SanDisk today introduced the SanDisk Sansa(TM) m200 series of MP3 music players that use embedded flash memory to store many hours of digital music. The new players support Microsoft(R) Windows Media(R) Player 10 and feature PlaysForSure support for portable music downloads and subscription services such as Rhapsody To Go(R), Napster To Go(TM) and Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

"It is SanDisk's guiding principle to always provide superior value to its customers," said Eric Bone, director of retail product marketing at SanDisk. "One of the ways we have done this with the Sansa m200 line is to feature support for music subscription services and capacities that include a 4-gigabyte (GB) model for $199.99, made possible with our new 70-nanometer NAND/MLC 8-gigabit chip. When you combine these key features with a compact yet robust industrial design and an easy-to-use interface, we believe the Sansa m200 line will be very compelling for anyone who appreciates music."

"SanDisk's new m200 series of flash-based players represent a major advancement for the portable music subscription model," said Robert Acker, vice president of music services for RealNetworks. "Using Rhapsody To Go with these new players gives consumers the market's best music experience, combining superior playback performance with Rhapsody's extensive playlists, samplers and editorial recommendations."

The new players are designed to work seamlessly with a wide range of popular music formats such as MP3 and Windows Media Audio (WMA) in both unprotected and protected files (such as those WMA files purchased from music service providers and music download sites).

The Sansa m200 series is available in 512-megabyte (MB), 1-, 2- and 4GB capacities, which is the highest capacity currently available for flash-based players. The new m200 players can store hundreds of songs and play up to 19 continuous hours on a single AAA battery.

Included Features:

-- Microsoft PlaysForSure support to ensure proper playback of digital music

-- Up to 4GB of flash storage capacity

-- Digital FM radio with 20-presets

-- Voice recorder with built-in microphone

-- Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface and cable for fast music transfers

-- Support for MP3, WMA (both protected/DRM and unprotected) and Audible audio file formats

-- Easy to read LCD that displays album, artist and song title information

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Sony adds more enjoyment and value to your digital photography with its new full-featured compact digital camera with built-in photo sharing functions that goes beyond just picture taking.

About the size of a deck of playing cards, the stylish Cyber-shot® DSC-N1 is a high-performance, 8-megapixel camera, with an amazingly large, 3-inch, touch-screen LCD that is rare for a compact camera of this size. The N1 features a new album function that automatically stores up to 500 of your favorite images in VGA resolution, and uses them to create dynamic slide shows with music and transition effects – in the camera.

“Since the introduction of compact cameras with large LCDs, consumers have increasingly been using their cameras to not only capture moments, but also share and show them immediately on the LCD screens,” said James Neal, director of digital imaging products at Sony Electronics. “The combination of these functions makes the N1 ‘more than just a camera’, because it takes sharing to a whole new level.”

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Take pictures with the confidence that you’ll get excellent picture quality. With the DSC-N1’s 8-megapixel Super HAD™ CCD, its resolution is extraordinary for a compact camera. The camera’s Carl Zeiss Vario Tessar® lens lets you capture images with the utmost sharpness and clarity.

Store Up to 500 of Your Favorite Photos
The N1’s album function automatically stores up to 500 of your favorite images for a “pocket full of memories.” By recording each image separately, once in full-resolution and again in 640x480-resolution, your favorite images accumulate for easy recall and sharing wherever you go.

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This digital camera has a high-quality lens with 4x optical zoom. The large 2.5-inch display with 207,000 pixels renders a brilliant image for sure evaluation of your composition and reproduction.

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The good:
- stylish
- large, vivid display
- EDGE support
- 1.3-megapixel camera
- fully enabled Bluetooth
- excellent photo- and video-editing tools
- music player supports MP3 and AAC files
- sends photos directly to USB-enabled printers

The bad:
- bulky and heavy
- small numeric keys
- no dedicated controls for the camera or speakerphone
- so-so camera features

Read the full review at CNET

Specifications:
- 20/30GB built-in Hard Disk Drive
- Terrestrial DMB receiver
- MP3, OGG, ASF, WMA & Secure WMA Playback
- MPEG4, WMV, AVI, Divx, Xvid Video file Playback
- Jpeg, bmp picture file Playback
- 4" Wide TFT-LCD
- SDIO slot
- Gaming
- TV out
- TV in (recording)
- USB 2.0 Support
- FM Radio and Recording
- Voice Recording
- 6 Hrs Playback Time (Li-ion Battery ; when it plays Mpeg4 file )