| Saving money is what it's all about. But most | | | | songs, and audio books. |
| customers will only buy what everyone else buys and | | | | The Creative Zen Nano Plus is packaged with |
| look no further - the new "in" thing, or what they are | | | | earbuds, an armband, a neck strap, mini-USB cord, |
| most comfortable with and have been for 20 years or | | | | line-in cord, non-rechargeable AAA battery, and |
| so! Some prospective customers will look nonchalantly | | | | organization software. It includes MP3/WMA |
| through the flyers and ads, either in the newspapers or | | | | WMA(protected) playback, MP3 encoding up to |
| browsing through the Internet, checking to see what is | | | | 16-kbps from the line-in, on-the-fly playlist creation, five |
| the latest thing out for music listening. And almost | | | | graphic equalizer settings, and automatic |
| everyone has heard of the iPod through some avenue | | | | synchronization software. For recording, the built-in |
| or another. Most of us would like to hear something | | | | microphone picks up sounds from clear across the |
| nice, something that is reliable, and looks good - don't | | | | room, so it can be used almost anywhere: schools, |
| we? | | | | lectures, work, etc. so obviously, the Zen Nano Plus is |
| Creative Labs new unbelievably tiny Zen Nano Plus is | | | | an absolute workhorse compared to some other |
| quickly arriving on the footsteps of its successful | | | | brands that are out, such as the iPod Shuffle. |
| predecessors - the Zen Touch and the Zen Sleek. | | | | According to the DigitalTrends review, the earbuds |
| What Creative Labs is moving toward is a smaller, yet | | | | testing the Zen Nano Plus were much better than that |
| more compact top-of-the-line MP3 player, for | | | | of the iPod, due to better range and clarity. Tested |
| individuals who do not require a lot of storage room for | | | | headphones were the Koss KSC-75s, Sennheiser |
| their music library. The Zen Nano Plus 512MB, or 1GB, is | | | | HD580s, and the Etymotic Er-6i. |
| beginning to look as if it were taking on the iPod | | | | As far as durability, the Creative Zen Nano Plus |
| Shuffle. The Nano Plus comes with all the extra tools | | | | seems to be a bit more durable than the iPod Shuffle, |
| that make Creative Labs' MP3 players stand out from | | | | with a weight of the iPod Shuffle at .78 ounces, and |
| the others. Above all else, the FM radio with recording | | | | the Zen Nano Plus at .80 ounces. Also, the Nano Plus |
| capability puts it in the elite categories of digital music | | | | will allow a person to record from a CD without the |
| players. Most people like to have the freedom to be | | | | use of a computer. All you have to do is supply the |
| able to record their favorite radio programs, while | | | | music - oh yes, and the money to buy it! How good |
| having the incredible choice of listening to podcasts, | | | | can it get!! |