Article: Creative Zen.(Creative Zen Stone mp3 player)(Product/service evaluation)

Byline: Simon Williams

Creative Zen Stone

Small and Shuffle-like, Creative's cheap, screenless music player has all the essentials

This is Creative's smallest music player yet. It's also one of its cheapest, costing less than [pounds sterling]30. No surprise, then, that its feature set is basic.

The 1GB Zen Stone would fit in a baby's palm. We tested one with a mirror-finish black, but there are also white, blue, red, pink and green finishes. Although the device is entirely plastic on the outside, it's reasonably resistant to scratches.

The control panel is simple, with a ring of four buttons and a recessed play and pause ...

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