Creative gets in on the wireless iPod dock craze with Xdock

Everyone's crazy for wireless iPod docks and Apple's erstwhile arch-rivals at Creative are no different. They've announced the Xdock Wireless, yet another iPod audio solution delivering audio wirelessly from your iPod to your stereo system. The Xdock uses Creative's Xtreme Fidelity to work its wireless magic (xtremely, we presume) capable of delivering audio to several X-Fi wireless receivers up to 100 feet away. Live in a tiny studio apartment, busy resenting your more successful peers and their fancy multi-room abodes? No worries, you can always plug the Xdock directly into a powered speaker system, or a home theater system to play videos, photos or music. The Xdock should be available this spring for $200, with wireless receivers available for an additional $100. An Xdock Wireless / X-Fi wireless receiver combo should be available for less than $300.

[ScOObyDoo @ Jan 8th 2007 6:51PM]

Hell freezes over. I guess Creative delayed making iPod accessories as long as they could. I bet they could make more money with some kickass accessories for the iPod than they make with their mediocre mp3 players at the moment.

[Richard @ Jan 8th 2007 7:31PM]

This makes about as much sense as letting Michael Jackson baby-sit your kids. Why would anyone release an accessory that works only with the competition's products and not your own? Not only that, but Creative actually got Apple to certify it and issue a comment!

Whatever they're on over at Creative HQ, send some my way

[Dave95 @ Jan 8th 2007 8:51PM]

Who could blame them? - They could continue to ignore that Apple's iPod continue to sell like hot-cakes and take the #1 spot every Christmas or they can get a piece of the fastest growing lucrative accessories market.

Still funny though

[junglekid27 @ Jan 8th 2007 9:01PM]

If you can't beat'em join'em right? lol.

[Dan @ Jan 8th 2007 10:35PM]

It was actually part of the settlement, tards.

And judging from Engadget's comment, they haven't heard anything from an X-Fi card. Pure excellence.

[Mark @ Jan 9th 2007 12:17PM]

by the time this gets released i'm sure there will be one for creative players, what would make it sick is if it worked for both iPods and creative's players.

[Miguel Diaz @ Apr 3rd 2007 2:43AM]

Why Creative? Why make products for an inferior mp3 player like Apple's? Apple's Ipod in no way can beat Creative's Zen Vision:M. What a funny comment you made ScOObyDoo. Never will Apple beat Creative's mp3 player. It's called marketing and retards that know no better.