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Creative's Zen Krystal MP3 Materialises Out of Nowhere
Posted by Sean Fallon at 3:39 AM on July 18, 2008
It kind of looks like a Zen Stone, and it is certainly a far cry from the Zen X-Fi, but this little MP3 player has been discovered hiding on Creative's Hong Kong site. Apparently, the 4GB Zen Krystal is designed to be a sports player with a pedometer that functions similarly to the Nike+ line. It also includes games like "Hurdle Race, Catch & Dodge and Dice Roll" as well as a Blue 0.7" OLED, FM radio, and 10 hours of playback. A price and a release date have not been made available. [Creative via anythingbutipod]
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blitzkrieg999
Posted 4:24 AM 18/7/08
@blitzkrieg999: DAMMIT!
blitzkrieg999
blitzkrieg999
Posted 4:24 AM 18/7/08
(Hoping this isn't a double-post)
Looks like Creative's gunning for the Sandisk Sansa Clip!
blitzkrieg999
blitzkrieg999
Posted 4:23 AM 18/7/08
Looks like Creative's gunning for the Sandisk Sansa Clip!
blitzkrieg999
lilaliendog
Posted 4:07 AM 18/7/08
@Th3Chos3n0n3: no it doesn't
[gizmodo.com]
lilaliendog
azzilla
Posted 4:05 AM 18/7/08
nice design. too bad it's creative. i have never seen mp3 players with firmware as crappy as theirs.
azzilla
ANoel
Posted 3:48 AM 18/7/08
Elegant design... lovely to look at and given Creative's audio capabilities probably great sound...
@CutePuppyz: 57 mm x 37 mm x 10.8 mm
ANoel
Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!
Posted 3:47 AM 18/7/08
This actually looks really nice. Sometimes I wish the Shuffle had more pizazz to it.
Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!
Th3Chos3n0n3
Posted 3:42 AM 18/7/08
Ahaha 10hours o playback! My iPhone does a day!
Th3Chos3n0n3
evangelistc01
Posted 3:41 AM 18/7/08
it looks like an ipod nano.
evangelistc01
CutePuppyz
Posted 3:41 AM 18/7/08
Looks really cool. Now we just need to see how thick it is.
CutePuppyz
Senk
Posted 4:48 AM 18/7/08
@Wegmans: I must say I didn't care about it until a few month ago, where we lost electricity for a few days after a good thunderstorm.
Only had my zune and my zen stone to keep me updated with what was going on.
Senk
MagnoliaBoy
Posted 4:31 AM 18/7/08
Mmmm, Krystals is Awsome! I likey the Whitecastles too whenver I'm up north. (...and I'll fly a Fat Burger when I'm way out west!)
MagnoliaBoy
MrBlahBlah
Posted 4:31 AM 18/7/08
@blitzkrieg999: owned by giz comment system
MrBlahBlah
Wegmans
Posted 4:27 AM 18/7/08
i just don't understand why people care about FM radio.... use it as a fall back in case your 4gb of carefully selected music starts to bore you? catch up on the latest annoying commercials? listen to your narcissistic shock jocks?
Wegmans
FredicvsMaximvs
Posted 5:13 AM 18/7/08
@Wegmans:
Yes, actually, sometimes it's nice to listen to the radio. Weekends on NPR are particularly entertaining.
@blitzkrieg999: Patience, my young Paduan. Or, to switch to Red October:
[Sean Connery imitation]
Give me one click only.
[/Sean Connery imitation]
FredicvsMaximvs
416Hammy
Posted 4:59 AM 18/7/08
I used to be a fan of Creative, and I owned a Zen Vision:M for the longest time...
...now everything they do just says "half-assed effort" all over it.
416Hammy
altus
Posted 6:18 AM 18/7/08
The "line Nike+" part is interesting? Does it work with Nike shoes?
altus
aR-Tard
Posted 6:16 AM 18/7/08
A clip on the back would be nice =D
aR-Tard
Log1c
Posted 6:09 AM 18/7/08
@FredicvsMaximvs:
It was "give me one ping only"
Log1c
Zlevee
Posted 6:34 AM 18/7/08
@Wegmans: I've got 50GB of music and yes i get bored. FM radio can be repetitive too but sometimes it's nice to hear even the familiar songs you don't own -- and there's still plenty i don't own though my collection is 50GB.
Zlevee
Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!
Posted 7:52 AM 18/7/08
@Wegmans: For the most part, FM radio is just plain shit. But every now and then, it can prove itself useful.
Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!
FredicvsMaximvs
Posted 8:51 AM 18/7/08
@Log1c: Yes, I know. I was trying to make it relevant to the double-posting issue.
Guess I have to work on my delivery. ;)
FredicvsMaximvs
Collins1
Posted 1:40 AM 25/7/08
@Th3Chos3n0n3: Thank god you told us you have an iPhone, without which we would have no quantified value with which to compare this products battery life to!
My Sony does 36 hours!
Collins1