SanDisk Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player previews at GITEX 2011

Press release

Published October 16th, 2011 - 06:11 GMT

Al Bawaba

SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, will showcase a preview of the Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player, the latest addition to the popular Sansa Clip family, at GITEX 2011. The Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player is perfect for active music fans looking for a feature-rich, easy-to-use player at a great value.

The Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player offers rich sound quality and is compatible with all major music formats, including the AAC codec (DRM-free iTunes compatible). The player's new 1.1-inch LCD color screen offers 83 percent more viewing area than previous models. Its updated graphical interface displays album art and makes it easier than ever for consumers to navigate songs. The Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player offers extra features that consumers want in an MP3 player, including:

microSDHC card slot lets consumers instantly expand the player's storage capacity-up to 32 additional gigabytes²(a maximum of 8,000³ songs total between the internal and external memory).

Easy compatibility with all major music, audio book and podcast formats, including MP3, WMA, WAV, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, AAC and Audible files.

Optimized for use with Rhapsody, eMusic and Napster music services.

More colors-red, blue, black, orange, white, grey and purple.

Elaborating further Tareq Husseini, SanDisk’s Regional Sales Director, Middle East and Africa (MEA), said: “This is our sixth year at GITEX Shopper. We always look forward to GITEX throughout the year in order to showcase our new products. We relish the opportunity to interact with consumers and gain useful feedback on our products. The Sansa Clip Zip MP3 Player is a product designed on consumer feedback especially by sports enthusiast. The Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player is a conveniently workout partner with its unique new stopwatch for timing laps and an FM radio for tuning into stations on the go.”

The Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player comes in capacities of 4GB (storing up to 1,000 songs³) and 8GB (storing up to 2,000 songs³) and will soon be available across the region.

Background Information

SanDisk Corporation

Every day, millions of people count on the performance, quality, and reliability of SanDisk-branded products. From important documents to precious photos, much of what we value is stored digitally. We are a leading storage brand in major markets. SanDisk-branded storage solutions can be found at hundreds of thousands of stores worldwide.