But playing isn't all the Zen Micro does. You can useit to receive FM radio (with 32 station presets to keep your favoritesat the ready), and to record, either from the radio or from live sourcessuch as voice dictation or lectures using the built-in condenser microphone.

Trimmed in a luminescent blue glow and with easily visible backlit buttons,this stylish orange player holds up to 1,500 songs (99 hours) at 128 kbpsor 3,000 songs (198 hours) at lower-fidelity 64 kbps (MP3/WMA)--that'sa solid week's worth of music listening, never playing the same song twice.Compatibility with Microsoft's WMA compressed-audio format grants accessto over 2 million downloadable songs offered promotionally or for saleonline.

Perhaps the Zen Micro's coolest attribute is its DJ feature, which willshuffle not only all the songs you've loaded or all the songs on a givenalbum, but also, at your discretion, only the tracks you listen to mostor the ones you rarely hear, taking the work out of selecting your favoritesor hunting out all the music you're still getting to know.

Another of the Zen Micro's handy features is its personal organizer.You'll never forget an important anniversary with the onboard calendar,and it also includes a to-do list and a contacts list, all of which syncseamlessly with Microsoft Outlook (Outlook thus required for use of thesefeatures). Further, the device offers a sleep timer and alarm so you candrift off to sleep to the strains of one playlist and wake to a completelydifferent one.

The Zen Micro's removable battery is easy to swap with another fullycharged battery (additional batteries sold separately), extending yourlistening by a half-day per swap.

Zen Micro's rechargeable battery is easy to replace.

Zen Micro's Removable Disk mode lets you connectyour player to the computer and directly copy the files you need.

Vertical touch pad
No more going round in circles to find the song you want, we all knowthat the quickest distance between two points is a straight line. ZenMicro's vertical touch pad and touch sensitive controls are designed tobe intuitive so that searching through songs or playlists is easy, quickand fun - try taking a cruise down this strip.

Removable Disk
Store and transfer not only your favorite tunes, but importantdata files as well. Zen Micro's Removable Disk mode lets you connect yourplayer to the computer and directly copy the files you need.

Highest audio quality of any MP3 player
Zen MP3 players are renowned for their superior audio quality, and theZen Micro is no exception. With an outstanding industry leading 98dB signalto noise ratio, you can achieve audio bliss with clarity as good as expensivehi-fi systems. That coupled with high fidelity earphones with dynamicbass response, the Zen Micro not only sets a new standard for sheer style,but for unmatched audio perfection.