[Chris Gohlke]

http://www.htlounge.net/article/729...cell-computing/

"Creative let loose with a teaser a short while back for something called Zii. This is supposed to “change everything” and provide something called “stemcell computing.” Zii has the prospect of being quite exciting for Creative, but based on these reportedly leaked screenshots, it could just be more of the same. The rumor mill is saying that what you see here is the user interface on the new Creative ZEN Zii. I don’t know about you, but this doesn’t look all that revolutionary to me. Yes, it’s reasonably attractive and it’ll probably come with decent eye candy for animations, but isn’t this more of what we’ve already seen? You just sift through a list for music, video, podcasts, and so on."

I call bull on this one.  Sounds to me like a marketing team gone awry.  Zii seems to be capitalizing on Wii and "Stemcell Computing" seems like they are just using inflammatory words to get attention.  Creative, you've got my attention, but I'm doubtful you've got anything up your sleeve to impress me.  Go ahead, prove me wrong.

[Chris Gohlke]

http://www.htlounge.net/article/729...cell-computing/

"Creative let loose with a teaser a short while back for something called Zii. This is supposed to “change everything” and provide something called “stemcell computing.” Zii has the prospect of being quite exciting for Creative, but based on these reportedly leaked screenshots, it could just be more of the same. The rumor mill is saying that what you see here is the user interface on the new Creative ZEN Zii. I don’t know about you, but this doesn’t look all that revolutionary to me. Yes, it’s reasonably attractive and it’ll probably come with decent eye candy for animations, but isn’t this more of what we’ve already seen? You just sift through a list for music, video, podcasts, and so on."

I call bull on this one.  Sounds to me like a marketing team gone awry.  Zii seems to be capitalizing on Wii and "Stemcell Computing" seems like they are just using inflammatory words to get attention.  Creative, you've got my attention, but I'm doubtful you've got anything up your sleeve to impress me.  Go ahead, prove me wrong.

[Jason Dunn]

Creative has a solid history of releasing disappointing devices, so like you, I'm a bit hesitant to get really excited. Although I will say that the Zii has impressive computational power - if they can get it into a device and have it not be ridiculously expensive, they might have something worth considering. I guess we'll see!

[Tim Williamson]

Maybe the Zii will include a "cure for cancer" feature...

At this point, I'm not sure what type of device or feature will live up to the "change everything" claim.