Candidly speaking, we can't honestly envision too many of you fine folks running out and purchasing one of Creative's new ZEN X-Fi2 portable media players given the availability of such robust alternatives. That said, we'd be remiss of our duties if we didn't point out that the PMP which shocked us at IFA is now on sale directly from Creative. $129.99 buys you an 8GB model, while $179.99 nets ...

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Creative on Thursday took the wraps from the ZEN X-Fi, the company's first-ever wireless player and its first competitor to the iPod touch and Zune. The device succeeds the original ZEN and includes a new, nine-point control pad key to using the device online over Wi-Fi: Wireless LAN versions can use a phone-style text entry system to chat online ...

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Creative may finally be launching into touchscreen media players with its rumored ZEN Share player, say tips from alleged insiders. While the name is no longer certain, the device is claimed to be the first to rely on touch navigation. The new player would also break ground as the first Creative player to sport the company's X-Fi sound processing...

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Everyone knows Apple is No. 1 in digital media players. Number two will surprise you.

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I'M NOT exactly an iDiot longing for an iPod or queing overnight for an iPhone - even though I did play with an i486 in my younger days - but, being here in Singapore, I couldn't miss Creative's launch of yet another iPod competitor, the newest Zen video multimedia play gadget, whose news release we covered earlier today.

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WASHINGTON Hasbro's Playskool and the digital entertainment company Creative Labs formed a partnership to introduce a new MP3 player targeted at the parents of infants from birth to 3, which will hit store shelves Sept. 1. (Editor: they have to be kidding.)

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Creative, most famous for its sound cards and media players such as the Zen V Plus, is blaming newly-reported fourth-quarter losses on competition from Apple and Microsoft. Losses in the period ending June 30th amounted to $19.3 million, a substantial increase over the $12.7 million lost in the same period last year. Sales have fallen 28 percent ...

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The company's shares hit an 11-year low after competition from Apple's iPod and other music players widened the Singapore company's fourth-quarter loss.

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Q: Can you tell me the differences between the Zen, the iPod and Microsoft's new MP3 player? - Jonathan A: The portable digital music player category is starting to heat up with some new competition from Microsoft.

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Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Creative Technology Ltd. reported its third straight quarterly loss after its music players were outsold by Apple Computer Inc.'s iPods 23 to one in the U.S. The shares fell.

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