slotRadio was a proprietary format developed by SanDisk that delivered music on a microSD
memory card. Up to 1,000 songs were preloaded on
microSD
Secure Digital, officially abbreviated as SD, is a proprietary non-volatile flash memory card format developed by the SD Association (SDA) for use in portable devices.
The standard was introduced in August 1999 by joint efforts between SanDis ...
cards which were DRM protected. Users had no direct access to the music to copy songs, organize playlists, or download the songs from the card. Songs could only be played using a SanDisk Sansa music player that supported the SlotRadio formatted microSD cards.
In January 2009, SanDisk introduced a Sansa music player with an MSRP of $99.99
that was bundled with a SlotRadio music card that included seven playlists: Alternative, Contemporary, Country, R&B/Hip-Hop, Rock, Workout, and Chillout.
SlotRadio gave consumers access to a large library of music but unlike individual MP3s that were purchased, the playlist was predetermined and the user had only the ability to skip songs forward, much like a radio or music streaming service
Pandora
In Greek mythology, Pandora (Greek: , derived from , ''pān'', i.e. "all" and , ''dōron'', i.e. "gift", thus "the all-endowed", "all-gifted" or "all-giving") was the first human woman created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus. As Hes ...
, hence the name slot "Radio".
Cards could be purchased in different musical genres such as rock, country, oldies and hip hop/R&B. Each card contains several playlists by "mood" or environment such as workout, while featuring songs from
''Billboard'''s top charting artists. SlotRadio cards were sold for $39.99.
SanDisk showed the first slotRadio player and card at CES 2009.
SanDisk stopped providing slotRadio cards on March 31, 2012.
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See also
* slotMusic
* SanDisk
References
External links
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Audiovisual introductions in 2009
Audio codecs
Digital audio
Solid-state computer storage media