Creative’s keeping mum on this new ZEN, but Amazon’s singing like a canary. Specs:

• 2.5 inch display
• 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB options
• FM tuner
• Voice recorder
•  SD slot
• Audio formats supported: MP3, WMA, AAC, Audible
• Video formats supported: WMV, DivX, MJPEG, Tivo to Go.

Pricing ranges from $149 to $299, depending on storage. They’ll be out soon.

At first, you’re probably thinking like I was. Sandisk Sansa Clip: okay, so, it’s cute, clippable, holds 1Gb or 2GB, nice little OLED screen, FM and voice recorder, and MP3 and WMA support. That’s all find and dandy, but DAP’s like this are a dime a dozen nowadays. Then you see the price, $40 for 1GB and $60 for 2GB, and the picture comes into focus. Not a bad little player for that kind of money.