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Two new colors for the Creative ZEN have recently begun to show up online. Wal-Mart currently has a new pink color, while Buy.com is listing a red colored model, and while they are still not listed on the official Creative site the pink model is listed as in-stock at Wal-Mart, the red model from Buy.com is temporarily sold out.

The newly colored pink ZEN is listed as a Wal-Mart exclusive and is the 2GB model which retails for $69.98. The Buy.com red model is the 4GB model and is retailing for $98.24. Aside from the new coloring they will retain the same features which include a 2.5-inch display with a 320 x 240 resolution, FM radio, microSD card slot for additional storage and they offer support for a wide variety of audio and video formats. Looks like a good time to drop the pink and red, after all Mothers Day is just around the corner now.

Via [SlashGear]

In addition to the updated MacBook and MacBook Pro’s that we saw earlier this morning Apple has made the previously announced 2GB iPod Shuffle available. As promised the Shuffle will begin shipping “later this month” of course the website still refers to a 7-10 day time frame before it will ship, but it is at least available for order.

Product [Apple]

If your keychain is a little heavy these days, maybe its time to downgrade your USB drive. Don’t worry, you won’t be losing any storage space. The thing that you will be downgrading is your USB drive’s weight. You can get 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB versions for $33, $58, and $89, respectively. How heavy (or light) are these USB drives? They all weigh-in at around 2 grams. If you can’t envision 2 grams, pick up two paper clips. Yes, they’re that light.

Read [Engadget] Via [Impress]

In the saga of never ending electronic shrinkage, no not that kind, Sony has released their smallest USB drives, dubbed the Micro Vault. Sony’s smallest USB Flash Drive also includes the added capacity of Virtual Expander (compression), which gives you the power to transfer up to three times more data. The Micro Vault plugs directly into USB 2.0 and 1.1 ports and are compatible with Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP and MAC OS 9 and higher. The slim design is a convenient 1.2” x 5.0” a 6.1” in size and makes it easier to loose. The drives are available in colorful 256MB, 512MB, 1GB and 2GB capacities ranging from $29.99 to $109.99 and are available now.

Product Page [SonyStyle]
Via [New Launches]

With the release of the new MacBook and the rest of the Intel-Mac class Apple is pushing early to get Macs into the hands of students for the 2006-2007 school year. When you buy a Mac and a iPod nano by September 16, 2006, Apple will send you a $179.99 mail-in rebate (the exact price of the 2GB nano with the educational discount). The marketing tries to push students towards this 2GB nano but the rebate will work on any iPod $179.99 or more, so you can greatly reduce the price of a 60GB pod.

Apple for College Students
Via [Digg]

As cellphones and other portable devices get smaller so much our memory cards, hence the introduction of miniSD, Memory Stick Duo, and so on. Well, today Toshiba announced a 2 gigabyte miniSD memory card. Its primary application is in mobile devices
with miniSD slots, but it can also be used in standard SD slots with an adapter.

The 2GB storage capacity is ideal for mobile phones with multi-megapixel cameras and music player functions: able to store up to
35 hours of music. The maximum writing speed is approx. 5MB/s and it adopts CPRM advanced copyright protection. The Toshiba 2GB miniSD Memory Card will be available in June 2006 priced at $109.99.

Read [Press Release]