The Long Tail explains why he picked a 6GB Creative Zen Micro instead of an iPod Nano … the Creative Zen Micro has … removable mini-disk … a removable and rechargeable lithium-ion battery that gives 12 hours of play per charge … FM radio … built-in voice recorder … personal organizer that synchs with Outlook … random shuffle … for under $200 … Rhapsody to Go is a music service (like iTunes) that works with the Creative Zen Micro … for $15 per month …

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• Zen Micro product page from Creative
• “Zen Micro & Rhapsody The Perfect Match,” Audio GoGo, June 26, 2005
• c|net review
• “I Bought A Creative Zen Micro After Evaluating the Apple iPod Nano Closely,” by RetroSight
• “RealNetworks Rhapsody Music Service,” Time, April 27, 2005
• “Creative Zen Micro Photo to get storage bump, price cut,” engadget, August 13, 2005
• “RealNetworks Unveils Rhapsody to Go,” by Ryan Naraine, eWeek, April 26, 2005
• Napster is $15 / month