Creative announces Middle East launch of ZiiO Tablets and ZEN Touch 2

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, December 15 - 2010 at 11:36
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Creative Technology Ltd. today announced the Middle East release of a new Pure Wireless Entertainment solution comprising 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 users will get 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 users will ever have with Creative's extensive range of speakers and headphones.

Creative has made this possible by leveraging the know-how gathered from its 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 each tablet through a rigorous series of in-house critical listening tests.

Just like other touch screen tablets, the easy-to-use Creative ZiiO touch tablet lets users check their emails on-the-go, watch their favourite movies (Creative ZiiO lets users connect the tablet to a larger screen via a HD cable for an enhanced movie viewing experience if they wish), as well as play music and casual games. Users can also download applications from the Internet and ZiiStore; this versatile touch screen device runs on the Android operating system, enabling users to easily install more applications from tens of thousands of choices on the Web for free.

Creative ZiiO tablet is also the first tablet to utilise Creative's in-house ZMS-08 processor that is engineered to deliver the high performance media-rich processing required of next-generation devices.

Creative ZEN Touch 2 Wireless Entertainment Device

The next offering in the Pure Wireless Entertainment range of devices is the Creative ZEN Touch 2 — great for users looking for a pocket-sized wireless entertainment device. With Creative ZEN Touch 2 users can enjoy pure wireless audio streamed to their favourite Bluetooth headphones and speakers. At the touch of an onscreen icon users can also access the Internet. This means that users will be able to share photos taken from the built-in camera through their favourite website or stay connected with friends via email — all on-the-go.

Creative WP-300 Pure Wireless Headphones

The third offering in the Pure Wireless Entertainment system are the Creative WP-300 apt-X codec enabled wireless headphones, designed to allow users to listen to high quality music from their favorite Bluetooth enabled mobile device, such as a netbook, notebook, smartphone, iPhone, iPad or touch screen tablet. The Creative WP-300 pairs seamlessly and easily to the Creative ZiiO Tablet and the Creative ZEN Touch 2, giving users a compelling wireless listening experience for their music and game soundtracks.

"With the release of the Pure Wireless Entertainment range of devices, we have brought personal entertainment beyond the confines of a single room to the whole house. We have effectively given consumers everywhere a new freedom to enjoy their music, casual games and movies wirelessly throughout the home without being deskbound to a large console or game-station," said Ting Lai Chu, Vice President for the Advanced Multimedia Group at Creative.

"This also further solidifies Creative's standing as the only company to offer a full comprehensive range of wireless solutions, from one-piece speakers, to multi-channel Surround Sound speakers, to headphones, to wireless entertainment devices and to touch screen tablets. Now everyone will be able to have a house full of entertainment instead of a house full of wires," she added.

Key product features/specifications:



1. Creative ZiiO Pure Wireless Entertainment Tablet

Creative ZiiO is available in 7" (480 x 800) and 10" (1024 x 600) display models. The 7" model is in white, while the 10" model is in black. Both models come in 8GB and 16GB memory capacities.

- Compact Touch Screen Tablet
- Stunning 16.8 million (7" version ) and 262K color (10" version) display for laser sharp images
- Android 2.1 Operating System
- Bluetooth 2.1 EDR (with apt-X and A2DP)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g capable
- X-Fi Audio Enhancements (X-Fi Crystalizer, X-Fi Expand)
- Audio Supported: MP3, AAC, WMA9, FLAC, OGG, ADPCM, MIDI, WAV, Audible Format 4
- Video Supported: H.264, MPEG4, WMV9, MJPEG, MOV, AVI, MKV
- HD Video-Out (HDMI-Out)
- Photo Supported: JPG, BMP, PNG
- Front facing camera
- Built-in Mic
- Built-in Speaker (stereo)
- Accelerometer
- Playtime: Up to 25 hrs (MP3), up to 5 hrs (video)
- microSD (7") / SD (10") card slot (up to 32GB)
- Dimensions:
207.4 x 133 x 13.7 mm (7" version)
262 x 173 x 13.7 mm (10" version)
- Weight:
400g (7" version)
650g (10" version)


The Creative ZiiO comes with the following companion accessories: Leather Case, Stylus, Screen Protector, and Universal Power Adapter.

2. Creative ZEN Touch 2 Wireless Entertainment Device

- 3.2" Touch Screen
- Lossless Music
- Android 2.1 Operating System
- Bluetooth 2.1
- High Speed Wi-Fi access (802.11b/g/n)
- Accelerometer
- Built-in Speaker
- 2-Megapixel Camera
- Composite Video-Out
- microSD Card Slot.

3. Creative WP-300 Wireless Headphones

- Plays high fidelity music and movies from compatible Bluetooth mobile devices wirelessly from up to 10 metres
- Precise audio from professionally tuned performance Neodymium drivers
- Superb audio-video synchronisation from highly efficient apt-X Bluetooth technology
- Flat-fold earcups let you fit headphones easily into your bag
- Easy access earcup controls for making quick playback and volume level adjustments
- Lightweight, on-ear design with soft ear padding allows for a comfortable extended use
- Comes with a soft travel pouch for portable convenience.

Availability

The Pure Wireless Entertainment solution will be available.
ZiiO Tablets and ZEN Touch 2.
ZiiO Tablets and ZEN Touch 2.
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