SanDisk

Aug. 21, 2006 - SanDisk today unveiled the world's largest capacity flash-based MP3 player, the 8-gigabyte (GB) Sansa e280 that boasts award-winning audio, photo viewing and video clip playback capabilities. Priced at $249.99 (MSRP), the e280 is the latest evolution of SanDisk's flagship e200 series. The 8GB device sports a microSD expansion slot allowing expansion to 10GB of music—or 2,500 songs—with an optional SanDisk 2GB microSD card, making it the largest capacity flash-based MP3 player on the market.

In conjunction with the rollout of the e280 and in preparation for the holiday season, SanDisk has lowered its prices on the entire Sansa e200 line of products, including the existing 2, 4 and 6GB models. Read more

JULY 31, 2006 - SanDisk Corporation today introduced a 2-gigabyte (GB) microSD card - the largest capacity of the world's smallest removable flash memory card - to meet demand for a new generation of MP3 music phones, including the forthcoming Verizon Wireless Chocolate by LG mobile phone.

Using the SanDisk microSD card, the Verizon Wireless phone can store up to 1,000 digital songs downloaded from the company's V CAST music service. The card, which is sold with an adapter that enables it to fit into a standard-size SD slot of other devices, will debut in the U.S. exclusively at 1,900 Verizon Wireless stores for the next 60 days. Internationally, it will be sold by a variety of mobile retailers. Read more

July 10, 2006 - SanDisk® and Skype™ have announced that Skype users can now make free calls and chat on almost any PC without having to download software. The Skype software will now come pre-loaded on SanDisk's newest Cruzer® Micro and Cruzer Titanium lines of Skype-certified U3™ enabled smart drives. This will allow consumers to make free PC-to-PC audio and video calls to Skype users in most major markets.

SanDisk's Cruzer Micro and Cruzer Titanium with U3 gives users a portable way to carry files and programs without leaving any personal information behind on a computer. This means Skype users can take their Skype account complete with their contacts, settings and preferences on a device that is smaller than a pack of chewing gum and make calls, with video as an option, from any PC such as those in Internet cafes and hotels. This compact Skype is particularly useful for business travelers, leisure travelers, students and anyone who uses multiple computers. Read more

June 8, 2006--SanDisk Corporation today announced that its Cruzer Crossfire USB flash drive for gaming has been seamlessly integrated into Ubisoft's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 3 Dimensions of Murder video game for the PC. Players of CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder use the Cruzer Crossfire as the primary detection and collection tool for digital evidence, including e-mails and computer files. This unique integration of a flash drive with a video game simulates the technology used by real forensic investigators. Read more

The SanDisk Sansa MP3 player with a built-in FM tuner is the perfect gift or personal purchase to let you tote your favorite tunes with you all summer. This miniscule musical marvel will allow you to hear your favorite music skip-free - even during vigorous exercise -- and can play for up to 15 hours continuously on a single AAA battery. Unlike many MP3 players, the SanDisk allows you to record meeting notes or classes for students entering college. The built-in FM tuner has 20 presets that let you to switch to radio when you need a change of pace. Retail Price: $144.99 Available at Office Depot stores and www.officedepot.com

MAY 10, 2006 – SanDisk Corporation today responded to the growing demand from power users of the popular Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable) by introducing a 4-gigabyte (GB) SanDisk Memory Stick PRO Duo Game card that can store up to 64 hours of MP3 music tracks, 20 or more hours of movies/videos/film trailers, 12 hours of game saves, or 4,000 digital still images. The announcement was made at E3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, where SanDisk is showing its new gaming products in Meeting Rooms 6809 and 6811 in Kentia Hall. Read more

Feb. 2, 2006 - SanDisk Corporation's innovative Gruvi music flash memory card, bearing the latest album of the Rolling Stones, has scored a prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Award from the recently-concluded Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The honor capped a series of year-ending and New Year's accolades for SanDisk products.

The Gruvi music card, made possible through a unique secure content distribution technology called TrustedFlash, consists of the Stone's "A Bigger Bang" release from EMI Music, digital photos of the band and dozens of tracks from four back catalog albums that can be purchased through e-commerce transactions. The Gruvi card, which resides on a tiny SanDisk microSD card -- about the size of a fingernail -- was released in stores just prior to the holidays.

Jan. 6, 2006 - SanDisk just announced a significant enhancement to its line of award-winning Cruzer Micro and Cruzer Titanium USB flash drives. The two models feature a sleek new design and include software that turns them into 'U3 smart drives' so users can access their "personal workspace"—software programs, personal preferences, personal files and data as well as the means for managing them within a highly secure environment—on any personal computer running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000.

AUGUST 24, 2005 -- SanDisk Corporation just introduced Cruzer Freedom, a uniquely-designed USB flash drive that lets students carry secure and legal Internet downloads of textbooks, novels, study aids, learning tools and other copyrighted content.

June 28, 2005 – SanDisk today introduced FlashCP, a unique proprietary content processing technology designed to let students easily and safely download and store their textbooks, novels, learning tools and more on a USB flash drive. While protecting the copyrighted content of publishers, FlashCP aims to create a "digital backpack" that weighs ounces instead of pounds. The announcement was made at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), where SanDisk is exhibiting in booths 26 and 28 in the Philadelphia Convention Center.