Incredibly tiny, with incredible sound – that’s the ZEN Stone. Available in a choice of six glossy colours, its looks match its performance, bringing you room for hundreds of songs and running for up to 10 hours on its rechargeable battery. You can navigate through your folders with the Skip feature and add some surprises to your listening with Shuffle playback. Friendly, simple and pocket-size, the ZEN Stone MP3 player is simply incredible! Try it and see.

• Neat ZEN design looks good wherever you take it.
• Stores up to 500 songs.* (1GB)
• Supports MP3, WMA (DRM9) and Audible.
• Standard mini-USB connection for easy downloads from your PC.
• Up to 10 hours playtime from built-in rechargeable battery.
• Choose your colour – black, white, green, blue, red, pink.

Quick Specs

• Size WxHxD: 2.1″ x 1.4″ x 0.5”
• Weight: 0.88 oz
• Storage Capacity: 1GB (250 songs 4 minutes per song at 128 kbps mp3)
• Battery Life: Up to 10 hours continuous playback
• Battery Type: Rechargeable Li-ion Polymer
• Playback Formats: MP3, WMA, WAV and Audible
• Connect Type: UMS/MSC
• Available Colors: Black, White, Pink, Blue, Red, Green

Accessories

Included in the package is the bare minimum: the Zen Stone itself, a pair of earbuds, standard USB cable, and a quick start guide. Creative is also rolling out a few accessories to go along with the Stone, like an arm band, neoprene keychain holder, speaker dock, and silicone clip case. Third parties will be releasing their own cases and accessories as well, so you won’t be short changed on available accessories.

Design

The Zen Stone is coated in a hard, smooth plastic giving it the feel of a nicely polished river rock. The plastic is the same material found on the Zen V Plus and is fairly scratch resistant; it will scratch but not easily under typical use. It is pleasant to hold in your hand and lends to a very useable design – small but not too small to use for bigger hands.

A nice touch added to the left side of the player is a place to connect a lanyard for wearing around your neck. The standard USB plug is found on the bottom with the headphone jack located on the top. On the left face of the player is an LED that will indicate the status of the player and the battery level with various flashing sequences and LED colors.

A huge array of features packaged in one tiny design.

This is the new Creative ZEN™ at a glance. Decked out in an all-black suit, the Creative ZEN is smaller than your average credit card and sits snugly right in your palm. With an attractive 11.3mm thickness, this sleek player weighs a mere 65g, allowing you to carry it around easily.

It is also one of the lightest players around that is able to boast a capacity of up to 16GB while supporting different popular media formats. What’s more, you can add as much capacity as you want with its SD memory expansion slot. With its patented ZEN user interface which offers more information to be viewed on the screen, navigating through mass content is simply a breeze. You can even accessorize this pint-sized dynamo with optional accessories such as the ZEN Leather Case or the ZEN Skin Pack.

Celebrate the arrival of the latest revolution on the portable player scene. Welcome the Creative ZEN.

Mini whiz
A media player that is smaller than a credit card, the Creative ZEN packs a mean wallop with its exciting range of features.

Color wonder
Get magically lost in the brilliant 2.5″ screen with 16.7 million TFT color support which displays sharp and richly saturated pictures.

Wide audio support
Listen to your music in multiple supported formats. With support for MP3, WMA as well as non-protected AAC (.m4a) from iTunes® Plus, sync your player to enjoy all your favorite hits today. Learn more on the quick transfer of AAC music using the Creative Media Explorer.

Expandable memory slot
Increase the size of your portable media library with an external SD/SDHC card. Enjoy that much more videos, music and photos today! Click here for the list of supported SD/SDHC memory cards.

Intuitive interface
The patented ZEN user interface offers a fresh new look for a more stunning visual experience. You can even create and customize your very own wallpaper on your Creative ZEN player.

Rock to radio
Switch to the integrated FM radio when you need to catch the latest on the music scene. Take your pick from the 32 preset stations.

Get ZENcast
Enjoy the ultimate collection of free video and audio podcast channels on www.zencast.com. Manage all your favorite subscriptions with ZENcast Organizer and experience the best of the free-to-share formats available.

With a tiny, eye-catching design, smooth contours, and discreet size, the Creative Zen V 4 GB Portable Media Player fits perfectly in your palm and slides effortlessly into your smallest pocket. With 4 GB of storage space,

A 1.5-inch OLED screen displays rich and vibrant photos, as well as the easy-to-use Creative interface. View all Zen V features.
Not much bigger than a pair of earbuds! (black and orange model shown) See the Zen V in 3D.
the Zen V holds up to 2,000 songs, and the 1.5-inch OLED screen displays rich and vibrant photos, full-color menus, and album art at any viewing angle. Another great feature built right into the Zen V is the tiny device’s ability to support subscription services and pay-per-download music. Plus, you’ll never sweat formats–the Zen V plays the broadest selection of MP3 and WMA music. And browsing your music collection has never been easier with Creative’s innovative interface that enables effective and intuitive navigation and track selection.
Other great features include a Direct CD Recording function that allows you to record songs directly from a CD player or other audio source without using a PC as an intermediary. You no longer need to burn CDs to your PC then download to your MP3 player. Just connect an audio device directly to your Zen V, and record your favorite CDs, records, beats and more, direct from the source. Meanwhile, automatic track detection separates each song for you–a handy feature when you’re converting analog (records and cassette tapes) to digital. If organization is a high priority, the Zen V’s Personal Organizer will help you stay connected and in-sync with your Microsoft Outlook information. Just connect the Zen V to your PC, sync your Outlook information, and you’ll be ready to carry around your contacts, calendar, and to-do lists right in your pocket. Plus, the Zen V uses a handy built-in microphone to double as a voice recorder, so you can capture notes, record lectures, and more.

The bad: The Creative Zen V Plus’s joystick is really small and has a cheap feel to it, and we wish Creative had included all the buttons found on the Vision:M. The screen is difficult to see in bright sunlight, and there’s no UMS support.

The bottom line: The Creative Zen V Plus is a superb choice for anyone looking for a compact and feature-filled flash MP3 player with great sound quality. If you’re looking for a more sophisticated design (or have large thumbs), check out the iRiver Clix instead.