Creative’s announcement of the Zen X-Fi 2 is a big one – Creative have now entered the realm of touchscreen capable PMPs. Bring on the competition…

The new PMP features a 3-inch touchscreen sitting the player at a length of 4-inches by 2.2-inches wide by 0.4-inches thick. What’s most notable about the new X-Fi 2? Instead of the GUI adopting a portrait layout, the interface utilizes a landscape layout; it seems to work well. Obviously, not at all uncommon with today’s PMPs, but it is a big step for Creative.

The X-Fi 2 carries on the great tradition of supporting a variety of file formats including MP3, WMA, AAC and FLAC, WMV9, MPEG4, DivX and XviD, plus it can display photos in JPG/JPEG and BMP formats.

Available in a choice 8GB, 16GB and 32GB, the X-Fi 2 adopts flash memory as an alternative to HDD. Storage capacity is further expandable with the available SD card slot.

Additional features include an FM radio, voice recorder, and RSS reader. The X-Fi 2 will come bundled with pre-loaded content, including an audio book and nine eMusic tracks.

With a release date set for October, prices for the X-Fi 2 will start at $129.99, $179.99 and $229.99 for the 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB respectively.

Check out the product demonstration video of the X-Fi 2 in action:

[EDIT:] The X-Fi 2 is now available through Amazon.

[via Le Journal du Geek]

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