Letters from NYC

Creative Zen Micro mp3 player

This little 5 Gb candy bar of power is more than an mp3 player; its’s a data storage device, a voice recorder, and an FM radio receiver. It has a Li-Ion polymer battery that last over 12 hrs and is easily recharged via your USB port while you listen to the device. It has a great little locking button for when I start dancing around like a mad woman as I'm cleaning so that I won’t lose my settings.

I really love this thing! Not only is it a great source for hours of entertainment, it also provides lots of capacity for ALL it’s functions. Even though I have 4Gb of music in it (almost the equivalent of an entire music library of several thousand songs) it helps me store all of it in many ways, which is better than any smart stereo system you can have, plus, you won't wake up your neighbors, except if you dance. I’ve stored all my son’s music (and carry a spare set of inexpensive earbuds) just in case we go out somewhere and get stuck on the train or delayed at an appointment.

In addition to his playlist, I’ve created several of my own. One playlist for each of my moods and for different activities like working, exercising, cleaning, or relaxing. I have also transferred 2 books on tape so that when I want to listen to something interesting or literary during my commute home I can listen and ignore my sardine like environment during rush hour.

I still have enough room left over so that I can store/carry large amounts of data (like large databases) and exchange it between my home and work pc. Also, I can save battery life because the software has enabled me to transfer and hold the music in my work pc so while I'm there I can simply listen to the prearranged playlists via my pc. HOW COOL IS THAT!

This device and it's music has been a godsend for my noisy cubicle environment. I have a classical/instrumental playlist that has really helped me focus on my work this week. I was reading lots of legislation and it helped me stay awake and stress free while my noisy neighbors chatted away endlessly about their personal lives and the latest episodes of various reality tv show. I don't watch tv so I had no idea what they were talking about.

This device has enabled my music to truly become the soundtrack to my life.

Posted by Michele at June 17, 2005 09:17 PM | TrackBack