SanDisk Sansa Shaker - The Shaker in Use
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Upon power up, a small drum roll begins, and even a low battery sound ("Uh-Oh") alerts children the battery is running low. What's a bit silly, for a product aimed at children eight years and older, is some of the pre-installed sounds are for much younger children, including old favorites, "Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round," "Three Blind Mice," "This Old Man," and "Bingo" to name a few.
Now in case you missed it, I'm not too fond of actually shaking my electronics at the drop of a hat, but for $30 (versus the $400 price tag on the also shakable Sony Rolly), I didn't really have any problem with it. Heck, if I broke it, I'd just go buy another one. That kind of describes my whole philosophy about portable electronics: the cheaper and easier to use, the better. This is exactly the kind product that won't make you insane if you can't find it, find that it's been stolen or just find it damaged. As I stare at my broken Dell Jukebox (circa de 2001, cost $300), I realize I could have bought 10 Sansa Shakers instead, and probably been much better off, I do believe.
Part MP3 player, part children's toy, the SanDisk Sansa Shaker actually beats the Sony Rolly MP3 in a few categories, the most obvious of which is price. The second area is in its inherent ruggedness and toughness. Absolutely designed for children, it's currently available in blue and pink, 512MB and 1GB.
Making it extremely easy to manage your songs via an enclosed SD memory card (the kind most cameras use), connecting the unit to the computer allows you direct access to putting the songs you want to listen to in a file on the SanDisk Sansa Shaker. Adding songs is simple; just connect the USB cable, and drag songs into the device shown as a drive in your Windows Explorer. Transferring songs back and fourth is pretty fast, taking around one minute for 15 songs.
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