“Japan’s Matsushita [Panasonic brand] has introduced an iTunes-compatible digital music player with an expandable storage capacity provided by SD cards to its D-Snap line of devices,” Tony Smith reports for The Register. “We say ‘iTunes-compatible’ but don’t assume Apple has licensed the FairPlay DRM technology it uses to protect iTunes Music Store songs from duplication. Matsushita’s SV-SD100V (right, top) and SV-SD90 both support AAC, the iTunes jukebox software’s preferred format, so the players will be of interest to folk who’ve ripped CDs to AAC using iTunes but are seeking an alternative player to Apple’s iPod. The players also support MP3 and DRM-less Windows Media files.”
“What capacity each player has is up to the buyer. Neither ships with an SD card, apparently,” Smith reports. “The SV100V is expected to retail for around ¥18,00 ($173/£90), the SV90 for ¥14,000 ($134/£70), but don’t forget the SD card will cost you extra… there’s no word yet on US and European availability.”
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