The tablet market is a market that most companies are trying to get their foot in and Creative is no exception. Much like the Apple trend and other popularized large screen players, Creative have come out with two large sized models - 7-inch and 10-inch - I suppose if longer legged models work on the catwalk, bigger screened models work in the tech industry. The Ziio 7 which is at a high-colour 800 x 480 and Ziio 10 at a low-colour 1024 x 600 (names states size) uses X-Fi audio processing merged with apt-X's new audio codec allowing for high quality audio over Bluetooth with reduced lag - perfect for wireless headphones and speakers. Another interesting aspect is that both models use resistant touchscreens instead of capacitive, bringing back the ol' stylus - possibly for cost reasons?
You can see Zii Trinity concept smartphone in action in the hands on video.
Main points of interest include the bottom proprietary slot which can be swapped for microUSB or mini-HDMI for that 1080P action. There’s also a 5 megapixel camera on the back and another camera on the front for chinwagging. Check out the video at the link below.
Via Engadget
Touted as a prototype, Creative and ZiiLabs have shown off their latest Zii hardware including the snazzy looking phone above.
It promises full HD 1080P playback via HDMI, OpenGL 2.0 accelerated gaming and support for Android OS and ZiiLabs' Plazma software.
The innards sound nice and the show casing looks ok too. ZiiLabs have been busy beavering away on a host of other project too including their Blu-Ray quality chip, a pocket synth and a 360 degree camera.
[Via Gizmodo]
The Android 1.6 installer for the Creative Zii Egg has been released today and demoed on video.
There are a few bugs to iron out including the camera which doesn't work and visible code.
While there may still be a long way to go every release is a step closer to a sweet Android contender.
See the video at the link below.
[Via Engadget]
The default browser for Creative's Zii EGG will be Opera due to its “Web application” platform which makes it developer-friendly, pushing further the built for developers ethos behind the EGG, as previously reported. The default OS is Plaszma but others (including Android) are available on the user's whim.
[Via Anythingbutipod]
Not an Spectrum ZX game, just news that Creative have shed more light on their Zii Egg development platform. The PMP is geared toward developers building applications and entire user experiences out of the Zii Egg chips cell hardware that goes alongside Android and their own Linux based OS dubbed Plaszma.
It looks to follow the phone-like natures of other PMPs but should the combination of Zii Egg and Android be a winner it could spell a more interesting PMP from Creative.
[Via Anythingbutipod]
