Incredibly tiny, with incredible sound - that's the ZEN Stone. Available in a choice of six glossy colors, its looks match its performance, bringing you room for hundreds of songs and running for up to 10 hours on its rechargeable battery. You can navigate through your folders with the Skip feature and add some surprises to your listening with Shuffle playback. Friendly, simple and pocket-size, the ZEN Stone MP3 player is simply incredible!
The Creative Zen Stone is one of the smallest and most economical MP3 players you'll find anywhere. Compact enough to fit into almost any pocket and weighing less than an ounce, this featherweight player can be worn comfortably around your neck or on your arm while you're traveling or working out. With a capacity of 1 GB, the Stone holds about 250 songs, or 16 hours of music, in MP3 format (or 500 songs in WMA format). In addition, the player's convenient plug-and-play capabilities mean that you can simply connect the player to your PC--the player is only compatible with Windows XP or Vista operating systems--and drag-and-drop your music and data files between player and your computer without the need for special drivers.
The featherweight Zen Stone (0.9 ounces) is one of the tiniest MP3 players on the market.
With smooth curves and a glossy pink finish, this stylish MP3 player is designed to make you look good wherever you go. Ergonomically designed controls, including a conveniently placed quick-play mode switch, let you skip to the next song or folder, or randomly play all the songs in your player with a single touch. Changing play functions is as easy as sliding a toggle switch. The player also supports Audible 2, 3, and 4 formats in addition to MP3 and WMA files. And while the player is compatible with for-purchase WMA DRM files, it does not support portable subscription WMAs.
The player's ergonomically designed controls make it easy to skip songs or access your favorite tracks.
Other details include a multicolor LED screen that notifies the listener of the unit's charging and playback status, support for Creative's Media Lite software (available via download), a rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery that delivers up to 10 hours of continuous audio playback, and a USB 2.0 interface. The Zen Stone measures 2.1 by 1.4 by 0.5 inches (W x H x D), weighs 0.9 ounces, and is backed by a one-year warranty on parts and a 90-day warranty on labor.
What's in the Box Pink Zen Stone MP3 player, earphone, USB 2.0 cable, quick-start leaflet.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Dies after 20 minutes:
The Zen Stone worked fine for the first two weeks. But then it started turning off after about 20 minutes of use. It could not be restarted immediately. I returned it to the store and got another. But the new one did the exact same thing on its first day of use. I think it may have to do with being out in the cold. When it worked for the first two weeks, temperatures were still in the 50's or above. The problem seems to occur when temperatures are below around 45 degrees. I would not recommend it if you... more info
I really liked it. . .:
However after a year the connection to my headphones got really weird. Like it would only play out of one ear, I tried changing headphones and it seemed to work for a while and then it just went back to only playing one speaker. Definitely sad, but overall I really loved it, until now.
DON'T BUY CREATIVE!:
The first mp3 player I bought was by Sony and it has worked pretty well, but since I didn't care for the design or the menu, I thought I'd buy a different brand this time around. The Stone really appealed because of its price, looks, and features. So I spent a lot of time reading reviews and despite the number of people that said theirs randomly stopped working, I still ending up ordering a Stone because of the price. WHAT A MISTAKE! I started using the Stone right away and everything was going well. I... more info
I re-found my love for an old portable cassette player...:
You know, I'm one of those people that just really DON'T like change. I pretty much still live in the 1970's - platform shoes, bell-bottoms, 8-tracks, records, reel-to-reels, and, yes even still cassettes. Well, late last year, my husband had gotten me 1 of these Zen Stones (1GB) for my birthday, mainly because I begged him for one. He did. I always said I'd NEVER either want, or own one. But, these Zen's were just too cute!!! I enjoyed it for a while...a very BRIEF while. About 5 months was about... more info
