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Creative Zen Vision:M
The product:
When I saw first the Creative Zen Vision:M (30GB) online in December, I thought it was a pretty sweet-looking piece of equipment. It's even better in person. Sure, it's quite a bit heftier than the Apple iPod, but this extra girth actually makes the Zen Vision:M feel solid and comfortable in the hand. And the 2.5-inch screen is absolutely gorgeous, brightly displaying 262,144 colors (the iPod is capable of displaying about 65,000).
Plus, if you're looking for extra features like a voice recorder, subscription music and video support, and an FM tuner and recorder, the Vision:M delivers. This media powerhouse also supports album art and simultaneous photo viewing and music playback--something we yearned for in the Creative Zen Micro Photo--as well as WMV9, MPEG1/2/4, and Motion-JPEG videos. We wish the rated battery life for video was more than 4 hours, but at least that's better than two (ahem, iPod). Like most Creative players, the Vision:M syncs with Microsoft Outlook contacts, calendar, and tasks. For more info, check out our review.
Creative ZenCast
The product: Watch out iPod. Creative is hot on your heels. This time with the erm... similarly named ZenCast which is just the same as podcasts, the difference being that it's only for Creative Zen MP3 players? Adam Curry may be stewing in his own brew over this, but for would-be Creative MP3 users, it's another step towards the assimilation with the iPod. Go figure. For more info, read our ZenCast feature.
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