It reminds me that it looks like a larger Mozaic without the Mosaic.

I wonder why he wouldn't show off the Plaszma OS.

yeh it was the main screen and that was it. It'd be nice to have seen the music player etc.

They said in the article that the faatures were limited in the prototype so a demonstration wasn't possible. There's probably not much under that main menu shell.

The device appears to be made from the same material as the Vado HD (as someone else mentioned here earlier). I don't mind that, but I would probably prefer a hard matted plastic instead of the more rubberized surface.

I also would like to see more of that Plaszma OS. It looked beautiful on that screen. Also, on the Android screen, there was a Creative-developed app called "ZiiPlayer", which is a good sign for Creative developing their own apps for the platform.

will windows mobile run on the zii egg?

Bring the darn thing out as a commercial product!!!!!!!!!!! Damn it, stop teasing me!!!!!

PS: windows mobile running on the Zii - I hope not!!!!!
[ edited Jul 30 (2009) 02:45PM ]

this was just a tease.

wonders what other products they have in development using both zii and plaszma

The guy says there is no cellular facilities on the product. It would be a shame if they don't make a phone version. I am getting on and the eyes are fading and would love a product such as this with text to speech and I have always found the Creative screens better (if not great) than others for my eyesight. And the Zii screen is huge!! Please stick a phone in it so I can retire my mobile, PDA and ZVM (actually I don't think I would retire the ZVM, it's not really been beaten for large capacity, video and music and it acts as my DSLR backup storage when I'm out shooting)

why did did he say 1.3 megapixel camera?

yeah that surprised me as well, if it is HD, it should be at least 2.1 megapixel. But even that is a bit low imo.

Isn't it the same 720p camera as the vado HD?

I think it is, only the vado hd's camera is has wide lens whereas this one seems to have a normal one.

I hope the quality of the cam is just as good or better than the VadoHD's. That would eliminate the need to carry a pocket cam with you.

I'm just itching to try out the front VGA camera with Skype. I think, this device will also open up the ZEN share chat function that was a bombed event with the earlier Zen Xi-Fi.

...looks awesome, but i also want to see more of plaszma...
...the consumer version is coming soon i feel...
...if you compare the zii egg in that video...
...to this one, from a recently deleted flickr set...
[Linky]
...note that this one has no Egg under the Zii logo...
...it is a regular Zii...

you should have your informants do their homework rama

...well they said it was a consumer device from the beginning...
...yet more evidence that it is in the works...

Interesting picture you found ...ramakandra..., it looks a bit dusty if you ask me. Were they doing physical abuse tests?

...not sure, he was modifying it for something...
...but it got taken down...

nice find rama! Was that from one of your sources, or was it found somewhere else?

...it was up on flickr in a public album about two days ago...
...but has since been deleted...
...its part of a larger set...
...there was a hole drilled in the dies with some sort of a connector coming out...

Did anyone else notice that at 1:26 in the video there is an app listed called "Snake on a phone"? Any idea what that is and if Samuel L Jackson is involved?

somehow it feels like another ipod touch competitor ... though the SD card's one-upping the ipod (as well as that microUSB port)

...and its video/audio format support...
...and its processing power...

there are many pic in the album, but I cann't understand his calendar

I don't mind the rubberised feel on the vado but the skin that came with it was pretty horrible. I've had it off since ive had it and it still looks good - no scratches or anything. the screen on the vado could be much better tho.

I would have loved to see some dedicated tactile buttons for music functions as that would that would a perfect compromise. e.g sony xseries walkman

by the way info600, it pretty much is a competitor of the touch. do you think the touch is in a league of its own? its a pmp/dap whatever you wanna call it and so is the zii egg at least in its current form. It could be anything when companies decide to cash in on it.

The iphone may have a successful app store full of useful fart apps and closed in systems that have brought out useful terms like jailbreaking.

The zii has a lot of possibilities that could pushes things further than apple have done when it comes down to the bare basics, under all the gizmos is a concept that apple aren't doing and thats opening it up to open source using android / plaszma OS and opening up their eco system further and higher than the iphone/touch currently swims around in.

I think if this can go well then watch iphone drop back into the pack as you can see a lot of companies have learnt from what apple did with the touchscreen concept and have gone further with it. though they are big enough to copy creative again, being overrated is a false sign of innovation



[ edited Jul 31 (2009) 08:06AM ]

A Zii hand held gaming console could be one consumer product. But they would need to add some controls to it in order to go up against the DS and PSP. I think you would have a few issues playing Grand Theft on a touch screen only.

And again, A MOBILE PHONE ZII!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ edited Jul 31 (2009) 09:18AM ]

This is looking like Creative's first winner in a long time, but the lack of tactile buttons for basic functions would kill it for me. Maybe there's some chance that could change for the consumer model. I certainly hope so.
[ edited Aug 01 (2009) 01:04PM ]

hey guys, check this out
[Linky]
CNET Asia has some new pics of the Zii Egg running plaszma

I dont kow about you guys but i think it looks to bland at this point doesnt seem to be what can i say sparkly like the itouch.

Omar, pretty good set of photos. nice finding.

it does, It would look a lot better if it were metal
even the shiny ipod touch doesn't look bad, although scratches easily and is a finger print magnet.
the zune hd looks gorgeous, I just drool when I see it, this one is ok but nothing extraordinary about it, I have a vado hd which seems to share the same rubber-like plastic which is not that bad, doesn't scratch easily and doesn't end up with finger prints all over it but also doesn't make an statement and turn heads when in the wild.