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SanDisk offers a cool little MP3 player, the Sansa Fuze, that one-ups the iPod Nano in a few big ways: It has a built-in digital FM radio; it plays all sorts of audio formats, not just those from iTunes; and it costs less than the Apple device. It has a 1.9-inch color screen that's remarkably clear, has a built-in voice ... [News Source]

Just because everyone else wants an Apple iPod Nano doesn't mean you have to. CNET editors round up a selection of perfectly good alternatives to the iPod Nano including the Sansa Fuze. [News Source]

Three weeks into testing SanDisk's Sansa Fuze , it's performed very well. [News Source]

One wonders quite what point companies now see in trying to make new MP3 players. Isn't it an experience akin to being some small mollusc digging down into the sand as the tide goes out? Between the dominance of the iPod and the gradual shift of music-playing functions on to phones - where one feels it's sure to end up, finally (as even Apple clearly believes) - what's left for digital music player makers?

Enough, it seems, to interest SanDisk, which has launched the Sansa Fuze and Clip, both Flash memory-based players, of which the Fuze (£90 for the 8GB version) is the bigger version able to play back videos and show photos - on its 1.9-inch screen. [News Source]

Can this recent addition to the Sansa range challenge Apple’s Nano? [News Source]

(AP) -- It's easy to understand the appeal of Apple Inc.'s iPod Nano music and video player: It's slim and simple to use, and it has a crisp 2-inch LCD screen. Its brand name is considered synonymous with hip tech gear. But what if you want a player that looks different from those wielded by the Nano army, costs less, includes features like an FM radio or voice recorder, and lets you drag and drop songs from your computer desktop instead of going through Apple's iTunes software? [News Source]