30 August 2007 – This morning, our Creative webring epiZENter.net provided an exclusive leak of the ZEN, Creative’s newest and hottest flash player. The company has now formally announced the player, and is it ever nice. It has up to 16GB’s of flash memory built-in, plus room for more with an SD-expansion slot. It has a beautiful 2.5" screen capable of 16.7 million colors, and it will play back a number of popular formats, including AAC, Divx, and Xvid
Features:
* Capacity: 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB’s
* 2.5" display with 16.7 million colors (320 x 240)
* SD Expansion Slot (with support for SDHC)
* Audio: MP3, WMA (and WMA-DRM), AAC (supports iTunes Plus tracks) and Audible
* Video: WMV, Divx, Xvid, MJPEG, and TIVO to Go
* FM tuner and Voice Recorder
* Battery Life: 25 hours of Audio, 5 hours for Video
* Dimensions: 55 x 83 x 11.3mm (65g)
* Pricing: $149, $199, $299 respectively
From what I’ve been told, the ZEN will be replacing the Vision:M in Creative’s lineup. While that is a bit dissapointing for those looking for a true HD replacement, it is a route that Creative said they would be going. There might be another HD player in store for us soon, so don’t lose hope yet. The ZEN and other new Creative products will make their debut at the upcoming IFA convention starting August 31st, and will go on sale officially in September.
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