Keepin' it real fake, part LXXXVIII: Zen Vision:M goes metallic

We're not certain who out there is looking to recapture the glory of the Zen Vision:M, but just in case you peaked in 2005, this little Chinese player might look awfully familiar. Apart from the goofy metal case and miniscule 2GB storage, it's a near perfect copy of the Vision:M, although something tells us the interface won't be quite as polished. You're looking at a 1.8-inch screen, MP3, WMA, WAV and goofy SMV video support, a voice recorder, and FM radio -- basically, every Chinese "MP4" player ever. Now if only they'd KIRF the Rio Karma, we'd be in heaven.

[Via PMP Today]

[Johnathon Zirkle @ Oct 11th 2007 10:11PM]

lawl

[Bistro88 @ Oct 12th 2007 12:53AM]

This isn't new, its been out for ages, its basically the same player as this but with a different shell:

http://www.mp4nation.com/products/index.php?PID=mp8260

[Johnathon Zirkle @ Oct 12th 2007 12:56AM]

this is probably my favorite on that site...

http://www.mp4nation.com/products/index.php?PID=VX858LE

how close can they actually knock a product off???

[Sir.Byrd @ Oct 11th 2007 10:18PM]

Does it play Doom?

[Fox318 @ Oct 11th 2007 11:21PM]

Doom...

I'd be surprised if that thing could play Breakout.

[mushrooshi @ Oct 11th 2007 10:19PM]

Tell me why all of them say "Digital MP3/Mp4 Player". To be honest it makes them look like crap DAPs and PMPs. Even though they are crap, they can at least make it LOOK nice?

[Vincent @ Oct 11th 2007 10:33PM]

MR. Engadet. Are you sure Zen Vision is original? Keepin' it real fake.

[Dan @ Oct 11th 2007 10:48PM]

Of course... I'm surprised the site actually went through three comments without somebody mentioning Apple. Here's a tomato.

[rainygrass @ Oct 11th 2007 11:11PM]

i'll do it. APPLE!!! this is a fake copy of ipod's knockoff

[Sean @ Oct 11th 2007 11:51PM]

You might want to do a little research before you call the Zen an iPod knockoff.

[rainygrass @ Oct 12th 2007 12:13AM]

come one professor, with a lcd screen on the upper side and several nasty button down there. mr.engadget will call everyting a ipod knockoff

[Fruition @ Oct 11th 2007 10:46PM]

Is it goofy time? You used "goofy" twice in this post.

[LordFarkward @ Oct 11th 2007 10:56PM]

quite incidentally, so did you

[Fruition @ Oct 11th 2007 11:00PM]

Touché.

[rainygrass @ Oct 11th 2007 10:59PM]

ohhh~~ engadget. we're tired about chinese "goofy goofy" mp3 players, they're all same.
come on, bring us sth more fun than this crap, like the Vii. Get the job done, keep digging~~

[BrettB @ Oct 11th 2007 11:01PM]

Besides the previously mentioned "Digital MP4 Player" branding, I don't think this looks bad at all. It's not amazing, but at least the brushed metal buttons (reminds me of the RAZR) are somewhat unique in the DAP market. I won't be rushing out to buy one, but you could do worse (including Apple's newest nano, which inexplicably went with awful colors, added a shiny metal back to scuff up (thought we were past that) and quality control issues with the screen (I went to return my mother in law's at the store because of an awful screen tilt, only to find that every nano in the store had the same issue)). I've owned several iPods, but I'll be waiting a while for my next purchase until Apple cleans up their act.

[Johnathon Zirkle @ Oct 11th 2007 11:22PM]

I'm going out on a limb and dubbing this the one and only...

"iPhone Killer"

[ED @ Oct 11th 2007 11:35PM]

LXXXVIII Miles Per Hour!

[Fruition @ Oct 16th 2007 2:08AM]

Oh, that post is win. If I could bestow Highest Ranked upon it singlehandedly, I would.

[Natia @ Oct 12th 2007 12:57PM]

I don't know how fake it is, or what knock off it is, but i'll tell you this - It does look Beautiful!!! (I wish iPod was this beautiful).