer USB flash drives. In addition, SanDisk developed CompactFlash, SD and microSD, and co-developed Memory Stick PRO and Memory Stick PRO Duo card formats. SanDisk also invented Multi-Level Cell technology, which  greatly increasing the capacity of NAND flash memory. Congratulations to Dr. Eli Harari for his well deserved award.

- Geoff

[Source: MarketWatch]

Popularity: 32% [?]

Ever have trouble holding on to your Sansa player when you go out running? Well Griffin has come up with a solution for those who own the SanDisk Sansa e200 MP3 player. Griffin’s new tempo Sports Armband for the Sansa e200 MP3 player is a typical sports armband that attaches to your arm and can withstand jogging, cycling, sky-diving, and even canoeing. The Griffin tempo Sports Armband is perfect to protect your Sansa e200 from scratches while you engage in sporting activities. The armband is available at Buy.com and has a retail price tag of $4.99. Product #: 8099SNSTMPO

- Geoff

[Source: ProductReviews]

Popularity: 25% [?]

Many retailers are continuing the Black Friday shopping frenzy by prolonging their Black Friday sales to the following Monday. Many places call it Cyber Monday. Amazon has dubbed their Cyber Monday as a special “Cyber Monday SanDisk MP3 player Sale”. Consumers could expect up to 69% discounts on SanDisk Sansa players. Some of the deals include a 4GB SanDisk Sansa Fuze for $49.99, the 2GB Sansa Clip for $29.99, and the 4GB Sansa Clip for $34.95. Check out Amazon for more details.

- Geoff

[Source: Amazon]

Popularity: 12% [?]

SanDisk recently released a new firmware update for the Sansa Clip and the Sansa Fuze MP3 players. The most exciting feature with the new firmware update is the new support for Ogg Vorbis and FLAC file types. Not many MP3 players out there can boast this same support. In addition, the new firmware updates allows the Clip and the Fuze to play the most advanced Audible AAX  Type 4 format and give the Sansa players enhanced controls over the playlists and podcasts. Each player has their own firmware update with the Clip getting version 1.01.29 and the Fuze getting version 1.01.15. The following are the step necessary for the firmware update:

Updating the SanDisk Sansa player’s firmware

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For all who were kept in the dark, SanDisk was currently in a legal battle with Alcatel-Lucent, one of the world’s leaders in telecommunications. SanDisk was suing Alcatel-Lucent over one of their patents, and Alcatel-Lucent countered with claims asking SanDisk for royalties over their MP3 players. The case was put on hold because Alcatel-Lucent is currently fighting a similar case with Microsoft. Today, both Alcatel-Lucent and SanDisk filed a joint request to drop the lawsuit at the San Jose Federal Court. Milpitas-based SanDisk has stated that their media players, such as the Connect, Clip, View, Fuze, SlotMusic, etc. don’t use the process that is covered by the Alcatel-Lucent patent. Alcatel-Lucent agreed “not to sue or otherwise seek to hold SanDisk liable” for infringement of the patent.

- Geoff

[Source: MercuryNews]

Popularity: 7% [?]