ZEN X-Fi with Wireless LAN Allows you to Stream and Download Music, Video
and Photos from your PC over your Wireless Home Network
MILPITAS, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative, a worldwide leader
in digital entertainment, today announced the ZEN(R) X-Fi(R) and ZEN X-Fi
with Wireless LAN digital media players for music, video and photos. The
only players to feature award-winning Creative Xtreme Fidelity X-Fi audio
technology, the ZEN X-Fi with Wireless LAN is available today at
Amazon.com, Buy.com, Creative.com, Fry's.com and Newegg.com, and the ZEN
X-Fi will be available later this month.
The ZEN X-Fi and ZEN X-Fi with Wireless LAN provide a breakthrough in
sound quality for MP3, WMA and unprotected iTunes music with the X-Fi
Crystalizer(R), a proprietary audio technology developed at Creative's
Advanced Technology Center that restores the highs and lows to music during
playback that were lost during the ripping to MP3, WMA or AAC formats. This
allows you to listen to your music at a higher quality than was previously
possible on any MP3 player.
The ZEN X-Fi with Wireless LAN introduces a new way to experience music
in your home. The ZEN X-Fi's wireless LAN capability enables you to
wirelessly stream and download music from your PC to your player over your
wireless home network, and play it back with X-Fi audio quality. From the
living room to the patio, the ZEN X-Fi with Wireless LAN can access the
music on your home PC, which can be played through the built-in speaker, a
home speaker system, or even the TravelSound ZEN X-Fi docking speaker
system accessory, which provides room-filling X-Fi audio quality in a
portable speaker. You can also stream and download your video files in
supported formats and your photos directly to your ZEN X-Fi with Wireless
LAN from your PC. In addition, you can stream a variety of ZENcast(TM) and
podcast channels to the player.
With the ZEN X-Fi, you can really experience your music with the sound
quality of the original recordings. To truly deliver the ideal music
listening experience, Creative is including a set of premium EP-830 in-ear
earphones with every ZEN X-Fi and ZEN X-Fi with Wireless LAN player.
"We're very excited to achieve this breakthrough of adding our X-Fi
audio technology to a ZEN player, setting the highest standard in audio
quality for portable music players," said Craig McHugh, president and COO
of Creative. "Some of the top recording artists in the music industry are
very outspoken about the poor quality of digital music. We addressed the
issue of the poor quality of digital music by inventing X-Fi technology,
which restores the quality of music that was lost during the digital
ripping process, and now for the first time ever we've been able to
implement this technology in a ZEN."
"We also give you the freedom and flexibility of being able to listen
to music, watch videos and view photos on your ZEN X-Fi with Wireless LAN
that are stored on your PC," continued McHugh. "You can also wirelessly add
your favorite music, videos and photos to your player from your PC, so
you'll always have them with you wherever you go."
The ZEN X-Fi and ZEN X-Fi with Wireless LAN also feature:
-- A built-in speaker so you can listen to favorite songs with friends
-- X-Fi Expand to move and expand the sound forward for a natural
listening experience over headphones that simulates the sound from stereo
speakers
-- An SD card slot so you can add more music, video or photos to the
player
-- A vibrant 2.5-inch TFT display with 16.7 million color support for
an excellent viewing experience with videos and album art
-- Built-in FM radio with 32 presets
-- Built-in microphone for voice recording
-- The new Creative Centrale(TM) application for organizing, CD and
playlist creation, and transfer of a wide variety of video formats,
including WMV, AVI, MJPEG, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4 and 5 and XviD. Creative
Centrale also syncs the player with Microsoft Outlook - contact, calendar,
"To Do" lists and more
-- Exclusively on the ZEN X-Fi with Wireless LAN models, free instant
messaging over popular IM services including Yahoo! Messenger and Windows
Live! Messenger. Chat with friends wirelessly and express yourself using
personalized emotive avatars by choosing different facial expressions and
hair styles
-- Creative ZEN X-Fi Video Converter, which converts video files to
formats suitable for wireless streaming, will be made available for web
downloading early August 2008
ZEN X-Fi Accessories
-- TravelSound ZEN X-Fi Docking Speaker System, available this summer
for US$49.99
-- An elegantly designed leather case, available this month for
US$24.99
-- A silicon skin which protects the player, available this month for
US$12.99
-- An armband which holds the player, available this month for US$19.99
-- A three-pack of screen protector, available this month for US$7.99
Pricing and Availability
The ZEN X-Fi with Wireless LAN is available today in a 32GB model for
US$299.99, and a 16GB model for US$199.99. The ZEN X-Fi 8GB model which
does not include wireless LAN functionality will be available later this
month for US$149.99. The ZEN X-Fi docking speaker system will be available
later this summer for US$49.99.
For more information about the Creative ZEN X-Fi and ZEN X-Fi with
Wireless LAN players visit http://www.creative.com/zenxfi.
About Creative
Creative is a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products.
Famous for its Sound Blaster(R) sound cards and for launching the
multimedia revolution, Creative is now driving digital entertainment on the
PC platform with products like its highly acclaimed ZEN MP3 and portable
media players. Creative's innovative hardware, proprietary technology,
applications and services leverage the Internet, enabling consumers to
experience high-quality digital entertainment-anytime, anywhere.
This announcement relates to products launched in the United States.
Availability is subject to change without notice and may differ elsewhere
in the world according to local factors and requirements. ZEN, X-Fi,
Crystalizer, ZENcast, Creative Centrale and Sound Blaster are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States
and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
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