There has been some excited talk of this rumoured 'uber-Zen' player for some time and for once, it's true, and more importantly, in time - just about - for Christmas.

This is Creative's new Zen, with a whopping 32GB of Flash memory storage crammed into a device the same size as a fat credit card. Compared to the relevant iPod models, it kicks ass but be warned there are only around 50 up for sale right now in the UK for £285.

The unit’s 2.5in screen has a resolution of 320x240 and is capable of playing back a wide variety of video formats, including WMV, DivX and XviD. There’s also a very useful SD Card slot for those that need even more memory, or a quick way to get new stuff onto the player.

Audio formats supported include MP3, WMA and AAC and there’s even an FM radio. Video playback time is rated at 5 hours and music at 25 hours from the rechargeable battery.

You can find it here, for now.-Martin Lynch

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