Zune has a new competitor and this time it’s from SanDisk called the Sansa Connect. The Connect accesses online music services without a PC, and users can both stream or download content. It has an internal speaker and the ability to expand the internal 4 Gbytes of memory.

Like the Zune you can send songs out to your friends and get this - If you are on the same music service as your pal and you want to send him/her the hottest new track, a Connect owner just needs to ping him/her with the player, and your pal will be humming the new tune immediately, said SanDisk.

According to the company, a Connect is not even required – Connect-to-PC connections are supported as well. Furthermore, since it’s within the confines of a music service, there aren’t any restrictions on how many times the track can be played. Now that’s wow!