[RnBaddict]

Well any computer nerd will undoubtedly heard of the infamous Soundblaster X-Fi soundcard series which dominated the market when it comes to sound processing peripherals for PC. Now yu can get this quality in yur pocket as creative has created the world first MP3 player that uses the X-Fi technology

For those that dont know what X-Fi technology does heres a good example
X-Fi Crystalizer Demo



Built with X-Fi technology
The built-in X-Fi technology intelligently moves a conventional left/right earphone stereo source away from your ears, virtually expanding it for an audio experience with a breathtakingly realistic depth of field. You'll feel as if you were listening to your music from a pair of high end speakers.

Wireless Capability
You can now stream and download digital content wirelessly from your PC to your ZEN X-Fi within a home network. From the living room to the bedroom, enjoy music playback in X-Fi audio quality as the ZEN X-Fi can access all of the music on your home PC, which can be played through its built-in speaker, a home speaker system, or even the TravelSound ZEN X-Fi speaker accessory. Experience the sound of perfection wherever you go.

Stay in touch on the go
Stay connected with friends on Yahoo Messenger or MSN Messenger as you can now chat on the go

Premium quality in-ear earphones
The bundled EP-830 in-ear earphones offers excellent noise isolation capability to deliver the ultimate acoustic experience with crystal clear audio reproduction

Sleek beauty
A pocket-sized player that weighs a mere 68.75g, the ZEN X-Fi sports attractive curves with a graceful finish.

Powerful built-in speaker
Be the party live wire. Bring the house down as you share your music out loud with the powerful built-in speaker.

More content, endless enjoyment
Transfer your files easily from your SD/SDHC card to enjoy more videos, music and photos in your player!

Rich pictures, sharp detail
Immerse yourself in the brilliant 2.5" screen with 16.7 million TFT color support. Watch your movies and view your pictures in rich vivid glory.

Switch to radio
Catch the latest hits on the music scene with the integrated FM radio. 32 station presets let you switch stations with ease.

Wide audio support
Listen to your music in multiple supported formats such as MP3, WMA and non-protected AAC (.m4a) from iTunes� Plus. Creative Centrale to rip, transfer and manage your media content easily.

MediaBox
Access and stream more than a hundred different channels from the player's Mediabox Menu option (which i think its like a tv)

Capture important information
Record important meetings or personal audio memos conveniently with the integrated voice recorder.

Create the right mood
Set audio effects to enhance your overall music listening experience. Choose from 8 EQ presets or customize your own EQ, and enhance it all with bass boost and smart volume effects.

Personalized alarm alert
Start the day on the right note with your very own alarm tone. You can even set the alarm for any day of the week.

This currently cost $289 in Australia for the 16GB version

[dot1q]

Till this day, I still prefer my original Xen over even the latest ipods/itouch. Its not mentioned here, but this thing will most likely support divx and xvid natively as well. Of course you have to use it for yourself to draw a final verdict, but I'll definitely be one of the early adopters of this thing.

[Bby-GIE]

wah!

impressive.
mm i wonder how you are meant to type when you are chatting. maybe its like texting?


looks pretty cool.

[dot1q]

^ huh? It's an mp3 player. It's not meant for chatting/typing.

[RnBaddict]

^ huh? It's an mp3 player. It's not meant for chatting/typing.

Stay in touch on the go
Stay connected with friends on Yahoo Messenger or MSN Messenger as you can now chat on the go

[kimmm]

is there any shops in sydney that sell them? i cant find it anywhere but online shops/auctions :S

[dot1q]

Stay in touch on the go
Stay connected with friends on Yahoo Messenger or MSN Messenger as you can now chat on the go

I dont think there are any primarily mp3 players that can do that. Thats what a phone is for.

[RnBaddict]

I dont think there are any primarily mp3 players that can do that. Thats what a phone is for.

heres proof that you CAN go on Yahoo messenger and MSN

NOTE: only the 16GB and 32GB version support this feature
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S44-KmOPMpY...feature=related

heres more proof (look at the 3rd feature)
http://www.minidisc.com.au/creative-zen-xfi-16gb-p-1537.html

[dot1q]

^ oh ok. Thanks for the clarification. Regardless, its only for wifi. I wouldn't say its a reliable "on the go" communication device. You'd have to be in a wifi hotspot or at home. I would still much rather use a phone (which practically everyone has) which I can use anywhere. Since its only for wifi, I find it a useless feature. Sorry for the confusion, I was thinking more on the lines of a mobile device which can be used for chat anywhere (like a phone).

[cherry@palace]

is there any shops in sydney that sell them? i cant find it anywhere but online shops/auctions :S

Kimmy,

I couldn't find it anywhere in shops. I looked all over syd and no luck. ended up getting mine online.

[kirstie_s]

oh damn. that looks sexy. i want oneeeee O_O

[aklancelot]

I just got mine few days ago!!!!!

The audio is really great and clear when you use the headphone.
Just at volume 10->12 the sound is SUPER LOUD and the max volume is 25!

BUT THEN
I was kinda dissapointed with the speaker though
It was alright if your surrounding isn't very noisy but the sound wasn't even at volume 25

BUT aside from that, its really awesome.

I bought the 8 GB version so no wi-fi but I don't really care Hehe

[kwok]

i need to get this haha. my d2's screen cracked so i dont have an mp3 player except my iphone but i hate pulling that thing outta my pants. the zen x-fi seems like a really nice mp3 player!

[deppstar]

I have a creative vision M for probably 3-4 years and it's working great. It's 30GB, and plays all the avi files I downloaded. (think: Gossip girl, smallville, supernatural, etc - 350MB files).

Right now I'm trying to upgrade to a higher capacity player, and seems like Apple has totally wiped out all their competition. I'm interested in Apple's 120GB player, but I'm not interested in itunes, and neither am I interested in the fact that the songs in the player cannot be extracted out or saved, unless I save it as data under their hard disk.

Any suggestions?

[robotomy]

whaa it's so pretty! I want one.

[jaefan]

im getting this soon.

anyone who got it have any reviews? though i would still get it to try...