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| Manufacturer | Creative Technology |
|---|---|
Product family | Creative Zen |
| Type | Digital audio player |
| Lifespan | 2006–2008 |
| Media | Available in 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 GB sizes |
| ZEN UI | |
| SigmaTel STMP36001 | |
| Display | 1.5-inch OLED display |
| Input | Multi-directional joystick, play and back buttons, power/hold switch, dedicated volume control buttons |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0 |
The ZEN V and the ZEN V Plus are portable media players manufactured by Creative Technology. The user interface on this player, the same as the one on Creative's ZEN Vision:M, was patented by Creative on January 9, 2005.2 Creative sued Apple over the use of this user interface; Apple later settled for $100 million.3
They are very small sized and feature an OLED screen measuring 1.5 inches. It is controlled using a 5-way mini joystick.4 The ZEN V Plus has accumulated many awards, including CNET Editor's Choice for June 2006.5 The players are nearly identical save for video playback and FM radio, which the ZEN V Plus supports but the regular ZEN V does not.
In August 2007, Creative introduced a 16 GB version of the ZEN V Plus, making it the first flash-based player with that capacity.6
References
References
- "SigmaTelSTMP3xxx < Main < Wiki".
- "Creative ZEN Patent: Creative Worldwide". Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- Tom Krazit (August 23, 2006). Apple settles with Creative for $100 million: CNET News.com
- "Review : Creative Zen V Plus Media player".
- ZEN V Plus Product Review: CNET
- "Creative Introduces the Widely Popular ZEN V Plus MP3 Player in 16GB Capacity" (Press release). Creative. August 2, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2008.