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New Portable USB Sound Blaster Systems

Creative Technology announced the Sound Blaster MP3+ and Sound Blaster Go! portable USB Sound Blaster sound systems. Now it's as simple as connecting to a USB port for any PC user to upgrade from motherboard audio for listening to MP3 music or creating MP3 or WMA music from compact discs. The compact, portable Sound Blaster MP3+, slated for availability this month, is priced at US$59.99 and the Sound Blaster Go! is priced at US$79.99 and is slated for availability in July.

The lightweight, compact Sound Blaster MP3+ and Sound Blaster Go! are smaller than a typical PDA yet offer a large set of connectivity options, including optical digital input and output plus analog inputs and outputs that include Line-In, Line-Out, microphone input and a headphone jack with volume control. A removable clip also enables convenient attachment to a back of a notebook display.

The Sound Blaster Go! includes noise cancellation headphones for use in noisy surroundings. Easily connected by USB, the Sound Blaster MP3+ and Sound Blaster Go! transform any notebook or desktop PC into a premium stereo system. In addition to Bass Boost and a 10-band graphic equalizer, the Sound Blaster MP3+ and the Sound Blaster Go! include Creative MediaSource, a full MP3 and WMA creation and management application with a host of music enhancement features:

• Bass Boost and Noise Removal features enable PC users to improve the audio playback quality of MP3 music;
• 10-band graphic equalizer with audio presets enables customization of music playback environments to match specific genres;
• SVM (Smart Volume Management) matches volume variations across MP3 tracks so no adjustment is needed during playback;
• Audio Clean-up removes pops and clicks from MP3 and WAV files or recorded material from vinyl records or cassettes;
• CMSS 3D (Creative Multi-Speaker Surround) spatializes audio through stereo speakers or headphones.

Pricing and Availability

The Sound Blaster MP3+ has an estimated street price of US$59.99 and is slated for availability this month; and the Sound Blaster Go! has an estimated street price of US$79.99 and is slated for availability in July. For more information visit www.soundblaster.com.

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.creative.com/.

Recent Creative Labs headlines

• New Portable USB Sound Blaster Systems (2003-05-09)
• One Keyboard to Control Them All (2002-12-11)
• Creative Unveils First External Sound Blaster (2002-01-10)
• Creative Announces Sound Blaster Audigy Series (2001-08-21)
• SoundBlaster Live! for Mac Ships (2001-03-22)
• NOMAD II Support Comes to MacOS (2000-06-30)
• Creative Updates Portable Audio Player (1999-10-10)
• Sound Blaster Live! Platinum from Creative (1999-10-08)
• Creative Launches Sound Blaster Live! MP3+ (1999-09-13)
• Creative Issues Update for SoundBlaster Live! (1999-05-15)

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