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Creative NOMAD's advanced features include voice recording, an FM Tuner, an LCD screen with scrolling text to view artist name and song title and rechargeable batteries. Creative NOMAD portable players are available in two versions, a 64MB and a 32MB version. Weighing in at under 2.5 ounces, both versions of the Creative NOMAD offer support for the popular MP3 (MPEG 1, layer 3) audio compression standard and deliver skip-free playback. The 64MB model offers additional media for up to two hours of near CD-quality music or up to four hours of voice recording or spoken word audio. Using the Creative Digital Audio Center, Creative NOMAD users may also convert their CD collections into MP3 files for their own personal use, giving them the ultimate in personal audio content customization. Leveraging its core competence in PC audio from semiconductors to hardware and software development, Creative is focused on offering a complete solution for the digital audio experience.
"Our goal at Creative, is to continue leveraging our expertise to offer solutions for portable digital audio and to make the experience accessible to consumers worldwide," said Hock Leow, vice president of the multimedia division at Creative. "As we move forward with future products, we intend to support all popular formats for playing back Internet music and digital audio. Today that format is MP3 and there is an abundance of support from Internet audio and music enthusiasts. With the introduction of the Creative NOMAD line, we are raising the bar for portable digital audio players as well as generating acceptance and understanding of a revolutionary new way to download digital music and audio from the Internet."
Features, Features, Features
The compact, sleek Creative NOMAD is smaller than a deck of cards
and available in a high-tech design with a unique magnesium casing.
Both versions of the Creative NOMAD come equipped with an AC
power adapter and two rechargeable nickel metal hydride AAA batteries.
The NOMAD players can playback 8 to 10 hours of continuous music
and audio. Both versions include 32MB of onboard flash memory,
offering up to 60 minutes of high-quality audio storage and playback.
A 32MB flash memory upgrade card is included with the 64MB version
of the Creative NOMAD, doubling the capacity of current players
on the market today. Also included with both models are high-quality,
compact earphones and a parallel port connector cable. Additional
features include:
Destination NOMADWorld
Creative has established NOMADWorld.com as a premiere online
destination devoted to enhancing the digital audio experience
for Creative NOMAD users, Internet audio listeners and music enthusiasts.
In collaboration with a number of leading partners, NOMADWorld
offers a unique mix of regularly refreshed, high quality
programming to address a variety of interests. Featured for the
introduction, NOMADWorld is previewing THEY MIGHT
BE GIANTS with an exclusive track from their as yet unreleased
album, provided in partnership with GoodNoise. For more information,
please visit www.NOMADWorld.com.
"With NOMADWorld, we intend to provide not just content but technologies, tools, accessories and tips that will transform the experience of enjoying and creating Internet Music," said Sim Wong Hoo, Chairman and CEO of Creative. "Through Creative's own hugely popular Creative Zone web site, the global Sound Blaster community has provided us with keen insights into how on-line music culture is evolving. Leveraging this knowledge and our audio expertise, we have created NOMADWorld as a unique place for customers to share the Internet audio phenomenon with us."
The Creative Zone attracts more than 13 million hits per month worldwide and more than 2.4 million user sessions a month worldwide. It is consistently ranked among the top 10 music sites at 100 hot Sites, a free directory to the most popular sites on the web.
Industry Support
Creative supports the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) and its Standard Digital Music Initiative (SDMI). The company
has been an active member of SDMI since its inception in December
1998. Creative is working with SDMI to help develop and implement
the recommendations of SDMI and create a standard for digital
audio distribution that is acceptable to the recording industry
as well as the PC industry and Internet community.
Creative's overall focus is to satisfy current consumer demand and today MP3 is the hands down favorite. As new formats are introduced to the market, Creative will evaluate and consider them for use in future players.
Pricing and Availability
The 64MB version of Creative NOMAD will begin shipping
this quarter for an estimated U.S. retail price of $249.99. The
32MB version will be available for $169.99 on the Creative
Zone, at: www.soundblaster.com.
This announcement relates to products whose launches are in the United States of America. The product names, contents, prices and availability may differ elsewhere in the world according to local factors and requirements.
Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. All other products mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby recognized as such.