N-gated Hacker NewsSep 8, 2025
🎧 Ah yes, because what we really needed was a sound card biography starting from a man's birth in a farm of the past century. 🐔🐷 One wonders if the Sound Blaster would have been as successful if Sim Wong Hoo's family had opted for quieter pets. 🙄
https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-story-of-creative-technology #soundcardhistory #SimWongHoo #techbiography #innovation #nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated
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✅💃Màdiq🙈🙉🙊Iźichi💃✅Aug 30, 2025

it seems that after the late great #SimWongHoo #Creative that put singapore on the computing map, the rest of the followup brands are simply #shit #kopitiam #singlish

money and power just amplifies what a person truly is... #razer

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Soh Kam YungFeb 13, 2023

"It’s been more than a month since Creative Technology founder Sim Wong Hoo passed away at the age of 67.

However, it’s clear that he’s still fondly remembered not just by his friends and relatives, but by the Singapore public.

That became obvious when a singalong held in tribute to the Singaporean legend attracted about 2,000 people."

https://mustsharenews.com/sim-wong-hoo-tribute/

#SimWongHoo #Singapore

Sim Wong Hoo Tribute Attended By 2,000 People In Jurong East, They Sang His Favourite Songs

A tribute to Mr Sim Wong Hoo held at the Creative building in Jurong East was attended by 2,000 people who sang his favourite songs.

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yodanJan 21, 2023
The tech pioneer behind Sound Blaster has passed away

Singaporean entrepreneur Sim Wong Hoo founded Creative Technology in 1981.

#SoundBlaster #SimWongHoo #CreativeTechnology #SoundCard

https://www.engadget.com/tech-pioneer-sim-wong-hoo-sound-blaster-dies-151258136.html
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Itamar MedeirosJan 7, 2023
#Singaporean #inventor and #TechPioneer #SimWongHoo may not be a household name these days, but he founded #CreativeLabs, the company behind the #SoundBlaster brand of #SoundCards, back in 1981. Sim passed away on January 4th at the age of 67. https://www.engadget.com/tech-pioneer-sim-wong-hoo-sound-blaster-dies-151258136.html?src=rss #TechHistory
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Mike Stevens Jan 7, 2023

Wow, there's a brand I haven't really thought about it in quite a while, apart from fleeting moments here and there. They were kinda the #Kodak of this industry in some ways, failing to diversify well enough when PC makers begin catching up with their own integrated sound. Looking back from here, you'd think they could've been a #Logitech or a #Sonos, but there's always more to it than that. Anyway... Vale, Sim Wong Hoo! Thank you for your part in my computer gaming and multimedia history. 🙏

Creative founder Sim Wong Hoo, the man behind Sound Blaster, has died - #TheVerge
https://www.theverge.com/23543094/creative-sim-wong-hoo-sound-blaster-obituary-death

#TechTalk #SimWongHoo

Creative founder Sim Wong Hoo, the man behind Sound Blaster, has died

Creative Technologies founder, CEO, and chairman Sim Wong Hoo has died, Creative Labs has confirmed. He passed away peacefully on January 4th, 2023.

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MufasaJan 6, 2023

Sim Wong Hoo, founder of Sound Blaster maker Creative Labs, has died

#SimWongHoo #SoundBlaster #CreativeLabs
https://www.pcgamer.com/sim-wong-hoo-founder-of-sound-blaster-maker-creative-labs-has-died/

Sim Wong Hoo, founder of Sound Blaster maker Creative Labs, has died

Sim founded the company in 1981 and had remained at its head ever since.

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pixelpeeperJan 5, 2023
Oh no! tech hero from my youth just passed! RIP #simwonghoo ! https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/sim-wong-hoo-dies-2085206
Sim Wong Hoo, Singapore's tech pioneer and CEO of Creative Technlogy, dies

SINGAPORE — Local technology pioneer Sim Wong Hoo, who was chairman and chief executive officer of Creative Technology, died on Wednesday (Jan 4), the firm said.

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