A couple of days ago, epiZENter.net (our Creative webring) leaked info on an upcoming Creative player called the Zen Wav. It wasn't exactly welcomed with open arms to say the least, and some were even wondering if it was a real product. It's definitely real, and Creative has recently added it to their site. The stock photo does more justice to the player than the original scan that was shown. Still, even with this new image, the design has not won me over. The specs on the other hand are a bit more attractive to me, The player's biggest attraction is its' built-in stereo speakers. This new player was no doubt inspired by Samsung's sexier YP-K5.

Features:

• Display: 1.5" TFT screen, 65K colors
• Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV, and Audible
• Video: Transcoded AVI
• Built-in mini Stereo Speakers
• FM Tuner
• Line-in and Voice recorder
• E-Book support (I'm assuming .TXT support)
• Battery Life: 30 hours of audio playback, 20 hours when using speakers
• Dimensions: 85.0 x 42.0 x 12.5 mm
• UMS/MSC device

The 30 hours of battery life is definitely nice. If I'm not mistaken, that's due to the Sigmatel STMP3600 chip being utilized. As you can see from the picture, the player comes with an "Acoustic stand". According to Creative, the acoustic stand is "a unique docking station ...that allows the MP3 player to emit rich concentrated sound waves, providing better audio quality and entertainment to the listener". Sounds good to me. The player will debut at Creative's upcoming Warehouse sale in Singapore (May 25th -27th) and as of right now it will only be sold there. The price for the 2GB player is the same as the Neeon 2, at $179 Singapore dollars, or around $117US.

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via, epiZENter