Headphones or earphones are widely used by many people. They can be plugged in to CD players and MP3 players to listen to songs, or used in studio recordings or by disk jockeys. Creative has launched multiple types of headphones to suit different user requirements.

HQ 1400 Headphones

Creative HQ 1400 headphones are one of the many creative headphones launched in the market. These headphones are designed and powered to provide high quality audio and are padded with velvet to offer best comfort. These headphones are the ideal choice for users interested in listening to CDs and Mp3 music as it provides best playback and drowns outside noise.

Aurvana Air

Aurvana Air is another set of headphones launched by Creative Labs. The EaseFit ear-hook design makes it easy to wear and carry these headphones. Flexible and catering to different ear sizes these headphones offer exceptional audio performance and have a touch of sophistication in them. These headphones are easy to handle and are best for remote sounds aided by its bass feature.

Sound Blaster World of War-craft Wireless Headset

Sound Blaster World of War-craft Wireless Headset is the latest gaming headsets introduced by Creative. With advanced wireless connection, leatherette padded ear-cups, built in rechargeable battery, built-in headset controls and detachable microphone; these headphones are any gamers’ dream.

EP-3NC

EP-3NC headphones by creative are designed for busy commuters. Equipped with noise cancellation and noise isolation features, these headphones provide long hours of entertainment. These headphones have a monitor feature that cancel out the noise cancellation feature and let you hear the surrounding noises with the simple press of a button.

EP-240

The light weight design of Creative EP-240 headphones makes it comfortable for using it for long intervals. Sound quality is further amplified with the extended feature of bass to make it all the more worthwhile. These headphones are ideal for users engaged in prolonged listening lessons.

Creative Labs have launched vast variety of headphones catering for requirements at a diverse level. So, whatever are you requirements and preferences, you will surely be able to find one great headphone created by Creative.

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Christmas may be one of the festive times of the year, but it is also one of the most stressful.  The traffic on the streets build up, parties left and right, the malls are packed and we roam the shopping aisles aimlessly, trying to find the perfect gifts for our loved ones.  What do you do, though, if you absolutely have no idea what you recipients would like for Christmas?   Buying gifts can be a daunting task.  Hopefully, the following suggestions may be able to help you if you are stuck on a gift ideas.

Buying gifts for men is easy, if you know their hobbies.  If your recipient spends a lot of time playing video games, for example, then getting him a new console may make a good Christmas gift.  That is, if he does not already have one or he is using an old model.  The new Playstation and Xbox consoles are now available.  If he already has them, then maybe something to enjoy the games further would be the next step.  He would still be quite happy to get a couple of new games like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas or Call of Duty 4.

Women are a bit trickier to buy gifts for, unless you are a woman yourself.  The gift may depend on what is your relationship with the woman and her interests.  If you would like a special gift for a woman in your family, such as your wife, daughter, mother or sister, then sponsoring a spa trip will definitely be appreciated.  When it comes to giving gifts for other women, something that involves the home or personal care may be safe choices.  Small kitchen appliances, quirky utensils or lighted vanity mirror may do the trick.

Creative Speakers

If you are not too particular about the gender of your recipient and only require a generic gift to give, then here are a couple of ideas from AppleBazaar.com.

If your recipient likes to watch movies or listening to music using their PC, then giving them a pair of good Creative speakers may be a good choice.  The Creative Inspire T10 speaker is compact, looks elegant and produces clear, crisp sounds.  With these speakers, you can hear the detail in the sounds.  Instruments with high frequencies such as cymbals and strings can be picked out.  The Creative Inspire T10 also has BasXPort technology, which enables you to even hear seismic drumming.  With that much capability, a subwoofer may not even be necessary.

When it comes to generic gifts, you can never go wrong with an iPod.  AppleBazaar.com offers the 5^th Generation iPod Nano at 16Gb, which can certainly make any recipient happy.  It is available in nine colors, with a polished anodized aluminum finish.  It also has a 2.2” display, for your recipient’s viewing pleasure.  What sets the 5^th Generation iPod Nano apart from its previous models is that it has a built-in video camera, to shoot videos spontaneously.  It now also has an FM tuner and its Genius Mixes function is like having your own personal DJ.

iPods are going at 12% off at Apple Bazaar. Includes the Classic, Nano and Shuffle. iPod Nano or iPod Classic comes with a free bone wrap and wall plug charger.

Viliv PCs are going at 12% off, includes the Viliv X70 3G pocket PC, Viliv S5 3G pocket PC, and Viliv S7 3G notebook PC.
All PCs come with a leather casing and a premium protective film.
Viliv S7 comes with an additional iLuv portable speaker, M1 Vouchers for M1 Prepaid Broadband Card
and a $30 M1 Prepaid Broadband Top-Up Card (Valid until 31 Jan 2010)

Divoom iTour series speakers going at 10% off.
Includes the iTour 10, iTour 70, iTour Pop, iTour Ozzo, iTour Upo1 and the iTour Omo.

Creative’s Zenxfi2 now at 15% off.
Other products (video recorders and MP3 players) by Creative here.

Popular gaming brand mouse and accessories Razer is at a 10% off.
Includes gaming mice, gaming keyboards, gaming surfaces and gaming audio devices.

GoPro sports camera for outdoor uses. 20% off on all 3 megapixel cameras and use voucher code GP12 to get your exclusive 12% off 5 megapixel cameras.  Includes Helmet hero 3 megapixel, Motorsports hero with 3 and 5 megapixel, digital hero with 3 megapixel and Surf hero 5 megapixel.

Read about GoPro here.

Read about GoPro accessories, entry here.

Other electronics
Creative’s electronics (Cameras, audio devices and accessories…)
Creative Special Offers
Sandisk
Belkin / Belkin accessories for iPhone, iTouch, iPods and Mp3 players are at a whooping 30% off
TravelPac
X-mini Speakers
Plantronics bluetooth headsets
Ultimate Ears audio devices

In relation, we stock portable solar powered chargers for batteries and your gadgets.

Solio – solar powered charger
Solar – Freeloader solar charger is at a 20% off
Brunton – Solaris
Silva – solar charger

Grab your Zen X-Fi2 at 15% off for this Christmas.

We are having a 15% off promotion for the Zen X-Fi2, Mp3 player by Creative.
Grab your finger and head over to Apple Bazaar to get one.
Promotion lasts till the end of 2009 on a while stocks last basis.

Creative ZEN MX mp3 is easy plug and play device so that you can connect to your laptop or pc easily and you can add new songs or remove someone from it. It comes with the USB to player interface which is a universal plug and play cable so it doesn’t have any driver installation. The main feature of this player is that it is compatible and portable. It just sits into your pocket without even making you feel its presence. There are other players which are little heavy to carry this one is light weighted and it is easier to carry.

As of the memory is concerned Creative ZEN MX mp3 supports both SD/SDHC memory cards which can help you increase the memory capacity of your player. The display is of dimensions two and a half inches which enables you to see a good clarity video and the additional feature is that the display is a LCD one. More to an Mp3 player it also has features like Radio with 32 preset stations, alarm facility which help you to keep an alarm at the time you want an alarm and an image viewer which helps you to browse through JPEG image.

Zen Mx is small and compact

Creative ZEN MX mp3 also has audio equalizer with few preset equalizer settings which is 8 presets and you can also have some personalized equalizer settings up to five different ones, which are given by the custom settings. It also has the album art, a feature which shows some thumbnail image of the album add to that is also has voice recording. The USB connectivity is version 2.0 which is the highest speed and support that you get out of the USB. The picture formats supported are JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG and TIFF type images.

The battery is built in type and its lithium ion battery which has the long life and playback time. Continuous Audio playback is possible up to 30 hours and Continuous video playback is possible up to 5 hours. The 8GB player can hold up to 4000 WMA which is close to 266 hours of video playback and up to 2000 Mp3 songs which is close to 133 hours of audio. The 16 GB one can hold up to 4000 WMA which is close to 266 hours of video playback and same as the 8 GB one. But when it comes to Audio it can store up to 4000 Mp3 songs, which is close to 266 hours of audio, two times that of the 8 GB one.

Zen MX is easy to use

So Creative ZEN MX mp3 is handy, cheap, stylish and worth the money that you pay also. So if you are looking to buy one Mp3 player this is the best choice you have.

Every week, we’ll compile a list of the best selling products from applebazaar.com and post it here, so you’ll know what’s in every week.

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Presenting the X-mini MAX Capsule Speakers, the big brother version of the original X-mini mono speaker. Bigger, louder and a longer battery life make these an ideal gift for any music lover.

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Your music and movies. Way better.
* Make your MP3s sound better than CDs with Xtreme Fidelity
* Enjoy amazing surround sound even over headphones

The Razer Orochi brings mobile gaming mouse standards to new heights with its small form factor and bleeding-edge technology. Equipped with a gaming-grade laser sensor and dual mode wired/wireless functionality, the Razer Orochi uses Bluetooth technology to address your need for portability and ease of use with a wired mode option for gaming grade performance.

Gaming on the go is now possible.

Razer Orochi 4000DPI Bluetooth Wireless/Wire Mouse

Bluetooth 2.0 Connectivity
With built-in Bluetooth compatibility with most laptops, the Razer Orochi offers gamers on the go hassle-free wireless convenience.

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Dual Mode Wired/Wireless Functionality
With a wired mode option, the Razer Orochi delivers gaming grade precision, control and accuracy.

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Razer Precision™ 3G Laser Sensor
The Razer Orochi reigns supreme with its 4000dpi 3G Laser sensor, which enables movement speeds of 5 times that of standard 800dpi optical sensors.
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• Razer Precision™ 3G Laser sensor
• Tracking up to 100 inches per second
• Ambidextrous design
• Razer Synapse™ On-board Memory*
• On-The-Fly Sensitivity™ adjustment*
• Zero-acoustic Ultraslick™ Teflon® feet
• Gold-plated USB connector
• Powered by 2 AA batteries
• Approx. size in mm: 99(L) x 67.8(W) x 35(H)
*Not applicable on Mac OS

Wireless Mode
- Gaming optimized Bluetooth® 2.0 connectivity
- Up to 2000DPI sensitivity
- 125Hz polling/ 8ms response
- Powered by 2 AA batteries
- High performance batteries are recommended for longer battery life
- To conserve power, switch off the Razer Orochi when not in use

Wired Mode
- Detachable three foot, lightweight, braided micro-USB cord
- Up to 4000DPI sensitivity
- 1000Hz Ultrapolling™/ 1ms response

System Requirements
Bluetooth enabled PC with USB port
Windows XP / x64 / Vista / Vista64 or Mac OS X(v10.4 and above)
Internet connection (for driver installation)
At least 35MB of hard disk space

The evolution of headphone designs continued. For one, they are no longer called headphones. The gadget is known as a headset, earphones, earbuds, stereophones or the hipper and cooler “cans “. The headset is combination earphone and microphone geared to instant communication via the internet or any two-way communication module.

All portable music and video players are equipped with its own earphone or headphone. For the sake of economics, earphones are the likely minute speakers included in an Mp3 or iPod. More often than not, the earphones do not last and the iPod or Mp3 owner is left with the option of buying a new pair of “mini loudspeakers”. Which one would is the better option, a headphone or an earphone?

Creative HQ 1400 Headphone

Headphones have large cups that cover the entire ear. The headphone is worn like a headband and new models are lightweight. The cups that serve as the listening device are designed for ergonomics so that it can be worn for hours on end without feeling uncomfortable. Some models have volume control too. Though the device is still quite bulky for use in jogging and other such sports, a headphone is safer to use as it does not blare sound inside your ear. There are noise canceling headphones and you can practically be deaf to outside sound. The sound you get from a headphone is a left and right balance and if truth be told the acoustic quality is better.

Creative Earphone EP 830

Earphones or earbuds are listening devices that you plug right outside your ear canal. The sound produced is more isolated and sorts of reverberates inside your head rather than from an outside source. You can opt to set the music player volume on low and you won’t have a problem with clarity. However, since it has no noise cancelling feature but can minimize outside background noise, you have to turn on the volume if you can’t hear well due to external noise. The earphone is so portable and “invisible” you can wear them anywhere, anytime doing any form of activity, water sports and activity excluded (at least for now).

So which is the better choice? The decision depends on the user and the activity it is intended for.

But aside from sound cards, Creative also ventured into many other products with varied successes and failures. Creative’s attempt at optical drives fell into ruins soon after it was started as cheaper alternatives surfaced. Their music players that include the Zen and MuVo became a big success as they provided a small but very competent replacement to the CD players. Despite the introduction and wild success of the iPod from Apple, Creative still remains as a major player in this market. Creative also has a lot more products that are usually computer peripherals. They have speakers, mice, headphones, and even web cameras.

The latest sound card from Creative is called the Soundblaster X-Fi, from their Soundblaster line-up. This should be more than adequate for anyone who simply wishes the best sound for gaming or watching movies, you would not be able to enjoy your top of the line speakers with an on-board sound processing unit. It comes in a few configurations that are suited for different applications, one of which is the Fatal1ty line that was named after one of the top pro gamers in the world. This card used EAX 5.0 that lets you position up to 128 3D voices around the room. It also has the most advanced mixing features that lets starting musicians mix their own tracks with relative ease. Creative has also come up with a brand new resampling method that solved previous issues with the Audigy cards before it. Some packages also contain a front panel and a remote control that add even more to its flexibility.

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