ZEN (portable media player)

ZEN (portable media player)

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manufacturer = Creative Technology
type = Portable media player
connectivity = USB 2.0
lifespan = 2007–present
storage = Available in 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 GB flash memory
operatingsystem = ZEN UI 1.21.01
input = 4-way directional pad, 9 buttons, Power/Hold slider
display = 2.5" backlit TFT LCD Screen
320 × 240 resolution
24-bit color depth (16.7 million colors)The ZEN is a portable media player designed and manufactured by Creative Technology. The flash memory-based player is the "de facto" successor [cite web|last=France|first=Jasmine|url=http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9767400-1.html|title=Sweet new Creative Zen coming soon|publisher=CNET.com|accessdate=2007-11-14|date=2007-08-28] of the and was announced on August 29, 2007, to be available in capacities of 4, 8, and 16 GB, as of September 14. [cite web|url=http://www.mp3.com/creative-zen/hardware/262/summary.html|title=Creative ZEN Reviews and Specs|publisher=MP3.com|accessdate=2007-10-07] A 32 GB model was announced on December 4, 2007, setting a record for storage capacity among flash players. [cite press release|url=http://asia.creative.com/corporate/pressroom/releases/welcome.asp?pid=12867|title=Creative Introduces the World's First 32GB Flash Memory-based Portable Media Player with the Latest Credit-Card sized ZEN|date=2007-12-03|accessdate=2007-12-04|publisher=Creative]

The player has a width of 3.26 inches, a height of 2.16 inches and is 0.44 inches thick - making it the slimmest ZEN player and the second slimmest Creative player (other than the MuVo Slim [cite web|title=MuVo Slim Product Page|url=http://sg.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=215&product=10052|publisher=Creative|accessdate=2007-12-25] ) so far. Because of its dimensions, the ZEN is advertised to be the "size of a credit card". [cite press release|url=http://creative.com/corporate/pressroom/releases/welcome.asp?pid=12786|title=Creative Introduces the Credit Card-sized ZEN with a Stunning 2.5-inch Colour Screen for Music, Video and Photos|date=2007-08-29|accessdate=2007-12-04|publisher=Creative Technology] This is the first Creative player to have an SD card slot (enabling the support of SD and SDHC cards - an optional adapter is needed for microSD and miniSD cards), support for unprotected AAC (in a ".m4a" extension), as well as a truecolor TFT LCD display.

Specifications

Firmware releases

A number of firmware updates have been released since the player's launch. The earlier ones have reportedly caused players to occasionally result in a white screen of death. [cite web|url=http://www.epizenter.net/news.php?item.354.4|title=ZEN owners experiencing the White Screen of Death, Here's how to Fix it.|date=2007-12-14|accessdate=2008-01-13|author=Lemon|publisher=epiZENter] cite news|url=http://www.epizenter.net/news.php?item.358.4|title=New ZEN Firmware (1.20.02) adds limited SD-card Importing|date=2007-12-22|accessdate=2008-01-13|author=dreimanis|publisher=epiZENter]

Version 1.10.05 was released on October 23, 2007. Thai language support was added, while video playback was improved. Adapter charging and startup time were quickened. [cite news|url=http://www.epizenter.net/news.php?item.339.4|title=Creative ZEN Firmware 1.10.05 Now Available|date=2007-10-23|accessdate=2008-01-13|author=RJZen|coauthors=ramakandra|publisher=epiZENter]

The prior version, [cite web|url=http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp?MainCategory=210&nRegionFK=&nCountryFK=&nLanguageFK=&sOSName=Windows+Vista+32-bit&region=1&Product_Name=ZEN+4GB%2F8GB%2F16GB%2F32GB&Product_ID=17108&modelnumber=&driverlang=1033&OS=26&drivertype=4&x=5&y=3|title=ZEN Firmware download|accessdate=2008-01-13|publisher=Creative] 1.20.02, was released on December 19, 2007. Transferring content via the SD card slot is enabled, though only image files are viewable.

The latest version, 1.21.01, was released on February 28, 2008. It improves the player's playback performance of WMA (.wma) files. [cite web|url=http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp?MainCategory=213&nRegionFK=&nCountryFK=&nLanguageFK=&sOSName=Windows+XP&region=1&Product_Name=ZEN+4GB%2F8GB%2F16GB&Product_ID=17108&modelnumber=&driverlang=1033&OS=10&drivertype=4&x=10&y=15|title=ZEN Firmware 1.21.01 download and info.|accessdate=2008-03-01|publisher=Creative]

See also

* Creative ZEN
* Creative Technology
* Portable media player
* Comparison of portable media players

External links

* [http://sg.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=16999 Official product page (Singapore)]
* [http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=16999&WT.cg_n=Campaigns&WT.mc_id=8227 Official product page (US)]
* [http://sg.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=16999&nav=1 Official specifications (Singapore)]
* [http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=16999&nav=1 Official specifications (US)]

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