Samsung Launches Unique Digital Audio Player Co-Branded With Napster
New 20GB HDD, Portable Digital Audio Player Offers Seamless Integration With New Napster 2.0 Service
Features Storage for over 5,000 Songs, FM Tuner and Encoder,
Choice of 20 Free Tracks from Napster and Pre-Loaded Songs
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Electronics, the world's fastest growing consumer electronics brand, today announced the introduction of the highly anticipated addition to its award-winning YEPP line of digital audio players, the Samsung Napster YP-910GS. Co-branded with Napster, the most recognizable name in digital music, the Samsung YP-910GS is the only player designed to operate seamlessly with the newly launched Napster 2.0 service.
Over 5,000 songs can be transferred directly on to the YP-910GS's 20GB hard drive. The intuitive user interface with the Napster 2.0 client software and the USB 2.0 connection ensures immediate access to more than 500,000 of the world's greatest songs from all five major record labels as well as hundreds of independent labels. Users of the Napster service are able to
purchase individual tracks or albums. A premium version of the service that offers unlimited listening and downloading, radio and community features, and unique content is also available.
"Bringing together two great companies -- Napster and Samsung -- creates the perfect marriage of hardware, software and content," said Claude Frank, Director of Marketing, Digital Audio/Video Products, Samsung Electronics America. "Together with Napster, Samsung set out to make the combination of the YP910GS and Napster 2.0 smart, simple and easy to use. Best of all, the
YP-910GS is designed for the Windows platform, so it will reach more than 95% of PC users.
"Samsung and Napster share the belief that the digital music experience should be fun and easy," said Chris Gorog, Chairman and CEO of Roxio, Inc., Napster's parent company. "This partnership between a global leader in consumer electronics and the most recognized online music brand in the world, will create a line of products that dramatically enhance and simplify the
digital music experience. We look forward to a long and rewarding relationship with Samsung that benefits music fans everywhere."
The YP-910GS features a unique, built-in FM transmitter, which allows users to wirelessly transmit saved tracks -- or an entire playlist -- to a nearby FM radio or FM-enabled stereo for instant playback on an unused FM station without the use of any cables. The YP-910GS also includes an FM tuner and encoder, so that in turn, MP3 files can be created directly from FM radio.
The unit's MP3 encoder takes digital music to a new frontier by allowing the creation of music files directly from a CD player onto the hard drive of the YP-910GS without having to connect to a PC. The MP3 encoder gives you the option of creating music files from any CD you are playing on a stereo with the touch of a button.
A customizable EQ gives users the power to adjust the sound levels for any given track. With more than 10 hours of playback time from a built-in Li- Polymer rechargeable battery, users will be rocking until dawn. An already slim and compact design (4.25" x 2.76" x .79"), the YP910GS is made even more usable and versatile with the inclusion of a remote control and carrying case.
As an added bonus, the YP-910GS will offer 20 free songs via Napster 2.0, and pre-loaded tracks from artists such as Liz Phair, Iggy Pop, The Faint, The Dandy Warhols, ZOEgirl and Madlib will be included with the purchase of the YP-910GS. To ensure future functionality, the YP-910GS firmware is
upgradeable.
The YP-910GS will be available this month at Best Buy for an MSRP of $399.
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