This attractive portable media player from Creative is just one such example of how portable media is expected to become a very big deal here in the coming months.

After the reasonably successful launch of its first mobile audio and video (AV) player, the Zen PMC, Creative now attempts to add sexiness to mobility with its second attempt–and the final result is not bad at all. A sleek design, a brushed-metal finish and extreme compactness all add to the Zen Vision’s seduction. Think of it as an attempt to capture the iPod’s look and feel, except it is a video player as well as an audio player after all. And what’s more, this is the lightest A/V player we seen - only 8.4 oz. (238 grams) including battery, which represents a real design feat. [Read the rest]