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Creative Finally Releases Fixed Vista Drivers For X-Fi
3:20AM Jason Chen | Creative’s finally put that whole driver fiasco behind them and released Vista-capable drivers for their X-FI cards. What took them so long? Who knows, but they’ve added DVD Audio playback, which is nice, I guess. Grab yours now if you haven’t broken your X-Fi in half already. [Creative via X-Fi] More »
Music
Creative Zen X-Fi Gets Launch Timing, Price
6:56PM Kit Eaton | We brought you some leaked info on Creative’s upcoming PMP not long ago, and now it’s official. The credit-card-sized player will come in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB versions, and the larger two will support 802.11 b/g wi-fi for wireless syncing of music, video and photos and an IM chat function. It’s got a 2.5-inch, 320 × 240 pixel TFT screen and a SD/SDHC slot, for a max of 32GB of expansion. There’s also an FM radio, some PDA functions, and a built-in speaker to support its alarm clock option. Sound quality is given special treatment with Creative’s own “crystalizer” and “expand” options. Out in Japan at first mid-July for US$166, US$213, US$307 for the 8GB, 16GB and 32GB versions. [AV Watch] galleryPost('zenxfi', 3, ''); More »
Peripherals
Creative Presents Cease-and-Desist Note to Developer Hero
3:00AM Haroon Malik | After Vista’s release, Creative’s Audigy Sound Blaster series lost a lot of their in-built functionality. Developer, good-guy and all around hero, Daniel_K stepped up to the challenge, putting together his own drivers and asking for non-obligatory donations in recognition of his effort. Daniel_K’s drivers restored functionality, and added some extra features to boot. That’s great news, right? Apparently not; Creative is pissed. More »
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Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme Audio Notebook
10:15PM Seamus Byrne | Phew. Snappy name, eh? So snappy there’s no room on the headline for a bad pun. Lucky you, I say. Anyway, this is a new ExpressCard/54-compatible sound card that uses Creative’s X-Fi Crystallizer and 3CMSS-3D technology to give your laptop surround sound. There’s a 7.1-channel speaker docking module and all this creamy white goodness (which begs the question: if it’s only Windows-compatible, why did they do it in white?) will cost you $106 from late May. – Ad Dugdale Creative “XFi” of XCard/54 Correspondence [PC Watch through Google Translate] More »
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Creative X-Fi i600 Dock is Shiny, Powerful, iPod-Supported
6:15AM Seamus Byrne | Remember the Creative X-Fi Z600 dock? It was a damn shiny dock from Creative that used the X-Fi sound processor and supported the line of Creative’s Zen players. The are re-releasing it as the X-Fi i600 for the iPod. The system has 35-watt speakers and a 130-watt subwoofer along with an IR remote and piano black finish. This player carries a $600 price tag, and for that much this thing better play a lot more than just from my iPod. It should be able to compose a piece of music for that much. It sure does look pur-ty though. –Travis Hudson Product Page [Via Technabob] More »
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