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Creative's Zii actually a CES-bound processing chip
Engadget —
... While our vivid imaginations certainly had something more invigorating than this in mind, we suppose Creative could still surprise us at CES 2009. The curious Zii website we peeked a few days back is reportedly referring to an all new processing chip, and while ...
Creative Zii Computing Chip to be unveiled at CES
Tech Ticker —
... but this one’s not about gaming. Zii as Creative puts it, is about Stemcell Computing.
Though it looks more of a marketing terminology to attract attention, Creative fansite is claiming that Zii is nothing but a new audio processing chip. They also said that it will be different from the X-Fi technology and will be used in almost all upcoming Creative products.
Zii will be unveiled within two weeks at the CES 2009.
Zii Webpage
[Via Epizenter]
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Creative's Zii is Actually a Processor, Still No Idea What "Stemcell Computing" Is [Mysteries]
Gizmodo —
... that will debut at CES. What does this processor do? What the hell is "stemcell computing?" Is this a bunch of hype that won't deliver in the end? The answers are: I don't know, I don't know and probably. However, we do know that the chip will be used in "a variety" of upcoming products and that Nintendo probably won't be happy about the name. The chip could simply enhance sound, but we are hoping that it is much more than that. We shall find out soon enough. [zii and epizenter]
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