Creative Launches ZEN Mozaic EZ2300 and Aurvana Air
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During our post-CES but pre summer gadget swoon, Creative has dropped one notable and one less notable product upon us.
Mozaic EZ2300
Basically just the Mozaic with a little black dress on it. Rather than the checkered style of the current Mozaic, the EZ2300 is completely black. It does keep the same input pad style, so no new news there. On the inside, it’s essentially the same player, except for the changing of a MTP device to a plug and play one. This means that the device acts more like a USB drive than a MP3 player. Same pricing as the Mozaic, $59.99 for 4GB and $79.99 for 8GB. This is still a great deal for a 8GB player, as the screenless (and buttonless) Shuffle 4GB rings up $79 as well.
ZEN Mozaic EZ2300 Product Page
Aurvana Air
Teased by Creative for some time now, they finally got around to unveiling the uber-lightweight Aurvana Air headphones. This is a needed product to fill a gap in the Aurvana line, and they do look like someone has actually decided to design a new product for a change. While these were on display (Nothing But Creative caught em) a while back, it’s the same featherweight design previously shown. According to Creative, they weigh a mere 16 grams. That is really, really light, and they actually do look quite good when being worn, something that couldn’t be said about the rest of the audiophile Aurvana line. The price, however, is no thin and light, at $199 US. That also means that I won’t be reviewing them, unless Creative comes through and loans me a pair.
Product Specs for ZEN Mozaic EZ2300:
| Feature | Description |
| Capacity: | 4GB / 8GB |
| Size: | 79.5 mm x 40.0 mm x 12.8 mm |
| Weight: | 43g |
| LCD: | 1.8″ 64K Color TFT LCD, 128 x 160 pixels |
| Songs: | 4GB (Black) Up to 2,000 WMAs/133hrs (Approx. 4mins per song at 64kbps WMA) Up to 1,000 MP3/ 66hrs (Approx. 4mins per song at 128kbps MP3) 8GB (Black) Up to 4,000 WMAs/ 266hrs (Approx. 4mins per song at 64kbps WMA) Up to 2,000 MP3/ 133hrs (Approx. 4mins per song at 128kbps MP3) |
| Battery Life: | More than 32hrs continuous audio playback |
| Power Charging: | Yes (via PC-USB or ZEN USB Power Adapter (sold separately)) |
| Video Playback Formats: | Transcoded with bundled software |
| Audio Playback Formats: | MP3, WMA, WAV (IMA-ADPCM), Audible 4 |
| Photo Formats Supported: | JPEG (BMP/ GIF / PNG / TIFF)4 |
| Battery: | Built-in Li-ion battery |
| FM Radio: | 32 preset stations |
| EQ Settings: | 8 presets and 5 band custom EQ |
| Organizer: | Calendar, Contact, Task List |
| Album Art: | Yes |
| Voice Recording: | Yes |
| Built-in speaker: | Yes |
| Connectivity: | USB 2.0 |
Product Specs for the Aurvana Air:
| Feature | Description |
| Driver Units: | 15.5mm Neodymium magnet |
| Frequency Response: | 20Hz-20kHz |
| Impedance: | 32ohms |
| Sensitivity (1kHz): | 102dB/mW |
| Cord Length: | 1.2m Oxygen-Free Copper cable |
| Input Plug: | 3.5mm gold-plated stereo plug |
| Net Weight: | 0.56oz (without packaging) |
