http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/creative.zen.x.fi2/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/creativezenx-fi2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative today entered touchscreen players in earnest by launching the ZEN X-Fi2. Unlike the currently developer-only and Android-based Zii Egg, the new model is a direct replacement with a custom interface for its 3-inch touchscreen that simplifies the controls. The namesake X-Fi audio engine has also been given a boost and should restore details lost to audio compression not only in music but ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/creative.zen.x.fi2/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/28/creative.adds.zen.mx.pmp/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/creativezenmxintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative has added a new entry-level model to its portable audio player line-up with the ZEN MX. Available in models with 8GB or 16GB of internal memory, the new players look largely like the company's current ZEN players with detail changes to the control button layout. The same 2.5-inch LCD display with 320x240 resolution remains. Supported audio files include MP3, WMA (with DRM) and Audible 4. ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/28/creative.adds.zen.mx.pmp/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/21/creative.zen.moo.mi.dock/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/zenmoointro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative today tried to appeal to a niche market by introducing a line of Zens encapsuled in a cow's head likeness, calling it the ZEN Moo. Basically a new exterior for what is essentially the Zen Stone, the Moo includes 2GB of integrated memory with MP3 and WMA file support as well as built-in speakers. There is an entry version and a higher-end one, called the Plus, that includes a small OLED di... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/21/creative.zen.moo.mi.dock/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/11/sandisk.sansa.clip.8gb/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/sandisksansaclip.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />SanDisk raised the stakes in its competition against the iPod shuffle and Creative ZEN Stone with a new, 8GB version of the Sansa Clip. The capacity gives it storage for up to 2,000 songs and doubles the capacity of Creative's best ultra-small models and quadruple that of Apple's. It continues to hold the same four-line OLED display that lets it have full control over music while still rendering... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/11/sandisk.sansa.clip.8gb/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/12/creative.x.fi.teaser/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/creativex-fi-teaser.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative is readying itself for a new X-Fi product launch next week, the copmany has revealed through an invite sent out to an Engadget reader. The invite for the September 17th event provides only a brief glimpse of a device with the X-Fi logo and states that the brand is "heard everywhere," hinting that the launch is for one or more portable devices. No other details have been revealed through... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/12/creative.x.fi.teaser/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/11/rumors.on.creative.tablet/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/creativezen.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A Wednesday report suggests a patent filed by Creative at the start of 2008 may reveal an upcoming ZEN Internet tablet or ZEN Vision media player. Creative itself describes the device as a media player in the PDF patent document but conspicuously shows features such as a back-mounted camera that aren't normally used in this class of device.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/11/rumors.on.creative.tablet/ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/01/creative.zen.mozaic.16gb/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/creativezenmozaic.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative has quietly updated its ZEN Mozaic to 16GB, doubling the capacity of the player just a week before observers and inside sources expect Apple to update iPods through a special event. The new model should have the same features as the 2GB through 8GB Mozaic models, including the relatively rare external speaker as well as FM radio, voice microphone, and Creative's newer Centrale software f... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/01/creative.zen.mozaic.16gb/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/24/flash.memory.price.tanks/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/samsung16gigabitflash.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Prices on the flash memory used in portable devices have plummeted in the past month, according to a report by DRAMeXchange. The Taiwan-area research firm says that a combination of economic inflation, the Sichuan earthquake in mainland China, and a seasonal lack of orders in spring have forced companies producing NAND flash to drop their prices by about 20 percent between June and July in order ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/24/flash.memory.price.tanks/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/24/creative.zen.mozaic.player/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/24-creativezen-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative Technology on Thursday introduced the Creative ZEN Mozaic portable media player. The "boldly designed" player is available in black, pink, and silver colors for what the company says is a "statement that reflects the user's sense of fashion and individual style." It features a built-in speaker like the ZEN Wav, 1.8-inch LCD color screen, FM radio with 32 presets, and a microphone for voic... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/24/creative.zen.mozaic.player/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/17/creative.zen.krystal.slips/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/creativezenkrystal.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative is trying its hand again at competing with the iPod shuffle through a new and sleeker player, according to an unofficial release from its own website. The ZEN Krystal appears a successor to the earlier ZEN Stone Plus but is designed from the start to be used with its OLED screen with an upright design rather than the side layout of the pebble-shaped ancestor. It also targets the exercis... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/17/creative.zen.krystal.slips/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:25:00 GMT