Flash memory maker SanDisk Corp. today will debut an online video service and a USB flash drive that can carry videos from a computer for playback on TVs. The Sansa TakeTV video player — an ensemble of an oversized USB drive, remote control and a small dock that connects to a TV — and its accompanying video service, Fanfare, marks the latest attempt by a company looking to bridge content between the PC and the television. Similar to using a USB drive to store and move data files, users of TakeTV can drag-and-drop video files stored on their computer — Fanfare downloads, home videos or other unrestricted video content from the Web — onto the device. Users can then plug it into the cradle connected to a TV. A simple menu appears on the TV to scroll through the files for playback. The TakeTV player is $99.99 for a four-gigabyte model and $149.99 for an eight-gigabyte one that can hold up to 10 hours of video. Fanfare, in a test stage, offers premium TV shows for $1.99 per download.http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-sandisk-launches-taketv-usb-drive-connects-to-tv-to-play-online-video/
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