Rhapsody’s Zune Killer II

A couple of months ago during the first buzz about Microsoft’s Zune PSFK heard rumors about a move by Rhapsody to enter the music player market and penned the post ‘Rhapsody To Launch Zune Killer‘. Now, more details have emerged.

Rhapsody have announced a portable extension of the Sonos music system, Wired reports. It will be called Rhapsody DNA and parent company Real “hopes it will allow MP3 player manufacturers competing with Apple and Microsoft the sort of end-to-end seamless integration that the iPod already offers, and that the Zune should be offering soon.” Wired also says:

The Sandisk Sansa e200 will be the first portable MP3 player developed with the Rhapsody DNA API, shipping this fall with a a full 32 hours of pre-loaded Rhapsody subscription tracks on it, hand-picked by Rhapsody’s editors.

In a review over on blog Boing Boing we find what is an unusually happy post from the blog known for its angry-rants:

Now I can play two million songs on any stereo system in my house, using Sonos’ portable iPod-like controller. It’s an incredible experience being able to call up almost any song you can think of and start playing it. I showed it to my wife, and she immediately began playing all of David Bowie’s ’70s songs. She’s hooked. I’ve been teaching my 8-year-old about punk by playing Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Ramones, Clash, and Buzzcocks. You get a free 30-day Rhapsody trial with Sonos. After that, you pay $10 a month. It’s a bargain.