The Creative Aurvana X-Fi 2 is known as the world’s first noise-canceling headphones equipped with X-Fi technology. This wearable gadget adopts the X-Fi Crystalizer that restores the detail and vibrancy to your compressed music and movies and the X-Fi CMSS-3D that expands your stereo MP3s and digital movies into virtual surround sound over the headphones. The Creative Aurvana X-Fi 2 also features a pair of 40mm Neodymium drivers that offer a frequency response of 20Hz-20kHz with a 450-Ohm of impedance. Other specs include a 1.5m detachable Oxygen-Free Copper cable and a 3.5mm gold-plated audio jack with a 6.3mm stereo adapter. These headphones are powered by a single AAA battery that offers up to 9-hour of operation time if all the features are turned on. If you are interested, you can buy the Creative Aurvana X-Fi 2 noise-canceling headphones for $199. [Creative]
Creative today announced the availability of the ZiiSoundTM Dx series of pure wireless modular speakers. The ZiiSound Dx series consists of the ZiiSound D3x wireless modular speaker, ZiiSound D3x wireless one-piece speaker and ZiiSound DSx wireless subwoofer. These speakers connect independently to stereo Bluetooth devices such as the iPhone, Blackberry, Android smartphone, iPad or Creative ZiiO tablet. The ZiiSound Dx series also features apt-X audio technology for outstanding sound quality. The ZiiSound D5x and the ZiiSound DSx will be available in Singapore from mid July 2011 onwards for S$399 (US$322) and S$199 (US$160), respectively. The ZiiSound D3x will be released in August 2011 onwards for S$199 (US$160). [Digital Home Thoughts]
Creative will launch the D80 Bluetooth wireless one-piece speaker. Priced at only S$49 (US$39), this wireless speaker is compatible with all stereo Bluetooth devices such as the iPhone, BlackBerry, Android smartphones and tablets. The D80 supports A2DP/AVRCP Bluetooth profile, two 3-inch full range drivers for dynamic audio and an integrated AUX-In for your music players that don’t have Bluetooth connectivity. Available in pink, blue, green grille or black, the Creative D80 wireless speaker will be available in mid May 2011. [Press Release]
Onkyo has launched the new WAVIO audio card (SE-300PCIE) that adopts the Creative X-Fi technology. This high-end 7.1 PCI express sound card features the 20K2 X-Fi embedded technology with EAX Advanced HD 5.0 on Onkyo’s Original DIDRC circuitry (Dynamic Inter-modulation Distortion Reduction Circuitry). The SE-300PCIE also provides a 120dB of S/N Ratio (Signal to Nose Ratio). The Onkyo WAVIO audio card (SE-300PCIE) will be available in Japan later this month for 34,800 Yen ($400). [Onkyo]
Creative has decided to upgrade the operating system of its ZiiO 7-inch Android tablet to Android 2.2 Froyo this coming Friday (March 25th). This free upgrade will be available via support.creative.com or the ZiiO Space portal found on their tablets. As for the 10-inch model, the upgrade will become available in April. [Engadget]
Announced back in November, the much awaited ZiiO Android tablet from Creative is finally available for purchase in the US via Creative’s online store. In case you didn’t remember, the device sports a 7-inch 480 x 800 resistive touchscreen display, a ZiiLABS ZMS-08 processor, a front-facing VGA camera, an 8GB or 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), an accelerometer sensor, WiFi, Bluetooth, a mini-USB port, a 3.5mm headset jack, a built-in speaker and runs on Android 2.1 OS. The Creative ZiiO sells for $249.99 (8GB model) or $269.99 (16GB model). [Creative]
Creative has recently introduced the ZiiEagle Video Jukebox, which is designed for classic Chinese movie fans. The gadget comes preloaded with 668 Shaw Brothers Chinese films, including popular titles such as “Diau Charn” (1958), “The Kingdom and The Beauty” (1958), “Beyond The Great Wall” (1959), “Madam White Snake” (1962), “Last Woman of Shang” (1963), “One-Armed Swordsman” (1967), “The Magnificent Concubine” (1960) and “Come Drink With Me” (1996). Included in the package are also around 200 titles not released on DVDs and TV. All 668 movies have been carefully selected and categorized into 4 main genres such as Kung Fu/Martial Arts, Horror/Fantasy, Mature and Romance. The ZiiEagle is powered by Creative’s ZMS-05 HD media-rich applications processor offering 720p HDMI video output and a slew of user-friendly features. The Creative ZiiEagle Video Jukebox is priced at S$888 or around US$676. [Creative]
The FCC has finally approved the Creative ZiiO 7 Android tablet, which means this gadget will be available in the US market very soon. Available in 8GB or 16GB model, the Creative ZiiO 7 features a 7-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 280 x 800 pixels, an integrated 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a microSD card slot for storage expansion. There is also an HDMI out, so you can connect this tablet to a bigger display screen. [SlipperyBrick]
Creative Technology Ltd. has announced the availability of the new Tactic3D gaming headsets series, which features the THX TruStudio Pro technology for a completely immersive 3D audio experience. The Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Alpha and Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Sigma gaming headsets are the first Sound Blaster headsets to feature customizable profiles, for a precise audio experience every time. The Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Alpha headset boasts 40mm Neodymium drivers for great gaming audio performance, an optimized lightweight design for marathon game play, the THX TruStudio Pro software suite for an immersive audio experience, a customizable TacticProfile that enable gamers to save their own settings or use pre-configured settings from pro-gamers, a programmable VoiceFX for voice morphing into in-game characters or during VoIP chats, a detachable noise-cancelling microphone that allows headset to be used as great sounding headphones and a Dual Mode USB 2.0 adapter that enables headset to be used in analogue mode. The Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Sigma headset has all of the features of the Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Alpha, plus 50mm Neodymium gaming-tuned linear high-resolution drivers and a steel core headband for a precise fit with maximum durability. The Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Alpha and Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Sigma will be available in Asia from mid December 2010 onwards at the suggested retail prices of US$59.99 and US$89.99, respectively. [Press Release]
Creative has entered the Android tablet market by releasing a pair of Android 2.1 tablets. Known as the Ziio 7 and 10, both tablets use a resistive touchscreen instead of capacitive, the Zii ZMS-08 chip to decode 1080p video on a TV, an HDMI out, a front-facing camera and a stylus. The two are defined by their screens, which use a high-color but 800 x 480 seven-inch screen on the Ziio 7 but a low-color, 1024 x 600 display on the 10-inch Ziio. What makes the Creative Ziio 7 and 10 more special is that both gadgets feature Creative’s usual X-Fi audio processing with the use of apt-X’s new audio codec. The format allows high-quality audio over Bluetooth with reduced lag, making them better fits for wireless headphones and speakers than the usual compressed sound. The 8GB 7-inch and 10-inch Ziio are priced at $279 and $333, respectively. The 16GB 7-inch Ziio sells for $302, while the 16GB 10-inch Ziio retails for $357. Read more
