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- CNET editors' rating: stars Very good
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- Reviewed on: 05/09/2007
- Released on: 05/03/2007
In a world of iPod domination, you can't really blame competitors for taking cues from the MP3 player giant. Such is the case with the Creative Zen Stone, a simple and diminutive flash player reminiscent of the second-generation iPod Shuffle. Though the Stone may have taken its design cues from the popular iPod, it outshines the latter in sound quality and costs only half the price: the 1GB Stone lists at a mere $39.99.
The Zen Stone is swathed in the same shiny-plastic casing as the Zen V Plus and that, combined with its rounded-rectangle shape, does rather give it the appearance of a pebble; too bad that name was already taken. As with the Shuffle, the Stone's user interface has no screen and uses a tactile control pad consisting of volume controls and track shuttle keys circling a play/pause button. You also get a choice of colors: black, white, blue, pink, red, or yellow. The similarities pretty much end there, though.
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