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… I recently bought myself a new MP3 player, a Creative MuVo TX with 512MB of storage. … My previous player, a Magic Star MP3 Player, had quite a few nuisances which were the main reason behind my recent purchase. … The Magic Star had only one control: a wheel you can push down or move left and right. … This is pretty common so I won t hold it against the Magic Star. … I d guess it would be fair to say that the MuVo kicks the Magic Star s ass. … MuVo features a backlit display showing the current track with info read from the …

As reported earlier with Microsoft, it appears that Apple may have infringed apon a patent held by Creative Labs, the believed number two producer of MP3 players in the world.

This certainly could mean royalities heading from Apple to Creative, although the appeals process will take some time to sort out.

With the Microsoft incedent and now the Creative Labs one, it appears as though Apple has just ripped everyone else off to produce the iPod. Stay tuned for future updates.

More bad news for Creative Labs.

It appears they’ve posted their first loss in over three years, leaving them dumbfounded on how to topple Apple’s rain with the iPod.

It’s even sent executives back to the drawing board on bolstering their focus on sound cards to increase profits from their sagging MP3 portable player business.

I’d hate to see them go to the wayside, as they are one of the top contenders against Apple’s iPod. And competition is a great thing for consumers, as it opens up new avenues for product features and developments.

We’ll see how this all pans out.