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July 24, 2008 12:15 AM PDT

Creative Zen Mozaic announced

by Donald Bell
Photo of three models of Creative Zen Mozaic.

The Zen Mozaic MP3 player may replace Creative's venerable Zen V Plus.

(Credit: Creative Worldwide)


Creative has released the details of its new Zen Mozaic MP3 player, an attractive heir to the relatively antique Zen V Plus series. It's currently available only in Singapore, the Creative Zen Mozaic is offered in three colors (silver, pink, and black) and three capacities (2GB, 4GB, and 8GB). The Mozaic's features include a 1.8-inch screen, FM tuner, voice recording, photo viewer, video playback, calendar, built-in speaker, and support for MP3, WMA, WAV, and Audible audio formats.

There's no telling when the Zen Mozaic will hit the states, but it's safe to expect prices comparable to the Creative Zen V Plus line (around $80-$150 bucks, depending on capacity).

(Via NothingButCreative)

The following products mentioned are available.

On Sale Now: $49.99 - $61.99
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On Sale Now: $49.99 - $50.47
View the latest prices for Creative Zen Mozaic (2GB, black)

On Sale Now: $49.99 - $81.99
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On Sale Now: $59.99 - $75.58
View the latest prices for Creative Zen Mozaic (4GB, black)

On Sale Now: $59.99 - $76.33
View the latest prices for Creative Zen Mozaic (4GB, silver)

On Sale Now: $69.95
View the latest prices for Creative Zen Mozaic (8GB, black)

Donald Bell is CNET Reviews' senior editor for MP3 players and portable audio, and one half of the MP3 Insider blog and weekly podcast. He also likes getting his hands dirty with digital audio tools for musicians and DJs.
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by DarkHawke July 24, 2008 2:28 AM PDT
*sigh* No love for Ogg Vorbis lovers. Again. When my Neuros goes toes-up, I am so screwed!
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by cant_get_enough_tech July 24, 2008 8:04 AM PDT
For that price why not just get the Zen with an SD card slot, bigger screen, and a footprint that isn't that much bigger!
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by Andres_A July 24, 2008 8:12 AM PDT
I like the design of this mp3 player better. But i'm not too crazy about the control pad on the front.
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by Donfuy July 24, 2008 11:54 AM PDT
I still think that the actual Zen V looks better than any other MP3 player. And it's easy to use.
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by emoslayer6224 July 24, 2008 9:16 PM PDT
That looks like few sonys I know.
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by Mr_Fishy July 25, 2008 8:08 PM PDT
I love its silver so i see them dropping the 8 gig Xfi, and the zen making ther line up

Zen Xfi - 16, 32
Mozic - 2, 4, 8
Zen Stone Plus with Speaker 2
Zen stone with speaker 1

that looks like a good line up (now just remove the old MP3 player product pages from your sit, you getting my hopes up for the Zen Vision M)
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by jg111093 July 25, 2008 10:01 PM PDT
I don't like it
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by tech_junky48 July 25, 2008 10:56 PM PDT
When do we get the article about the X-Fi, CNET?
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by bleu_tropix July 25, 2008 11:31 PM PDT
I like the concept, but not the rubberized control buttons. Still waiting on that X-Fi review!
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by Lclayton August 27, 2008 8:45 AM PDT
Does anyone know if the Creative Zen Mozaic 16gb has been released and is for sale somewhere? Where? And, if not, does anyone know when it will be released? I see the 16gb on Creative's website with the ad for the Mozaic but see no place to purchase or release date.
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