Comments on: Watch out Apple, Creative just dropped a bomb http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:56:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: John http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-533024 John Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:07:20 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-533024 Not to rain on their parade, but I think this will be like dropping a pebble down a well. Two years ago it could have been big news. Now you'd need something paper thin to make a splash. Actually, the next huge splash in the market will be built in projectors. In a box the size of an iPod Classic you'll have a built in projector that will project a ~20 inch diagonal movie onto a nearby screen. Not that Creative made a bad product but they'll need that much differentiation to get attention in this market. Not to rain on their parade, but I think this will be like dropping a pebble down a well. Two years ago it could have been big news. Now you’d need something paper thin to make a splash. Actually, the next huge splash in the market will be built in projectors. In a box the size of an iPod Classic you’ll have a built in projector that will project a ~20 inch diagonal movie onto a nearby screen. Not that Creative made a bad product but they’ll need that much differentiation to get attention in this market.

]]> By: Cosmic http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-532928 Cosmic Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:45:28 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-532928 Hot. Divx/Xvid support is pretty sweet. Hot. Divx/Xvid support is pretty sweet.

]]> By: darthbith http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-532904 darthbith Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:25:37 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-532904 I can vouch for the interface of this at least - I've got the 8GB version, and it is nice. Not as many features as the iTouch (most notably, lack of a touch screen :-P), however, this thing will run Divx and Xvid encoded videos and they're totally watchable (i.e. the screen isn't too small). I think it even plays iTunes+ songs. Plus the SD slot is incredibly useful. Nice to see a little Creative respect in these parts. I can vouch for the interface of this at least - I’ve got the 8GB version, and it is nice. Not as many features as the iTouch (most notably, lack of a touch screen :-P), however, this thing will run Divx and Xvid encoded videos and they’re totally watchable (i.e. the screen isn’t too small). I think it even plays iTunes+ songs. Plus the SD slot is incredibly useful.
Nice to see a little Creative respect in these parts.

]]> By: littlendian http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-532892 littlendian Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:32:34 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-532892 Nokia N800 -- much shorter battery life, far less memory, and the Amazon.com price is $399 which is far from half the price. So I'd argue that this offering from Creative Labs is pretty darn amazing. I'm a bit torn about losing the widescreen display that the Touch and other systems have but I'd assume that Creative makes it much easier to get video onto their player than Apple does. (Err and I'm an iPod fanboy so sue me :P ) Nokia N800 — much shorter battery life, far less memory, and the Amazon.com price is $399 which is far from half the price. So I’d argue that this offering from Creative Labs is pretty darn amazing.

I’m a bit torn about losing the widescreen display that the Touch and other systems have but I’d assume that Creative makes it much easier to get video onto their player than Apple does. (Err and I’m an iPod fanboy so sue me :P )

]]> By: Curt Yanko http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-532877 Curt Yanko Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:38:29 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-532877 Doesn't make any sense to me when a nokia N800 can do this and is a computer for almost half the price, not to mention a big enough screen to actually use. Doesn’t make any sense to me when a nokia N800 can do this and is a computer for almost half the price, not to mention a big enough screen to actually use.

]]> By: Peter Ha http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-532871 Peter Ha Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:02:06 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-532871 HAHA!!! HAHA!!!

]]> By: Liz http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-532867 Liz Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:57:29 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/03/watch-out-apple-creative-just-dropped-a-bomb/#comment-532867 I know you guys hate it when people point out errors, but I do think you misspelled "typo" in this one and it kind of made me chuckle I know you guys hate it when people point out errors, but I do think you misspelled “typo” in this one and it kind of made me chuckle

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