Creative ups ZEN Mozaic to 16GB pre-iPod

Creative has quietly updated its ZEN Mozaic to 16GB, doubling the capacity of the player just a week before observers and inside sources expect Apple to update iPods through a special event. The new model should have the same features as the 2GB through 8GB Mozaic models, including the relatively rare external speaker as well as FM radio, voice microphone, and Creative's newer Centrale software for syncing media more easily than the company's past software.

The company's storage expansion is so far only mentioned on the company's home Singapore website and has yet to receive any kind of formal pricing; the 8GB model sells for $120 in the US and will likely see Creative price the 16GB model at or above $150. The US launched the initial capacities of the new ZEN shortly after Singapore and is expected to follow suit for the 16GB edition. [via epiZENter]