Any frequent readers of JAMM know that Steve Laser (Stevenator) loves to talk tech.  In fact, he loves it so much that he decided to start a new blog, devoted entirely to his technology related musings.  Steve promises no news posts on his blog, but plenty of reviews and opinions.

In his first post, aptly titled, “Let’s Get Rolling”, Steve takes a look at the portable media player market and wonders aloud how the upcoming Sansa View will affect this landscape.  He notes:

I believe that Sandisk is about to do that with their upcoming View. The 8 GB (flash memory)iPod Nano offers a tiny form factor, a 2″ diagonal screen to watch movies, and their famous ease of use. The 8 GB iPod sells for $199. Nice. But Sandisk, makers of flash memory, have a nice response in the View. The View comes in an 8 GB ($149) and 16 GB ($199) model. The 16GB model offers double the memory for the same price. It sports a 2.4″ screen to Nano’s 2″ screen. It is slightly taller than the iPod, but it plays many different types of media files, then bests iPod by offering FM radio, a built in microphone, and a microSD slot. Nicer.

Is Steve right?  Will the Sansa View make a critical dent in the force that is the iPod market?  Right now, there is a lot of competition with the Zen, Zune, Sony Walkman Video and others out there.  I have been using the Sandisk Sansa e280R for several months now,and I can agree with Steve that this is a fantastic line of media players.  Like him, I am also anxiously awaiting the new Sansa View, and I do think it could give may other players a run for their money.

Check out Steve’s new blog and learn all of his thoughts about the portable media player market and anything else which crosses his mind.  Stevenator Talks Tech and you all will benefit from it.

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