Although nothing was official at press time, signs were pointing toward Creative working on a new Zen X-Fi packing built-in Wi-Fi. Fan site Epizenter.net posted photos of the rumored device in June, and speculation indicates the X-Fi will forego a touchscreen but offer a numeric keypad to complement the onboard support for IM (possibly Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, and MSN Messenger).

Throw in media streaming, built-in speakers, and premium bundled earphones with such standard Zen features as an SD card slot, FM tuner, and voice recorder, and the X-Fi has u genuinely curious.