Cambridge SoundWorks Launch Green Hybrid Speaker System at CES 2011

Cambridge SoundWorks Unveils Groundbreaking Green Hybrid Speaker System Technology at Consumer Electronics Show - Cambridge SoundWorks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd, today announced its green hybrid speaker system technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The technology, which allows a speaker system to run with unprecedented power efficiency, is being demonstrated in the Creative booth #20913 in the South Hall 1 of the Las Vegas Convention Center from January 6 - 9.

Featured in the elegantly designed Cambridge SoundWorks Hybrid 2.0 Speaker System, Cambridge Soundworks’ breakthrough green hybrid speaker system technology is so efficient that it allows speakers to run on USB power with a computer while delivering performance which was previously possible only with AC power, resulting in as much as a 10x increase in efficiency without compromising the rich, deep sound quality that has become a Cambridge SoundWorks trademark.

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Sound Blaster® Tactic3D™ Omega Cross-Platform Wireless Gaming Headset

Creative Announces the Sound Blaster® Tactic3D™ Omega Wireless Gaming Headset – the First Cross-Platform Wireless Headset for Console, Mac and PC Gaming That is Fully Integrated - Wireless Game Play and Voice Communication Audio with the PS3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC

Creative Technology Ltd. today announced the new Sound Blaster Tactic3D™ Omega wireless gaming headset, the first wireless, cross-platform gaming headset to work with the PS3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC which is fully integrated. With the unique integration of Creative’s wireless technology into the headset itself, the Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Omega wireless gaming headset does not require any extra attachments to function with gaming consoles wirelessly. The headset has volume, mute and connection controls fully integrated into the headset itself, eliminating the need for any additional connectivity components. Creative’s robust wireless technology is designed to eliminate static interference, which affects other headsets, and delivers game audio with ultra-low latency, a critical feature for competitive game play.

The Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Omega wireless gaming headset delivers phenomenal audio quality by teaming Creative’s immersive audio technology and powerful FullSpectrum™ 50mm drivers for a superb audio experience, giving the user a complete 3D experience when playing the new generation of 3D games. This superior headset is engineered to provide crystal-clear voice communications on the PS3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC with its detachable noise-canceling microphone. The Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Omega wireless gaming headset will be on display from January 6-9 at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, South Hall 1, Booth #20913.

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Creative's Latest Live! Cam Socialize HD 1080 Web Camera

Creative Announces New Live! Cam Socialize HD 1080 Web Camera - New Line of HD Web Cameras Now Available with 1080p Full HD Resolution, Auto Focus Lens and Ultra Precise Noise Canceling Microphones

Creative today announced the new Live! Cam Socialize HD 1080 HD web camera. Sporting a full HD sensor with 1080p resolution, auto focus wide-angle glass lens and built-in dual adaptive array microphones with beam-forming and noise cancellation technologies, the Live! Cam Socialize HD 1080 is a formidable tool for video chatting and more.

“We are constantly pushing for newer and better features for our web cameras. With the Live! Cam Socialize HD 1080, we are offering a wide variety of newly enhanced visual, audio and software features from full HD resolution, an auto focus capability, beam-forming and noise cancellation technologies and also a business card scanning feature,” said Steve Erickson, VP and GM for Audio-Video Group at Creative. “Our aim is to offer users an unparalleled experience when using our Live! Cam Socialize HD 1080.”

The Live! Cam Socialize HD 1080 has built-in dual adaptive array microphones which form an adjustable beam angle that ranges from 20°to 180° and enable the optimal performance of a headset-free

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Creative ZiiO Touch Tablet is Pure Wireless Entertainment Tablet

Creative Technology Ltd. today announced the release of a new Pure Wireless Entertainment solution comprising of Creative ZiiO 7” and 10” Pure Wireless Entertainment Tablets, Creative ZEN Touch 2 Wireless Entertainment Device and Creative WP-300 Bluetooth Headphones.

These new offerings together with Creative’s already extensive range of Pure Wireless speakers, give users everywhere the most complete pure wireless entertainment system available today.

Creative ZiiO Pure Wireless Entertainment Tablet

The Creative ZiiO touch tablet — the world’s first apt-X enabled touch screen tablet — which runs on Android, delivers the best wireless audio performance from an Android™-based tablet in the market, differentiating it from similar devices.

Creative ZiiO tablet also delivers the most seamless, fuss-free Bluetooth pairing experience with Creative’s extensive range of speakers and headphones.

All this has been made possible through the know-how gleaned from Creative’s longstanding history of audio engineering expertise that produced the Sound Blaster, X-Fi and a host of award winning portable media players and speaker systems. In the process of creating a Creative ZiiO tablet, Creative applies these high audio standard benchmarks to

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Creative ZiiSound™ T6 - Highest Quality Wireless Surround Sound Speaker System

Creative Launches ZiiSound™ T6 – the Premium Speakers That Deliver the Highest Quality Wireless Audio with Surround Sound - Newest Addition to the Extensive Pure Wireless Speaker Family is An Excellent Choice for Music or Movie and Game Soundtracks.

Creative Technology Ltd. today announced the Creative ZiiSound™ T6 – the latest addition to its extensive Pure Wireless speaker family. The all new speaker system assumes the position of the flagship Surround Sound wireless speaker in the Pure Wireless speaker range.

Like its predecessors, the ZiiSound T6 retains the characteristics that have made the Pure Wireless speaker range a success: Works with all compatible stereo Bluetooth devices like notebooks, netbooks, the iPhone, iPad, PCs, Macs and tablet computers - Quality wireless audio transmission - Fast and easy connection

The ZiiSound T6 personifies everything the Pure Wireless speaker range is, where speakers have been engineered for wireless audio perfection, based on Creative’s in-house wireless technology reference system – an engineering optimization that brings out the best wireless audio performance in Bluetooth and

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Creative Inspire T12 Wireless Speakers with Excellent Bass Performance

Creative Expands Range of Pure Wireless Speakers Even Further To Include the T12 Wireless 2.0 Speaker System - The Newest Addition to the Extensive Pure Wireless Speakers Family Delivers Seamless Wireless Audio with Excellent Bass Performance Like No Other Wireless Desktop 2.0 Speaker System Can.

Creative Technology Ltd. today announced the Creative T12 Wireless speaker system, the latest addition to Creative’s Pure Wireless Speakers family. Slim, stylish and decked out in classic black, it is the natural choice for a hassle-free wireless 2.0 speaker solution. The Creative T12 Wireless speaker system is all set to expand the variety of wireless speaker solutions offered by Creative’s Pure Wireless Speakers range. The Creative T12 Wireless speaker system will debut at the IFA 2010 in Berlin from 3 – 8 September 2010.

The current range comprises of a full suite of wireless speakers that include the ZiiSoundTM D5 – the flagship one-piece speaker system, the Creative InspireTM S2 Wireless – a 2.1 speaker system, the Creative D200 – the best-in-class one-piece speaker system, and the Creative D100

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Creative HQ-1450 Ergonomic Headphones with Vibrant Colours

Creative Reflects Colours in the City with Creative HQ-1450 Headphones - Colourful Headphones Make Their Debut at IFA 2010 in Berlin

Creative Technology Ltd. today announced the Creative HQ-1450 headphones which will debut at the IFA 2010 in Berlin from 3 – 8 September 2010. Inspired by the vibrancy of city life, Creative has designed the Creative HQ-1450 headphones in different patterned shades to reflect the colours in the city.

Sporting earcups in traffic-stopping red, skyline blue, garden green or monochrome black in a lightweight, compact Supra-Aural design, the Creative HQ-1450 headphones are the perfect companion for the everyday city traveller. Simply connect the headphones to the Creative ZEN® player, the iPod or other portable media players for a rich, life-like listening experience.

Designed with an ergonomic headband and soft leatherette ear cushions, the Creative HQ-1450 headphones provide excellent comfort while listening to music on the move. The simple adjustable black metallic alloy headband is ultra-thin and flat, allows comfort fitting and can be easily worn over a cap or a pair of shades. In addition, a unique flat cable keeps wires tidy and tangle-free during storage. Made of lightweight composite materials coupled with a Supra-Aural design, the Creative HQ-1450 headphones makes for easy

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Creative Super Low-Cost Sound Blaster Wireless Whole-Home Audio System

Creative Announces a Super Low-Cost Whole-Home Audio System for Wirelessly Streaming Music from Your Mac or PC to Any Room of Your Home - Complete System with Sound Blaster Wireless and our New D220W Speaker is Designed to be the Easiest to Set Up and Use Whole-Home Audio System

Creative, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products, today introduced the easiest to set up and use whole-home audio system available on the market, including an incredibly elegant, yet cool D220W soundbar-styled speaker.

“With the Sound Blaster Wireless whole-home audio system we designed and engineered an easy-to-use, whole-home audio system that streams music wirelessly in high-quality to any room of the home, that doesn’t have the drawbacks of other systems on the market, such as poor quality audio playback, and we wanted to deliver a complete system at an exceptionally low price. By using the Sound Blaster Wireless with your Mac or PC you can listen to your music library on your favorite player, such as iTunes, or your favorite Internet streaming program, like Pandora, without having to transfer your entire music library to a new system and new interface, as required by some other whole-audio systems,” said Steve Erickson, VP and GM for audio and video at Creative.

Just insert the Sound Blaster Wireless into any USB port on your MacBook, MacBook Air, iMac or Windows notebook or desktop and you are ready to stream music wirelessly in the highest-quality from your computer to the Creative D220W speaker, which can be placed in any room of your home up to 100 feet away. Simply plug the Creative D220W into a power outlet and begin streaming your music library wirelessly from your computer to the speaker in high-quality in just

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Creative HQ-1600 Headphones to Pump-Out Impressive Audio

Creative HQ-1600 Headphones Allow Users to Hit the Streets with Powerful Beats - Lightweight and Portable Circumaural Headphones Make No Compromise on Audio Performance and Comfort

Creative Technology Ltd. today announced the Creative HQ-1600 headphones which will debut at the IFA 2010 in Berlin from 3 – 8 September 2010. The Creative HQ-1600 headphones feature high performance Neodymium drivers that pump out impressive audio, an over-the-ear design for better acoustic isolation, and lightweight components for convenient mobility.

While circumaural headphones are typically bulky and heavy, the Creative HQ-1600 headphones achieve high standards of audio quality and attenuation of ambient noise while still remaining light enough to carry around and wear for extended periods. With an adjustable headband and ear cups incorporating soft leatherette ear cushions, the Creative HQ-1600 headphones provide users a pleasant music listening experience they can enjoy in total comfort, be it at home or while on the streets.

Key Features of the Creative HQ-1600 Headphones

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Sound Blaster® X-Fi® MB2 Enhance's Gaming Audio of Onboard Audio PC Systems

Creative Announces Sound Blaster® X-Fi® MB2TM Software Suite Equipped with THX TruStudio ProTM and EAX® Advanced HDTM 5.0; Cutting-Edge Audio Enhancement Technology Debuts on the Latest ASUS ROG Rampage III Formula and Gene Series of Gaming Motherboards

Creative Technology Ltd. today announced the Sound Blaster® X-Fi® MB2 software suite - a powerful audio platform equipped with cutting-edge audio technologies designed to enhance ordinary PC systems limited by only basic onboard audio. The Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2 software suite builds on the success of the original Sound Blaster X-Fi MB, bringing enhancement of onboard PC audio to even greater echelons. Through THX TruStudio ProTM audio technology and the latest Creative EAX® Advanced HDTM 5.0, users get to enjoy premium audio quality, effects and features on their PC systems.

Gamers can anticipate being blown away by the amazing realism from the unrivalled headphone surround and gaming sound enhancement technologies delivered by the Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2. Creative EAX Advanced HD 5.0 features state-of-the-art multi-environment rendering and reverb modelling, delivering an ultra-realistic and incredibly immersive 3D gaming experience for powering the next generation of cutting-edge PC games. The additional audio cues provided by EAX can also give gamers a competitive advantage in early detection of enemies.

“We are extremely excited to see the Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2 software going into ASUS Republic of Gamers motherboards, with ASUS being the top manufacturer of motherboards in the world and constantly committed to delivering the most innovative and best performing PC solutions to enhance the gaming experience of power users. Our partnership will continue to push the boundaries of PC gaming audio, providing the much-needed realism and immersion in game-play that modern PC games demand,” said Steve Erickson, Vice President and General Manager for Audio and Video at Creative.

Creative EAX Advanced HD 5.0 allows greater detail and speed in gaming audio and adds a dedicated bass feed for 128 voices, so gaming audio becomes more cinematic

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Creative Sound Blaster Wireless Rock Speaker - Looks Just Like a Rock

Creative Sound Blaster Wireless Rock Speaker Now Available – Just in Time for Summer! Looks Just Like a Rock – Rocks Just Like a Sound Blaster: Sound Blaster Wireless Rock outdoor speaker is part of the Creative Wireless audio ecosystem.

Creative, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products, today announced availability of the Sound Blaster Wireless Rock Speaker, the latest addition to the Sound Blaster Wireless family of products, designed to be placed outside bringing the music playing from a Creative whole-home wireless audio system outside. The Sound Blaster Wireless Rock Speaker is a high-quality stereo speaker encased in a granite-rock like exterior, which complements any landscape. The Sound Blaster Wireless Rock Speaker is designed to withstand moderate weather conditions so it doesn’t have to be brought in every time it rains.

“I’ve set the Sound Blaster Wireless Rock Speaker up at my home and my friends can’t believe that such great-sounding music is coming from a speaker that they thought was a rock,” said Steve Erickson, VP and GM of audio at Creative. “It’s such a fun addition to the party because the music is playing from right outside by the pool and patio and it’s totally wireless, so I haven’t had to install any systems in my yard to get music.”

The Sound Blaster Wireless Rock Speaker works with the Sound Blaster Wireless USB audio system, which is available separately

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Latest Stereoscopic 3D and OpenCL™ Technology at Computex Show

ZiiLABS Unveils Latest Stereoscopic 3D and OpenCL™ Technology: Support for Stereoscopic 3D and OpenCL Underlines the Performance and Flexibility of the ZMS Processors

ZiiLABS, a pioneering media processor and platforms company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd. announced that it is showcasing its latest Stereoscopic 3D and OpenCL (Open Computing Language) technology to partners visiting the Computex show.

ZiiLABS will be demonstrating its recently released SiVO connected TV platform and enhanced software driving both active and passive 3D displays. Users of suitably configured devices powered by the ZiiLABS ZMS media-rich application processors will be able to experience the growing catalogue of commercial and user generated 3D movies, videos, photos and future game content across a wide selection of 3D TVs, projectors and displays.

The unveiling of OpenCL on the ZMS processors highlights how the performance and flexibility of the underlying StemCell Computing architecture can now be leveraged by developers using an industry standard API to bring new levels of performance to applications targeting low-power

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