If you've settled on picking up a SanDisk Sansa
e200 or
c200 but feel a bit left in the cold in terms of specialized accessories, Altec Lansing is rushing in to heat things up. In what appears to be a
spinoff of the
"Made for iPod" agenda, Altec Lansing has partnered with SanDisk to create a lineup of accessories geared specifically towards the Sansa music players. The flagship device -- dubbed the
inMotion iM510 -- is a black docking speaker station that doesn't veer too far from the company's
iPod-friendly versions, save for its Sansa compatibility, of course. While details thus far are a bit slim, we do know the portable system will dock, sync, and charge the e200 and c200 series DAPs, and will play nice with the (optional) BB2001 subwoofer. Although no word on pricing nor availability has been given, the coinage should be a tad lower (we'd guess, um,
10 percent or so) than the iPod-conforming units when it hits the street.
[Via
MobileWhack]
posted Sep 8th 2006 6:46AM
Once again, hat goes off to you sandisk.
About time they started accessorizing. Little Sansa's all grown up now.
Still too many buttons and too many logos printed over.
It's nice to see them finally put out some accessories for the Sandisk MP3 players.
Once Altec Lansing makes an iM7 with an AM/FM radio, then I'll get it. Why do I want AM radio? Sometimes I want to listen to the news or the Yankee game when I'm at the park or the beach.
Woo hoo! More stuff for my Sansa.
That sansa is teh sex0r. Too bad my kendood deck just has USB inputs, and my $100 80 gig HDD trumps anything a DAP could offer in storage for the price, and i only listen to music in my car... But if I needed a DAP, it might be the Sansa...
-Taylor
Would there be by any chance any viral marketing from SanDisk in those comments? Just guessing... ;)
It's a sign of good marketing and design when, just like the iPod and the Sony Walkman NW-A3000, I am tempted to buy this even though it doesn't do what I want (gapless, ogg, 20 or 30gb drive). Unfortunately for Sandisk I am able to exercise a little restraint; still good going though!