Creative ZEN MX Portable Audio Player: The new players look largely like the company’s current ZEN players with detail changes to the control button layout. This player comes with 8GB or 16GB of internal memory. The same 2.5-inch LCD display with 320×240 resolution remains. Supported audio files include MP3, WMA (with DRM) and Audible 4. As for videos, only Creative’s proprietary video-CMV format is compatible. Creative did include its Creative Centrale software that will convert videos into the format, however.
Apart from the onboard storage space, the ZEN MX has an SDHC card slot for expandability. Files can be transferred between the internal memory and the SDHC card. In addition, the ZEN MX has an FM radio tuner and voice recording functions. The integrated battery is rated for 30 hours of audio playback and 5 hours of videos. The Creative ZEN MX will reach Japanese stores on May 5th priced at the equivalent of $102 for the 8GB model and $144 for the 16GB unit. It’s not yet clear whether the MX will reach the US.
[...] Creative Zen X-Fi 2 is the new MP3 player the Zen with touch screen and excellent technical characteristics. Compact and lightweight, ideal not only for playing music of great quality but also to review movies in high definition, saved to internal memory, much advanced than the Creative ZEN MX. [...]