ZEN V / ZEN V Plus
ManufacturerCreative Technology
Product familyCreative Zen
TypeDigital audio player
Lifespan2006–2008
MediaAvailable in 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 GB sizes
Operating systemZEN UI
System on a chipSigmaTel STMP3600[1]
Display1.5-inch OLED display
InputMulti-directional joystick, play and back buttons, power/hold switch, dedicated volume control buttons
ConnectivityUSB 2.0

The ZEN V and the ZEN V Plus are portable media players manufactured by Creative Technology. The user interface on this player, the same as the one on Creative's ZEN Vision:M, was patented by Creative on January 9, 2005.[2] Creative sued Apple over the use of this user interface; Apple later settled for $100 million.[3]

They are very small sized and feature an OLED screen measuring 1.5 inches. It is controlled using a 5-way mini joystick.[4] The ZEN V Plus has accumulated many awards, including CNET Editor's Choice for June 2006.[5] The players are nearly identical save for video playback and FM radio, which the ZEN V Plus supports but the regular ZEN V does not.

In August 2007, Creative introduced a 16 GB version of the ZEN V Plus, making it the first flash-based player with that capacity.[6]

Specifications

Both players

ZEN V

Colors

ZEN V Plus

Colors

See also

References

  1. ^ "SigmaTelSTMP3xxx < Main < Wiki".
  2. ^ "Creative ZEN Patent: Creative Worldwide". Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
  3. ^ Tom Krazit (August 23, 2006). Apple settles with Creative for $100 million: CNET News.com
  4. ^ "Review : Creative Zen V Plus Media player".
  5. ^ ZEN V Plus Product Review: CNET
  6. ^ "Creative Introduces the Widely Popular ZEN V Plus MP3 Player in 16GB Capacity" (Press release). Creative. August 2, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
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