The Creative ZiiO 7" Entertainment Tablet

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://us.store.creative.com/ZiiO-7-16GB-White/M/B004DJQXDW.htm' target='_blank'>http://us.store.creative.com/ZiiO-7.../B004DJQXDW.htm</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"The new Creative ZiiO 7" entertainment tablet is the next evolution in wireless digital entertainment and mobile computing. Extremely compact, portable and lightweight, you don't have to think twice about taking it along wherever you go - the caf&eacute;, on the train or simply lounging on your sofa.Unlike conventional tablets that offer mediocre sound, the ZiiO 7" does not compromise on audio quality. A touch of an onscreen button instantly launches the Pure Android Audio* application to offer audio-enhancing options including X-Fi, apt-X and Bluetooth&reg; connectivity. With this unique application, you'll enjoy the highest quality wireless audio streamed from an Android tablet to compatible Bluetooth speakers or headphones."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/lpt/auto/1292622126.usr1.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p>Creative must be glad this whole "tablet/slate" thing hit, because it gives them a chance to become&nbsp;relevant&nbsp;again - let's face it, it's been a while since they had a really cool product out. I've always had a soft spot in my heart for Creative, even though their PR people have a 100% rate of ignoring me every time I contact them...but I digress.</p><p>$269 for a 16 GB tablet with a seven inch screen is pretty decent - I wonder how good the screen will be? It's resistive though, which isn't a good sign...still, I'm going to have a serious look at this tablet come CES time.</p>

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

The Zii processor is interesting, and I think they've given it some pretty good grunt by pairing it with a 1 GHz A8 CPU. Price is good though, and they've been promising Android Market with the 2.2 update.