Of the thousands of products on display at CES 2006 in Las Vegas this year, CNet has selected the Creative Zen Vision:M to receive it’s “Best of Show” award. CNet stops short of calling the Vision:M an iPod killer, but touts a number of advantages that the Vision:M has over the Video iPod, such as:
-brighter screen
-18-bit color vs. 16-bit color for the iPod
-FM tuner and recorder with voice recording
-subscription music support
-video battery life – 4 hrs vs. 2 hrs for the iPod
The reviewers downplay the larger physical size of the Vision:M, as well as the unit’s higher cost. It seems highly unlikely that Creative will unseat the iPod in the marketplace, but they just might do so in the courts.
Creative Zen Vision:M gives the iPod a run for its money – CNet Review, January 04, 2006
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I’ve never heard of this product. I think it just demonstrates the grip that the iPod had on the market for so long.
This gadget looks good, but it does seem to be a little too big.