Zen (portable media player)
| Manufacturer | Creative Technology |
|---|---|
| Type | Portable media player |
| Release date | September 2007 |
| Operating system | ZEN UI 1.21.03 |
| System on a chip | SigmaTel / Freescale Semiconductor STMP3760 |
| Storage | Available in 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 GB flash memory |
| Display | 2.5 in (64 mm) backlit TFT LCD Screen 320 × 240 resolution 24-bit color depth (16.7 million colors) |
| Input | 4-way directional pad, 9 buttons, power/hold slider |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0 |
The ZEN is a portable media player in the Creative Zen series designed and manufactured by Creative Technology. This flash memory-based player is the de facto successor of the ZEN Vision:M and was announced on August 29, 2007, to be available in capacities of 2, 4, 8, and 16 GB, as of September 14. A 32 GB model was announced on December 4, 2007, setting a record for storage capacity among flash players. The ZEN is referred to also by the identifier DVP-FL0001 though this does not appear on the unit.
The player has a width of 83 mm (3.3 in), a height of 55 mm (2.2 in) and is 11.3 mm (0.44 in) thick, making it the slimmest Creative portable media player and the second slimmest Creative player of any type (other than the discontinued MuVo Slim) at the time of its release. Because of its dimensions, the ZEN is advertised to be the "size of a credit card". This is the first Creative player to have a SD card slot (enabling the support of SD and SDHC cards; an optional adapter is needed for microSD and miniSD cards), support for DRM free iTunes-encoded AAC (in a ".m4a" extension), as well as a truecolor TFT LCD display.