I'm back from LA and getting over my cold so here are a few belated updates.
Creative Zen Micro Firmware Update
Creative has released a new firmware for the Zen Micro - now available for download. Fixes include:
- Improves battery life when the player is charged with an AC adapter already plugged into a live power outlet
- Improves touchpad sensitivity
- Resolves the removable disk detection issue after the memory space is changed in Removable Disk mode
- Removes extraneous sound occuring during playback of .WAV files
You can download here from Creative's Nomadworld.
Courtesy of dapreview.net
Rio Carbon Static Noise Fix & new firmware (11/5)
For Rio Carbon owners, you may notice static noise when moving the Earphone jack with some headphones/adapters with a metal base. Rio is aware of the issue and two solutions are now available:
- Cheap and immediate- cover the jack with a small piece of tape, avoiding the metal on metal connection
- Cheap and not-quite so immediate- Rio is making an adapter available for existing customers that fixes the problem. Just call them up on the tech support line.
Courtesy of Engadget.
I missed this update on the Rio Carbon firmware as well:
- Fixed issue where unit would restart in Voice Record mode and freeze.
- Added Alert to Carbon display that's triggered whenever Carbon is plugged into a front USB port that's having problems communicating with the Carbon. This could be due to insufficient power on that USB port.
"Alert: Rio Carbon is having problems with this USB port. Please try another."
You can download it here.
Courtesy of Riovolution.com