Creative gathered us media at their headquarters yesterday for a very special announcement – the launch of the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Notebook Sound Card, Wireless Receiver and the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go! These new gizmos from Creative are sure to give you the music sound quality possible, and will bring your music experience to a whole new level.

Yesterday Microsoft invited us to the very swanky Movida bar at St James Power Station to showcase their brand new range of hardware products. Some of the products launched included new keyboards, a webcam and new mice, and I must admit they were pretty impressive! Click Read More to check out the full details.

If you’re the sort who likes to travel and is always on the go, then this portable travel alarm clock from iHome could come in handy! It comes in a pretty black piano finish, and it even has a dock for your iPod or iPhone, allowing you to go to sleep and wake up with your music. When you don’t have anything in the dock, a buzzer will sound as the alarm instead. The iHome iP27 also has an mp3 and CD line-in, so even if you don’t own an iPod or an iPhone you can still play music on it. There’s even a travel lock too, so you don’t have to worry about anything turning on unexpectedly in your backpack! The iHome iP27 will be available later this month at SGD199, and you can expect to see it at Apple resellers and Challenger Superstores.

If you’re the sort who likes to keep your gadgets and whatnot in tiptop shape, you might want to consider getting this for your Playstation 3. Not only does it look unbelievably cool (just check out that skull face!), it also keeps your PS3 safe and protects it from any bumps and scratches. It’ll only set you back USD10.99 (approx SGD15.73) too! Click here to get your hands on it.

Do you find it terribly annoying when you’re grooving to your favourite music, and all of a sudden you get a call and end up in a complete flurry trying to answer it in time? Well now Shure has what could be the perfect solution for you – their new Music Phone Adapter (MPA). What this little gizmo does is add full voicecall functionality to any kind of stereo earphones, so switching from music to call is simple with just a touch of a button. The best thing is that this Music Phone Adapter is compatible with just about any phone – even the iPhone! So, has this caught your fancy? The Shure MPA is available at all major IT resellers and is priced at SGD79.

The Eee 1000H, previously available in only 80GB is now available in 160GB and the best thing is that it is going for only SGD888! Running on a Windows XP Home OS, it comes with a 1.3 megapixel webcam, 1GB of memory and basic connectivity options like Bluetooth and wireless LAN. Weighing at 1.43Kg, it is light enough to be brought around if you need to stay connected. The 80GB version will be priced at SGD838, and you can get from all ASUS authorized dealers and resellers. For more information, you can head on to ASUS's website here.

 The Samsung S3 mp3 player

In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Samsung will be doing their part for charity, and will have some in-store activities lined up in collaboration with the Breast Cancer Foundation (BCF). Some of these activities include a “Good Breast Health” talk by a BCF speaker and local celebrity Koh Chieng Mun, who recently won her battle with breast cancer. There are also ongoing promotions on various Samsung products in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so click Read More to find out all about them!

I love my music, and when my friends come over all I want to do is show off my favourite music to them. And what better way to do that than to use Altec Lansing’s new portable speaker – the IM310! While it’s generally an iPod speaker (note the iPod dock), you can also connect your CD, DVD and mp3 player to it, so there are no worries about its limitations as a speaker. You can also plug it in via AC, or use AA batteries which provide a whole 48 hours of music playback which is sure to keep you and your friends more than satisfied. Sound quality with the IM310 is not too shabby either – the sound is powerful and there’s good, deep bass. The Altec Lansing IM310 is currently available at SGD159.