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Creative Technologies has been a major force in the portable media player market because of its wide range of well-packaged, full-featured and often colourful products.

Unlike Apple, who had white, then black, as its signature colours, Creative introduced multi-coloured MP3 players, such as its Zen Micro, and more recently the Zen Neeon.

These sport exchangeable covers and a coloured brushed-metal back plate for further personalisation.

The new Zen Neeon 2 is smaller and lighter than any of its predecessors. It is right up-to-date with a 1.5-inch colour screen, and it still has Creative's popular colourful covers.

The Neeon 2 is a mere 12.5mm thick and measures 81 x 42mm.  The nano is thinner at 6.9mm, but longer at 90mms. The Neeon 2 is 50 grams, a mere 8 grams more than the nano.

The addition of the colour display means the Neeon 2 is good for photos and videos, as well as playing music.

The Neeon 2 also offers up to six hours more battery life than the nano.

Available in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB models, the Neeon 2 of course comes with a long list of features, including an FM radio, line-in recorder and built-in microphone.

If you don't want to be just another nano owner, then the Neeon 2 should help you stand out in the crowd.

It also gives you the option of customising your player to your taste, with personalised covers and stickers.

The Neeon 2 has a suggested retail price of HK$985, HK$1,332, and HK$1,530 for the three capacities respectively.

PROS: small and light, colour screen, exchangeable covers, lots of features

CONS: it's not the nano



Stand out: show your true colours