Creative Zen V Plus - iPod nano rival

Creative has released a new small Apple iPod nano rival, the Zen V Plus. It's so tiny it tucks away perfectly inside the coin pocket of your jeans, the ZEN V Plus has such great curves and contours and is so lightweight that you'll almost forget it's there except for its phenomenal sound quality. Its beautiful 1.5-inch color OLED screen displays stunning digital photos, video and color menus.

The ZEN V Plus supports music subscription services including Yahoo! Music Unlimited, Urge, Napster To Go, and Rhapsody To Go, in addition to supporting Audible audio books and pay-per-download services including Soundbuzz. Each player includes a line-in port for direct recording from a CD player or other audio device, and a voice recorder for capturing notes on the go.

The ZEN V Plus includes all of the following features:

The smooth contours and tiny size of the ZEN V Plus enable it to fit naturally in your fingertips or to tuck away easily in a small pocket or purse. Available in glossy black or white with fun color accents of orange, green or blue, the ZEN V Plus looks as great as it feels.

Special coating on the entire player to help prevent scratching.

Vibrant 1.5-inch OLED screen for stunning video, photos and album art.

Music Subcription Support - from major services such as Yahoo! Music Unlimited, Urge, Napster To Go and Rhapsody To Go, support for Audible audio books and pay-per-download services including Soundbuzz.

Built-in FM radio with 32 station presets.

A voice recorder for capturing notes or lectures.

Syncs with Microsoft Outlook - includes a built-in organizer with Calendar, Contacts and Tasks.

Direct CD Recording - with line-in connection and a Sync Track button to separate different songs recorded from an entire CD.

Incorporates the most popular “ZEN Patent” user interface - for intuitively accessing music, photos, video and color menus and displaying album art.

The ZEN V Plus will be available in August for S$329 for the 4GB model in glossy black with blue accents, S$269 for the 2GB model in glossy black or white with green accents, and S$199 for the 1GB model in glossy black or white with orange accents.

Creative has also introduced the ZEN V, with all of the features of the ZEN V Plus except video and FM playback. Available in July for only S$229 for the 2GB model in glossy black or white with green accents, the ZEN V is also available for only S$179 for the 1GB model in glossy black or white with orange accents.