Sound Blaster Live! Value Wins "Best Hardware Product of the Year" Award

Strategic Insights -

Creative Technology, Ltd.'s Sound Blaster Live! Value has been recognized as the "Best Hardware Product of the Year" by CNET's GAMECENTER.COM, a leading gaming channel. This award sets Sound Blaster Live! Value apart as a leading edge hardware product in the gaming community. The product was chosen from a select group of products that were strictly tested based on value, performance, and price.

Key Takeaways:

  • Sound Blaster Live! Value has been awarded the "Best Hardware Product of the Year" by CNET's GAMECENTER.COM.
  • The product is designed to bring high-quality, real-time effects and digital audio technologies found in professional studios to the desktop.
  • Sound Blaster Live! Value is based on the EMU10K1 processor, designed by Creative's subsidiary, E-mu Systems, Inc.
  • The EMU10K1 processor includes technologies used in high-end studios, such as those that produced soundtracks for Titanic, Independence Day, Mission Impossible, and The Hunt for Red October.
  • Creative's Environmental Audio Platform delivers a completely new way to experience games, music, and entertainment on the desktop.
  • Support for Creative's Environmental Audio Platform continues to grow, with developers using Creative's Environmental Audio Extensions API (EAX) to include support in their games.
  • CNET is the leading authority on computers, the Internet, and digital technologies, reaching millions of viewers worldwide through its online and television programming.

Statistics:

  • CNET's network of sites is consistently ranked as the Internet's #1 content network in terms of both audience size and revenue, serving millions of users each day.
  • CNET's programming airs on USA Network, the Sci-Fi Channel, and in national syndication, reaching an estimated weekly audience of over eight million viewers.
  • CNET's programming also airs in 45 foreign countries, reaching millions of viewers worldwide.

Sources:

  • GAMECENTER.COM (http://www.gamecenter.com)
  • CNET: The Computer Network (http://www.cnet.com)
  • Creative Technology, Ltd. (http://www.soundblaster.com)