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    • Creative ZEN Nano Plus Help

      The Creative ZEN Nano Plus is a personal audio player that is intended for the cost-conscious consumer. Although this model isn't the most glamorous of the Creative ZEN line of players, it is very durable and can perform basic media playback functions. If you are having technical issues with your Creative ZEN Nano Plus, there are some... more »

    • Creative ZEN MP3 Player Help

      Although the Apple iPod has garnered most of the attention in the portable digital music player industry for the past decade, the Creative ZEN MP3 player is a popular choice among music fans. The player works much like an iPod, allowing hard drive capacity for the storage of digital media. The ZEN hand-held music player also contains... more »

    • How to Troubleshoot a Creative ZEN Stone Plus

      The Creative brand of MP3 players may not be as popular as the Apple iPod, but their budget-minded prices as well as sliding functionality make them popular. The Creative ZEN Stone Plus is the most simple of the Creative players, with small storage and minimal LED screens. If you are experiencing problems with the Creative Zen Stone... more »

    • How to Troubleshoot a Creative Zen Touch

      The Zen Touch is a digital MP3 player manufactured by Creative. The Zen Touch was originally released in 2004 and was Creative's first Zen MP3 player to utilize the touch pad technology made popular by Apple's iPod player. The Zen Touch has since been discontinued, though many individuals still use the player. Learn how to... more »

    • How to Install a Driver for Creative Zen V Plus

      The Creative Zen V Plus is a very small and powerful MP3 player. The Zen V is small enough to fit in your shirt pocket or hold in the palm of your hand. The player allows you to listen to FM radio and use it as a recorder, as well as play your favorite MP3 music collection. The driver installation for your Creative Zen V Plus will... more »

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    Creative ZEN

    The Creative ZEN (formerly known as Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen) is a range of digital audio players (DAPs) and portable media players (PMPs) made by Creative Technology. The players evolved from the now-defunct NOMAD brand through the NOMAD Jukebox series. Three of its players won the Best of CES award"Zen Portable Media Center CES">"ZEN Micro Photo CES">"ZEN Vision:M CES"> from 2004 to 2006 in their respective categories, with one winning the overall award."ZEN Vision:M CES" /> The ZEN series has a strong foothold in Asian markets, especially in Singapore, the companys headquarters.

    All players are compatible with MP3 and WMA, while various models support WAV and Audible files. They are bundled with device drivers and Creative MediaSource, a media player that includes transferring and syncing abilities exclusively for the players. Some models are PlaysForSure-certified for being compatible with Windows Media Player via Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) and supporting the Janus DRM. They are natively compatible with Windows, while the current players exclusively support Windows XP and Vista.

    Upcoming Players
    The Creative Zii is an upcoming touchscreen player to be released in 2009. It was revealed in an FCC filing in July 2009 and has not been officially announced by the company.

    Current players
    ZEN X-Fi2
    The ZEN X-Fi2, announced September 2nd, 2009 is a feature update to the X-Fi. It includes many features of the X-Fi, including flash memory, X-Fi audio enhancements, and expandable memory. However, there are several notable differences between the two. The X-Fi2 features a full touchscreen user input mode, unlike the originals keypad-esque input method. Also, the X-Fi2 no longer has wireless networking features, and trades the SD input for a microSD card slot. Added to the player is support for the lossless, open-source FLAC codec, A/V output to a TV, and offline RSS reader support. Compared to similarly featured models from competitor read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative+ZEN

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