Well, that’s how they are advertising a new media format dubbed slotMusic and I have to say it does have some potential, or at least some good ideas. Besides having the entire album in high quality 320kbs MP3 format, the remaining space on a 1GB slotMusic card (really just a microSD card with a slotMusic stamp on it) which fits in a variety of devices from cell phones to computers also stores exclusive videos, album art, lyrics and leaves room for other content possibilities including midi files, remix loops and even karaoke files. The slotMusic albums retail at $14.99 and a basic player from SanDisk only costs $20! So, if you are looking for an inexpensive solution to your iPod shuffle wants, just get the player and a cheap microSD card, fill er up and start lapping the park. I’m not a psychic (like Dan) but I don’t see this “new” format bringing the slumping music industry back to its glory days, but it sure could help and is showing that artists and labels have stopped whining about sales and are truly working to find ways to sell their art in new ways while giving more to the fans. I would expect to see more creative formats to start popping up, the real question being which will be the most successful.

































