Creative Zii EGG announced
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Here it is fellas. The Zii EGG has been given the official treatment by Creative. The PMP is powered by ZiiLABS ZMS-05 SoC and really packs a punch to give iPod Touch and Zune HD a tough time. Before going through the full spec list some notable features it boasts are its 3.5-inch capacitive multi-touch display, dual cameras including an HD one, 1080p output to HDTV via HD cable, GPS, Wi-Fi and 32GB internal memory which can expand to 64GB with a SDHC card. Oh yes, it’s currently powered by Plaszma OS but is also Android compatible.
For the price, it goes for as low as $199 (bulk buy) or devs can get the Plaszma SDK for $399 which also includes the 32GB Zii EGG PMP.
Full specs rundown:
Light weight: 108grams
115 x 62 x 12 mm
3.5-inch 320×480 capacitive 10-point multi-gesture touch display
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Hardware GPS receiver
X-Fi audio processing
3-axis Accelerometer
Up to 32GB Internal Flash Storage
SDHC slot (supports up to 32GB of external SDHC Card)
Dual cameras: HD camera (rear) and VGA (front)
Ambient light sensor
32MB NOR (Linux Kernel Boot ROM)
256MB Mobile DDR RAM
USB 2.0 Mini-B (MTP and Charging)
Supports 720p and 1080p HDTVs via HD cable
Universal Docking connector (USB, Audio)
Composite video out
Headphone socket, built-in speaker and microphone
Supports Plaszma OS and Android
1200mAH rechargeable lithium-ion
[Via DAPReview]
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Aug 28th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
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