Sansa News

SanDisk releases a major firmware update for two of its Sansa MP3 players, the Clip and the Fuze. Enhancements include support for Ogg Vorbis and FLAC audio files. [News Source]

While the lines wrap around Best Buy, extending into the oceans and back around Best Buy again, a lone electronics store will sit in the dark of night with little fanfare but definitely a few good deals including the SanDisk 8GB Sansa Fuze for $69.99. [News Source]

Playing music is just one of the features of personal music players like Apple iPods and Sandisk Sansa Fuze. On the surface, it is hard to tell what's new about the 2nd generation iPod Touch. [News Source]

Filed under: Portable Audio SanDisk just released a firmware update for the Sansa Fuze -- pretty minor, except it adds in support for FLAC and Ogg, which should make fans of jam bands and lossless music encoding extremely happy. Nothing much else of note here apart from some UI tweaks and big fixes, but Fuze owners will be appreciative, we're sure. [Via DAPreview ] Read  |  ... [News Source]

There is a handful of worthy digital music players, and most of these beat out the Nano in audio fidelity. SanDisk Sansa Fuze (8GB) Cnet rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 (very good) The good: Supercheap; nicely compact; variety of colors; FM tuner; Rhapsody DNA integration; photo and video support; voice recorder; good battery life... [News Source]

Just in time for late back-to-school or early holiday shopping, Apple, Microsoft and others have unveiled a new crop of digital media players. Some have radical design changes. Many have neat new features. And most offer more storage space for songs, videos, pictures or games at a lower price. Includes Sansa Fuze. [News Source]