http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/vado.hd.3g.offers.better.iq.and.more/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/creativevadohd3g.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Quickly turning around its pocket camcorders, Creative today added a third-generation Vado HD to its range. The new model carries a slicker design but more importantly addresses the image and audio quality that's sometimes been an issue for these cameras: it has a new sensor with better light sensitivity and manual exposure. A stereo microphone output gives it much cleaner input.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/vado.hd.3g.offers.better.iq.and.more/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/device.marks.creatives.foray.into.cellular.market/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/zii.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative subsidiary ZiiLABS has announced that it will unveil the Zii smartphone platform at the upcoming Zii Summit event. The ZMS-05 system-on-a-chip (SOC) components are claimed to be the first to offer 1080p video playback capabilities on a handheld device. The Media Rich Processor also boasts OpenGL ES 3D graphics with acceleration for web browsing, video playback and imaging.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/device.marks.creatives.foray.into.cellular.market/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/developer.zii.egg.gets.android.due.for.zms.05/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/ziieggintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative's sub-brand ZiiLABS on Tuesday released the previously unveiled optimized implementation of the Android operating system for its Plaszma development platforms, including the Zii Egg media player and ZMS-05 system module. The Android Plaszma release is based on Android 1.6 and lets supporting handheld devices play back 1080p videos for the first time.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/developer.zii.egg.gets.android.due.for.zms.05/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/creative.mediabook.reader.to.have.web.access/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/creativemediabook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />At its recent annual meeting, Creative unexpectedly announced plans to release an e-book reader it calls the MediaBook. While the name may change before the device makes it to production, features such as a touchscreen, text-to-speech functionality and an SD memory card reader are not expected to change. It should also feature Creative's Zii processor and have the ability to browse the Internet, b... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/creative.mediabook.reader.to.have.web.access/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/creative.zen.x.fi2/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/creativezenx-fi2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative today entered touchscreen players in earnest by launching the ZEN X-Fi2. Unlike the currently developer-only and Android-based Zii Egg, the new model is a direct replacement with a custom interface for its 3-inch touchscreen that simplifies the controls. The namesake X-Fi audio engine has also been given a boost and should restore details lost to audio compression not only in music but ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/creative.zen.x.fi2/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/01/creative.vado.hd.2nd.gen/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/creativevadohd2g-new.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative tonight launched a small but tangible update to its Vado HD pocket video camera aimed at making it more affordable. While its only conspicuous change on the outside is a two-tone color scheme, the company now has a 4GB model that makes the camera more competitive with the falling prices of cameras like the Kodak Zi8. For the first time, the Vado line also gets Mac support: a new app kno... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/01/creative.vado.hd.2nd.gen/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/28/creative.zii.egg.ships/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0908/creativeziiegg.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative has begun its first shipments of the Zii Egg, reports say. The device is Creative's first touchscreen media player, equipped with a 3.5-inch, 480x320 multi-touch display. It supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS, and it is also notable for including two VGA cameras, plus HDMI output at resolutions up to 1080p. The current model is actually meant for developers, and uses an open-source ope... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/28/creative.zii.egg.ships/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/05/creative.t3130.t6160.audio/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/creativeinspiret3130.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative in mid-week has switched its attention to its computer speakers with two new Inspire speaker offerings. The range is topped by the T6160, a 5.1-channel surround setup that produces 30W across its satellites and supports them with a 20W subwoofer to handle low-end frequencies. It tries to improve high frequency audio through a phase cap that separates the mid-range.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/05/creative.t3130.t6160.audio/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/28/creative.zii.egg/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/creativeziiegg.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Arriving late to touchscreen players, Creative today unveiled the Zii Egg. The device is in its stock form a competitor to the iPod touch with a 3.5-inch 480x320 multi-touch display that supports music, photo and video playback as well as web browsing. Creative however sees the device as a development platform. The built-in Plaszma operating system is Linux-based and therefore open-source, lett... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/28/creative.zii.egg/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/07/creative.zii.at.fcc/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/creativezii-fcc.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Creative's first touchscreen media device has been revealed today through an FCC filing. Just called the Zii, the player is only shown in outline but already reveals some of its key selling points. The name suggests it will be based on the dual-core Zii processor, and an "HD camera" logo near an appropriate port suggests the device will have that level of video capture and playback support.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/07/creative.zii.at.fcc/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:15:00 GMT