description Creative Zen Touch Overview
The Creative ZEN Touch is a hard-drive portable media player released by Creative Technology in 2004. Its main control is a vertical touch-sensitive strip that lets users move through music lists and adjust selections with a finger gesture. The device was intended for people who wanted to carry a large locally stored music collection, with the hard disk providing more capacity than the flash players common at the time.
help Creative Zen Touch FAQ
What is special about the Creative ZEN Touch control strip?
Its vertical touch-sensitive strip lets a user slide a thumb up or down through artists, albums, genres, tracks, and playlists. Creative introduced the 20GB ZEN Touch in 2004 with this control as its main navigation feature.
How much storage and battery life did the 20GB ZEN Touch provide?
The player used a 1.8-inch 20GB hard drive and Creative claimed up to 24 hours of audio playback. It was designed for a large local music collection rather than phone apps or streaming services.
Why did Creative market the ZEN Touch against the 20GB Apple iPod?
In its June 7, 2004 announcement, Creative claimed the ZEN Touch held twice the music and offered up to three times the battery life of a 20GB iPod. The announced US preorder price was US$269.99.
What software was used to transfer music to the ZEN Touch?
Creative bundled MediaSource for ripping CDs, organizing a library, and transferring MP3 or WMA files over USB 2.0. The supported Windows list included Windows 98 Second Edition, Me, 2000, and XP.
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