Creative Zen Vision Wins 'Best of Show' Award at DigitalLife 200519 October 2005
Creative
(Nasdaq: CREAF), a worldwide leader in digital entertainment solutions,
announced today that the new Zen(TM) Vision MP3 player, photo viewer and
digital video player won the "Best of Show" award in the "Portable Gear"
category at DigitalLife 2005. Produced by Ziff Davis Media in New York City,
DigitalLife is a three-day consumer event dedicated to educating consumers on
what the digital lifestyle means in every aspect of life -- at work, home and
play.
"We're thrilled that the Zen Vision won a major award during its first
public showing at DigitalLife," said Lisa O'Malley, senior brand manager for
portable media at Creative. "We received a lot of positive feedback at the
show about the broad scope of music service and video support on the Zen
Vision. The music download and subscription support is a big hit. You can
purchase your favorite songs from sites like Yahoo! Music, Napster and
Wal-Mart.com or select from over a million songs for your Zen Vision with a
monthly subscription to Yahoo! Music Unlimited, Rhapsody or Napster To Go.
For video viewing, people are really excited about the support for
TivoToGo(TM) to enable watching TV shows on the Zen Vision's 3.7-inch
high-resolution color screen."
Announced as the winner by PC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Michael Miller and
First Looks Senior Editor Jamie Bsales, Creative was commended at the Best of
Show awards ceremony for pioneering multimedia players that play music,
digital photos and videos -- first with the Zen Portable Media Center and now
with the Zen Vision.
"Portable video was a big theme on the show floor, and the Zen Vision was
the best portable player we saw," said Jamie Bsales, PC Magazine First Looks
Senior Editor. "It has a gorgeous 3.7-inch screen for viewing tens of
thousands of photos or up to 120 hours of video."
The Zen Vision holds up to 15,000 songs and supports a la carte music
downloads from major Internet music stores, in addition to supporting music
subscription services such as Napster To Go and Yahoo! Music Unlimited. The
player also includes a built-in FM radio with 32 preset options, and FM
recording and a host of other rich features.
The Zen Vision can carry tens of thousands of digital photos. For sharing
pictures with family and friends, a convenient composite video out connector
enables stunning full-color image output on any size TV screen. The convenient
Plug&View(TM) slot on the side of the player supports both Compact Flash Type
I and Type II media. An optional Compact Flash Adapter plugs directly into
the Compact Flash slot to accept the most popular memory card types including
MultiMedia Card and Secure Digital, 17 variations in all.
The Zen Vision supports a wide selection of video formats for enjoyment of
movies downloaded from the Internet, including MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Simple Profile
formats such as XviD, WMV, and MJPEG. The Zen Vision also supports TiVoToGo
for viewing TV content recorded on a TiVo personal video recorder, as well as
digitized home movies transferred from the PC.
For more information about the Zen Vision, visit http://www.creative.com.
About Creative
Creative is a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for PC
users. Famous for its Sound Blaster(R) sound cards and for launching the
multimedia revolution, Creative is now driving digital entertainment on the PC
platform with products like its highly acclaimed MuVo(R) and Zen portable
audio players. Creative's innovative hardware, proprietary technology,
applications and services leverage the Internet, enabling consumers to
experience high-quality digital entertainment -- anytime, anywhere.
This announcement relates to products launched in the United States.
Availability is subject to change without notice and may differ elsewhere in
the world according to local factors and requirements. SharpPix, Plug&View,
Sound Blaster, MuVo and Zen are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. All
other brand or product names are the property of their respective owners.
Source: PR Newswire
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