Unapologetic though most of us are about downloading songs from the web, without honoring copyright rules, we would love to be served DRM-free music on a platter. SanDisk seems to have caught the drift, which best explains the launch of the slotMusic SD card. The 1GB flash card will carry pre-loaded music from a variety of artists promoted by EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. The idea works great both for the music promoters as well as the card manufacturer, and the card is expected to replace CDs as a popular format for music storage. The slotMusic is compatible with Windows, Linux as well as Mac, and will be housed in a sleeve.

Pricing and Availability: SanDisk has kept the price and release date of the slotMusic SD cards under wraps. So, you would have to wait and watch.

Watch This: If music CDs have a smaller, lighter alternative, we are all for the idea. And since the music is copyright un-protected, we couldn’t have asked for anything better.

Word around the Web:

Om Malik from GigaOm says:

They are going to target phones with MicroSD card slots. That is a good approach, though I am not sure if people actually listen to full albums on their mobile phones. So not sure if this is the right format.

Michelle Quinn from the LA Times says:

Move over, compact discs. Something the size of a fingernail may offer the music industry a way to boost sales in retail stores as CD purchases continue to decline.

Source: Gearlog324174