Creative and Soundbuzz launch the Soundbuzz Music Video Store
You can bet that Mr. Sim Wong Hoo breathed a sigh of relief when Apple didn't announce a new video iPod on Wednesday. After, um, not winning their war against Apple in the world of portable audio (at least not yet), Creative has decided to go after the portable video market in a very big way with its hotly anticipated new Creative Zen Vision, and to further that aim they're collaborating with Soundbuzz on a new music video download service. The Soundbuzz Music Video Store will almost definitely be limited to Asia, but they've already got three major labels on board and expect to lock down the rest by early 2006. Officially launches in Singapore next month. Doubt this will be enough to make or break the Zen Vision (they least they'd have to introduce would be a cheap, easy to use, globally available online video store with a wide selection of movies and TV shows), but at least it demonstrates that Creative doesn't expect portable video to be just about downloading and watching movies.
[Via iHeartApple]
