At CES this year, Creative demonstrated Sound Blaster for iTunes, a potential boon for the 100M+ users of Apple's ubiquitous music manager. The compact Sound Blaster--what you see in the photo below is actually about the size of a pack of Juicy Fruit--just plugs it into a USB port on the PC or Mac, desktop or laptop, and it streams DRM-protected and unprotected music wirelessly.
At the same time, the Sound Blaster enhances the audio quality via Creative's trademark X-Fi processing, restoring much of the fidelity that was lost in the necessary compression to MP3 or AAC, and it works with the familiar iTunes interface. Sound Blaster for iTunes enables a wireless link to any speakers in the house when using an optional Creative Wireless Receiver, or it can play directly over compatible Creative wireless speakers or Creative wireless headphones.
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| Connect the small Creative Sound Blaster for iTunes (with X-Fi processing) to your PC or Mac, laptop or desktop,, and get ready to rock. |
One of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to use the Sound Blaster for iTunes is to pair it with the new Creative GigaWorks T20W Series II Speaker System. Adding a new, wireless wrinkle to the sonically improved GigaWorks T20 Series II loudspeakers, truly one of the best-sounding desktop 2.0 solutions I've ever heard, a pair of the T20W speakers (or multiple pairs, within a 100-foot range from the computer) to receive the enhanced MP3s and iTunes without the need to set up a complicated home network. The GigaWorks T20W Series II speakers feature Creative's BasXPort design for ample bass without a subwoofer, along with a cloth dome tweeter and woven glass fiber woofer driver.
Sound Blaster for iTunes will retail for $99.99 this Spring. The Creative GigaWorks T20W Series II speaker system goes on sale later this month for $129.99. The Creative Wireless Receiver, which works with the Sound Blaster for iTunes and other wireless Creative products, is currently available.
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