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Travelsound is a little speaker for your little Nano

Anticipating your need for a summertime beach blanket boombox, Creative is now selling a version of its Travelsound portable speaker made just for the fourth-generation iPod Nano. The Travelsound i85 sells for $99, or about $20 more than last year's model, the i80.

The difference in price is reflected by a new feature: a built-in FM radio receiver that integrates with your iPod. Just like Apple's Radio Remote accessory, the Travelsound i85's radio is controlled on your iPod using an onscreen tuner with multiple presets.

The Travelsound i85's rechargeable battery is rated at 15 hours of … Read more

Creative launches TravelSound for iPod Nano

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Good advice if you're Creative and Goliath is a fruit-branded company from Cupertino. So adding more sauce to the Apple pie is yet another third-party accessory, albeit a decent-looking effort, hot out of Sim Wong Hoo's wonder emporium. First glimpsed at CES 2008 back in January, Creative's TravelSound i80 speaker for the iPod nano (3rd Generation) is an extension of the i50 for the shuffle (2nd Generation). If you liked the latter, you'll probably like the former since Creative's roots are after all rooted in audio. Think … Read more

Creative speaker does right by rival iPod

Regardless of what you think of its MP3 players, Creative has definitely lived up to its name when it comes to portable speakers. While others flail about with some decidedly atrocious attempts, Creative has come up with some sleek and compact designs that don't look like the rushed afterthought that so many others do.

The latest example is its "Travelsound i50," which is actually designed for one of its competitors, the 2G iPod Shuffle. The $69 speaker has a brushed-metal finish that can be charged, along with the player itself, through its built-in USB "mini-terminal."… Read more

Zen Stone gets a cozy set of speakers

If it were possible for a company to spoil its products rotten, Creative would be one of the guilty parties. We recently saw how it coddled its "Zen Wav" with a cushy dock, and now it's pampering the "Zen Stone Plus" with a portable speaker system.

Just look at the new "TravelSound"--it practically cocoons the MP3 player as it nestles safely in its perfectly sized dock, resting horizontally as if ready to take a nap. The speaker system will go on sale next month for $69, according to Fareastgizmos, though we're … Read more