Zune delivers for the holidays
I know many of you have been interested in the latest entry into Microsoft’s Connected Entertainment vision. Well, all the information you need just came down the pipe today in a press release concerning Microsoft’s Zune.
It will be available this holiday season including a 30GB digital media player, the Zune Marketplace music service and a foundation for an online community that will enable music fans to discover new music. The Zune device features wireless technology, a built-in FM tuner and a bright, 3-inch screen that allows users to not only show off music, pictures and video, but also to customize the experience with personal pictures or themes to truly make the device their own. Zune comes in three colors: black, brown and white.
Thanks to the peeps over at Gamerscoreblog for the head’s up. There’s more about Zune at www.zuneinsider.com as well.
September 14th, 2006 at 1:14 pm
Ok, I’ll be the first to say it…..
“ZUNE!… ZUNE! … ZUNE!……Zuuuune…..zuuunne….zunnnne…….ZUNE…zuuuune…zuuune.!”
September 14th, 2006 at 2:05 pm
lol @ green..yep…Zune it up.
September 14th, 2006 at 3:21 pm
I’ll be getting one. The black one most likely.
September 14th, 2006 at 3:22 pm
yeah it’s weird…first Saints Row and having enjoyed a gangsta game for the first time in my gaming life…and now Zune…being interested in a media player like this for the first time in my life lol i’ve never been into ipods or MP3 players..but man…i want a Zune lol weird.
September 14th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
Any word on pricing? The only way I think it’ll be able to compete with the iPod is if it’s significantly cheaper, and now that the 360GB iPod is $250, I dunno.
September 14th, 2006 at 3:27 pm
I’ve had an iRiver for about 18 months now after a horrible experience with iPod (which has a 20%+ failure rate). I couldn’t survive without my iRiver, I wish I would have had things like this for more of my school life, instead of just the final year.
September 14th, 2006 at 3:31 pm
did you just say 360 gig ipod for $250?? if so, then yeah it’ll have to be priced right.
September 14th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
Pass!
I’ll wait for the new Video iPods at the January Macworld Expo.
September 14th, 2006 at 5:22 pm
does not interest me in the least. I just dont think it’ll do well, with ipod already having a huuuuge base.
September 14th, 2006 at 7:12 pm
[quote comment="3946"]did you just say 360 gig ipod for $250?? if so, then yeah it’ll have to be priced right.[/quote]
Yeah, they just announced it a few days ago. 80GB for $350 also.
September 14th, 2006 at 8:11 pm
AWSOME, Im getting one of those!
September 14th, 2006 at 10:20 pm
let me know how it is Legendary when you get it!
September 14th, 2006 at 11:50 pm
I think I’d wait at least a year, becasue they seem like they are gonna have different ones with different capabilities.
Cool read, an interview with J Allard, who is working on Zune.
http://portableaudio.engadget.com/2006/09/14/the-engadget-interview-j-allard-microsoft-corporate-vice-presi/
September 15th, 2006 at 11:11 am
LOL @ anybody that thinks a startup MS hardware product will have better reliability than an established Apple product.
I like how the 5 year old first gen iPod is still included in people’s fail rate precentages. The same people that believe that are the ones that believe 360 fail rate is only 4%.
September 16th, 2006 at 1:38 am
[quote comment="3969"]let me know how it is Legendary when you get it!
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Oh I totally will Deacon… now just gota wait … and get money!
September 17th, 2006 at 11:41 pm
YEAH ZUNE!!!
i can’t wait, now I know not buying an I-Pod was a good idea….
September 24th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
Hey deacon I posted this and a link over at the Diva forum’s, Hope you dont mind!!
September 24th, 2006 at 9:01 pm
ofcourse i don’t mind