Creative reveals Zen Vision:M
Creative Zen Vision:M Features Dazzling Colour Screen and Capacity for up to 120 Hours of Video, Thousands of Digital Photos or up to 15,000 Songs
London, UK – December 8th 2005 – Creative (Nasdaq: CREAF) the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for the personal computer and the Internet, today introduced the Zen Vision:M, a cutting-edge 30GB video player, photo viewer and MP3 player. Designed with a stunning, 2.5-inch, high-resolution 262,144 colour LCD screen, the Zen Vision:M displays rich, vibrant digital video and photos, full-colour menus and album art. The Zen Vision:M will be available in gorgeous high-gloss black, white, blue, green or pink.
“When people see the Zen Vision:M, they tell us it’s incredibly cool,” said Sim Wong Hoo, chairman and CEO of Creative. “We designed the Zen Vision:M with its mesmerising 256K colour screen to display four times the colour of competing portable video players, and to provide incredible battery life for video playback. Plus, we offer people the freedom to choose their video in a variety of different formats, and to get subscription music or download tracks from a number of different sites on their player.”
The Zen Vision:M carries up to 15,000 songs, and supports music subscription services and downloads from online music stores. Embedded album art is also displayed on the screen, and the rechargeable battery provides up to 15 hours of music playback and up to four hours of video playback.
Click for larger imageThe Zen Vision:M offers extensive video format support, including MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Simple Profile formats (such as XviD), WMV, and MJPEG for enjoyment of up to 120 hours of movies downloaded from the Internet. The Zen Vision:M also offers best-of-class TV-Out capabilities featuring advanced video scalability. The results of this technology allows hi-res videos to be scaled down in real-time to fit the 2.5 inch screen and also displayed on a TV output in maximum quality with no downscaling.
With capacity for tens of thousands of photos, the Zen Vision:M displays stunning full-colour images that can output to any size TV screen through an optional composite video-out connector. Users can watch slideshows set to music and select individual digital photos as display backgrounds.
The Zen Vision:M sets itself apart from the crowd with a host of rich features, including:
* FM radio and recording – with 32 preset options
* Intuitive Vertical Touch Pad and Tactile Buttons on the face of the player - including the new programmable Short Cut Button for quick access to favourite functions
* Content password protection – Protects any content stored on the player
* Built-in Microphone – shows volume levels on screen for optimum voice recording quality
* Customisable themes, including Vibrant, Earth, Cool, Peace, Romantic, Pastel, Jungle and Fire to match the colour scheme of the player menus to any mood
* Organizer – Provides calendar, tasks and contact lists, and syncs with Microsoft Outlook
* Extras – Enables setting of Date & Time, plus allocation of Removable Disk space for dedicated storage
* A clock with wake-to-any-music alarm, colour themes and different languages for further customisation
* Album Art displayed on the screen
Click for larger imagePricing and availability
The new Creative Zen Vision:M will be available in December 2005. It comes with an AC adapter, USB 2.0 cable, high-quality earphones, and a protective pouch. Optional accessories, including a docking station and an AV-out cable, will be available for purchase separately. For more information about Creative’s complete line of MP3 and media players, visit www.europe.creative.com
About Creative
Creative (Nasdaq: CREAF) is the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for the personal computer and the Internet. Famous for its Sound Blaster and for launching the multimedia revolution, Creative is now driving digital entertainment on the PC platform with products like the award-winning Zen and MuVo Personal Audio Players. The company’s innovative hardware, proprietary technology, applications and services leverage the Internet, enabling consumers to experience high-quality digital entertainment – anytime, anywhere.
Founded in 1981, Creative Technology’s corporate headquarters are in Singapore. Creative Labs Europe was established in 1993 to capture a bigger share of the growing European market. Its Headquarters and Operations/Technical Centre (EOTC) facility are based in Dublin, Ireland, and provide an efficient, localised and customised product supply service to the European market. They also provide strategic customer support functions to Creative’s sales offices in Benelux, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK. The European operation currently employs around 500 people.
For further information, visit http://www.europe.creative.com
