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Creative inPerson the biggest hit at CES

By Mykel Nahorniak, BetaNews

January 9, 2008, 10:45 PM

Creative inPerson Demo

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.

The inPerson 2

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.

The inPerson 3

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By Suzy

edited Jan 10, 2008 - 3:14 PM

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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By virtual_ad

posted Jan 10, 2008 - 9:53 PM

wish i was there

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By ogman

posted Jan 10, 2008 - 8:52 AM

Creative? They're still in business? Seriously, I gave up on them after the x-fi driver debacles.

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By davinp

posted Jan 10, 2008 - 11:17 AM

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.