The iPod nano is sleek, cool, light and more, but one thing it's not is cheap.
There're lots of clones with a more attractive price-point, but not from such a reputed manufacturer.
Capitalizing on this market gap, Creative introduces the ZEN Stone. Looks may not be as good as those of the iPod wannabes, but it's very nice, small and costs a lot less.
If you ever had an iPod in your shopping list, you can start thinking about an affordable alternative from a known brand. Among its features, you will find: 1Gb, 10 hours rechargeable battery and six colours to choose from. Ogg suppoters will have to skip it, though. But even in MP3 format you can store about 250 songs @128kbps. For only $69 or 39 you can't honestly complain.


