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Creative Zen Micro Ships Today
SpaFF writes "Today Amazon started shipping the shipping the Zen Micro, Creative's answer to the Ipod-mini and one of several touted 'ipod-killers' due out for the holiday season. Sporting 5GB of space, a form-factor similar to the Ipod-mini, built-in FM radio, and a REMOVABLE battery, the Zen Micro looks quite promising. Does anyone know if this thing will work with Linux?"
"Does anyone know if this thing will work with Linux?"
No. I just heard about it now.
I am completely mesmerized by the mesmerizing blue backlight glow.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
I think the Creative player's battery is "removable" in the sense that you just pop a little cover open and the battery comes out. The iPod battery is "removable" in the same sense that my internal organs are "removable."
Bill Clinton: Pimp we can believe in. - The Shirt!!!
This may seem like a nitpick, but it's not when you're manipulating it in your pocket.
That must look real good when you're standing in line or on a bus... "Honest, I'm just fast forwarding a bit"
Does anyone know if this thing will work with Linux? But can it run Half-Life 2?
"I have an original iPod, the 5Gig model. At the time, it was sold as 1000 songs in your pocket. I can't help noticing that this same device is advertising 2,500 songs. So, err...bit rate? I think they're claiming a little too much for themselves."
Yes, it's the bit rate. According to the article:
"2500 songs at 64kbps WMA. 1250 songs at 128kbps MP3. 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Available capacity will be less. Reported capacity will vary."
I think 2500 songs isn't enough. Encode them at 32kbps and get 5000. Better yet, encode them at 16kbps and get 10000! Or, if you want to be extreme, encode them at 1kbps and get 160,000 songs on your device! Wow!
But it doesn't have a camera! I thought every audio device had to have a camera? or at least a battery-devouring, expensive color display?
See what I've been reading.
No, but you bitch about more crap on /. than I do and that is saying something.
;->
You sound like you need a drink and/or need to get laid.
I read... The mini-organizer consists of a calendar, an address book and a to-do-list (4)... which is cool!
Then down at the bottom I read... (4) Requires Microsoft Outlook.
Really nice of them to make it require something like MS LookOut. This is one of those rare situations where I'd actaully prefer some 3rd party application. Most people will have it plugged in when they check mail so it'll recharge. Next we'll have yet another outlook virus, but this one uploads 100's Gwar MP3's.
I aosp tried it and Ubunto works fine as well as my toaster.
I feel really good cince using ubuntu.. U loce ubuntio..
we all must USE UBUNTU LINUX!!!!!
back to reality.
it does NOT work with linux. you are a liar and a jerk siimply trying to get the name of a substandard Linux distro out on the mainstream.
Well ... you can understand music quality in 2 ways ...
#include "coucou.h"
This has probably been said before a lot before, but... THIS is a real iPod Killer. Under $20, too.
Go hug some trees.