RSSCreative inPerson the biggest hit at CES
By Mykel Nahorniak | Published January 9, 2008, 10:45 PM
The spotlight item from Creative this year was the inPerson, a WiFi video phone device. The booth at CES was standing-room only, as many were eager to see a demonstration of the inPerson's capabilities.
Despite lackluster demand for video phones in the market, the inPerson demo drew a crowd that rivaled Panasonic's 150-inch HDTV display. Creative hopes its solution will entice people to forgo voice calling for something more futuristic.
Featuring a 7-inch screen and H.264 video compression, the inPerson can be used to make video-calls to another device. The configuration relies on the consumer to adopt a VOIP service, but built-in WiFi ensures the user can interact cable-free.
Bah! I was hoping they'd announce a new Zen player, something that would be a true successor to the Vision M. You'd think Charlie Brown was calling the shots.
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|wish i was there
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|Creative? They're still in business? Seriously, I gave up on them after the x-fi driver debacles.
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|Duh. Creative never went out business. Their best know for their ZEN players, which are better than the iPod. They were the ones who invented the iPod's interface.
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|Oh, come now! You will be sued by Apple! Apple was very "innovative" with the iPod interface.
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|Actually Creative is best known for their sound cards.
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|Oh come on! Apple hasn't had an original idea since it stole the idea of the GUI from Xerox PARC
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|I agree: Zen > iPod.
And best known for the Zen? Uh, what? Ever heard of a "SoundBlaster"?
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