Can Micro SD Cards Replace CDs?
SanDisk on Monday announced a partnership with all four major music labels in a deal that’s set to bring future albums to MicroSD cards. The preloaded cards, dubbed “slotMusic” media, will be sold at brick-and-mortar retail locations as an alternative to the CD.
SanDisk on Monday announced a partnership with all four major music labels in a deal that’s set to bring future albums to MicroSD cards. The preloaded cards, dubbed “slotMusic” media, will be sold at brick-and-mortar retail locations as an alternative to the CD.
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Interesting idea if you full up the cards with exclusive content like videos, interviews, pictures etc. But having a bunch of cards would get annoying and you may lose them. Should labels just keep everything digital and give up on physical sales?
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:37 am
I’m with you on the whole digital solution.
Apple has already took the giant step forward in making digital downloading very convenient with their store and everything you can get there, also with the availability of itunes gift cards so you don’t have to register a credit card if you don’t want to.
The SD card idea sounds like failure from the jump. This will push more people to just download illegally. Lol How about car radios coming with SD card players! haha
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:42 am
It would make more sense to put movies and tv shows that have more than one season on the SD card. Like all the season of the wire. Or the matrix 1-3 on one Sd card. Saves space money and very covient.
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:47 am
SD cards are tiny. Can be easily lost.
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:48 am
nahh… Doesnt make sense… maybe 5-10 years from now their will be another form of technology that will store the music.
I think Apple’s Concept makes complete sense.
But more so, the reality is.. People are not going to be compelled to buy music anymore without having an incentive to go along with it.
Couple thangs…
1) Eventually we will able to buy music online and transfer it to our car/phone/mobile device wirelessly.
2) Getting multiple albums, means multiple SD cards. Makes no sense.
3) When the hell are these automotive companies going to get 2 ounces of a brain and build hard drives in cars. That’s a huge market. I almost want to create something like that myself.. It makes perfect sense. Consumers hate having to swap CD’s, plug in Adapters all the time. Make it seamless and just put a damn hard drive in their.
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:49 am
lol i would not suggest micro sd’s,, they are too small for messy people.. normal SD cards are better but i would more suggest mini HD drives that are at least visible from a distance.
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:51 am
But yea digital download is taking over. Itunes and Zune marketplace is here to stay. I prefer Zune marketplace tho
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:03 am
FUCK APPLE BUT YEAH SD BABY
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:23 am
Fuck Itunes, its all about LIMEWIRE.
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:34 am
I think shit gunna keep going downhill if they don’t find a way to get rid of programs like Limewire…
September 23rd, 2008 at 12:00 pm
I had a Mini Disk player back when MP3’s and Mini Disk were coming out. The disk were better then CD’s and at the time when MP3’s had a small amount of memory, but to carry around all those disk was/is crazy. Gota go digital