SanDisk Sansa SlotRadio

Why pay 99 cents a track for music when you can get the player and 1000 songs for $100? The 1.5-inch-square SlotRadio takes fingernail-size, high capacity memory cards; the base model ships with a card that contains 1000 songs handpicked from Billboard charts in six genres (alternative, country, urban), or grouped by theme (“chillout” or “workout”). Additional 1000-song slot cards will be available later this year for $40 a piece. The catch? Someone else picks the songs, not you. But with artists like Keith Urban, The Killers, and U2 on the bill, there is sure to be something for everyone. The device’s touch screen and side buttons enable you to jump between genres and skip songs you don’t like; or you can tune in the built-in FM radio.