(06/03/2008)
Creative has taken the wraps off its latest portable music, the ZEN Stone and the ZEN Stone Plus. Creative ZEN players (it's their capitals, not ours) are nothing new of course, although this latest selection boasts of built-in speakers, meaning you no longer need to connect yourself up to the obligatory headphones to hear your choice of no-doubt-brilliant music. There's even - although it's a questionable selling point - a free skin with clip in the box.
The Stone players are out now, with prices starting at £29.99 for a black version of the 2GB unit (it's an extra £8 if you want it in pink, blue or champagne), through to £49.99 for the 4GB version; which, strangely, only seems to be available in black. And don't worry if you don't want to use the speakers - you can plug your headphones in as well.