Up to 14 hours of continuous audio playback is achieved by the rechargeable battery, and an optional wired remote gives the player an FM tuner and microphone. It had the distinct ability to connect via USB 1.1 or FireWire, while subsequent releases had connectivity to USB 2.0. Unlike the earlier NOMAD Jukebox players, which looked like CD players, these have the appearance of a cassette player.Īnnounced on October 14, 2002, the NOMAD Jukebox Zen was the first player to include the 'Zen' branding. The 2.5-inch Fujitsu hard drives range from a 20 (NOMAD Jukebox Zen), 30 (Zen NX, Zen Xtra), 40 and 60 GB (Xtra). The first models branded as a 'Zen' were then released under the now-defunct NOMAD line, and have an anodized aluminium case. NOMAD Jukebox Zen players feature easily replaceable batteries They are natively compatible with Windows, with some also supporting Mac OS X. Some models are PlaysForSure-certified for being compatible with Windows Media Player via Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) and supporting the Janus DRM. They are bundled with device drivers and Creative MediaSource, a media player that includes transferring and syncing abilities exclusively for the players. The ZEN series had a strong foothold in Asian Pacific markets, especially in Singapore, the company's headquarters.Īll players support MP3 and WMA formats, while some models support also WAV and Audible formats. Three of Creative Technology's players won the Best of CES award from 2004 to 2006 in their respective categories, with one winning the overall award. The last Creative Zen player, X-Fi3, was released at the end of 2011. The players evolved from the NOMAD brand through the NOMAD Jukebox series of music players, with the first separate 'ZEN' branded models released in 2004.

ZEN is a series of discontinued portable media players designed and manufactured by Creative Technology Limited.

Creative ZENĬreative Technology (also known as Creative Labs in the west)ĭigital audio players, Portable media players For the model in this series simply named 'ZEN', see ZEN (portable media player). This article is about the portable media player series.

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