Archives for the day Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

As a competitor to Bose’s popular QuietComfort 2, Creative’s new Aurvana X-Fi Noise-Canceling Headphones ($300) are the first noise-canceling headphones to feature the company’s X-Fi audio technologies. Discussed in our review of the company’s Xdock, the X-Fi Crystallizer is an intelligent equalizer that enhances the highs and lows of songs to improve their sound, while X-Fi CMSS-3D creates virtual surround sound from flat…

Plantronics has announced its Voyager 855 and 815 Bluetooth headsets, featuring the company’s AudioIQ noise reduction and QuickPair technologies. The Voyager 855 features a removable stereo cable that clips to the headset to convert it into Bluetooth stereo headphones. Note this will not enable stereo on iPhone. The Voyager 815 lacks the 855’s stereo features, but shares its three ear bud sizes and optional ear loops, multipoint technology,…