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May 28, 2009 2:57 PM PDT
Zune HD caught on video
Update 3:47 p.m. PDT: CNET News' Ina Fried captured a video hands-on with the Zune HD that actually stays in focus. You can watch her video here.
High-fives to guys at Gizmodo for hunting down a preproduction model of Microsoft's mythical Zune HD. The video below is a bit on the blurry side, but there's also some sharp and exhaustive photos available from both Gizmodo and Engadget.
From the looks of things, Microsoft has really outdone itself on the hardware design. The Zune's OLED touch screen looks beautiful, and the industrial design of the casing is impressive. What a shame we have to wait until fall to see this on store shelves.
(Source: Zune HD Video Hands On from Gizmodo on Vimeo)
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This should have been given to us a year ago! Good but NOT good enough to get my money!!!
I also wish for a camera, however a web browser would be nice too. I really want to see this crush the iPod touch...
Microsoft confirmed that the Zune HD is going to feature a web browser.
Also, I would love to see Microsoft integrate this software in it's Windows Mobile software, maybe as a multimedia section. Forget Windows Media Player, just add this Zune software as an application... just a thought.
All in all... I like what I see. Can't wait for it to be released.
You must be an Apple apologist/loyalist... freakin' D-Bag.
now i have to find a way to destroy my walkman
With the Zune HD you get just bits & parts of WinMo and some kind of app store, but not one that will step on WinMo app store itself? To view HD videos you need to buy the special HD dock connector, which is expensive and lug it around to plug to your friends house on the go. Hmmm ok.
1. iPod Shuffle - music player (compact & inexpensive)
2. iPod Touch - music player + app store + WiFi (no cellular contract)
3. iPhone - music player + app store + WiFi/2G/3G (cellular contract)
Microsoft really needs a WinMo + Zune device, to even begin to compete with the iPod Touch & iPhone, but that is not likely to arrive until next year with Windows Mobile 7 (assuming they go that route).
They have been knocking on the door with windows vista 64 bit ( i know i know, it sucked, but it was the 32 version which they should have not released) then got in with windows 7 (at least from the RC [release candidate] i have some very good reviews about it so far) and now they got some search engine (bing) which also has some good reviews and its headed for google and now this zune hd.
It seems like microsoft finally got some good engineers to work on their programs so they could stop being the joke of the bunch. I guess apple has much to do with this, bullying microsoft to the point where its a common believe now that vista was a beta of windows 7. I personally give them thumbs up for igniting competition (which is always good) but i hope its not some cheap shot like the 360. I just really hope that the live compativility thing is the only common thing these two devices have (zune()xbox). I will probably not buy this since i have an iphone and probably will get the iphone again when it comes out most likely addressing mayor issues that have not annoyed me at all (pnwed since day one) but at least more capacity and oled screens. I dont have any faith in microsoft but i hope they prove me wrong. Its about time someone gives apple; a bite.
#1 Why didn't we see the internet browser with this test model?
#2 Why would anybody with an iPod Touch want a device with no app store?
#3 The OLED screen is not new and will be included on BOTH the new Sony Walkman & the next iPod Touch.
#4 There was no mention of price point or storage capacity. Sony and Apple have both let the public know what they will be getting and at what price.
I was shocked to see so many people say "i'm buying tthis on day 1" without so much key information. I am not loyal to any company and base my purchases on who makes the best products based on user reviews not magazines or websites. It is also best to "try before you buy" when it comes to electronics.
P.S. Why is HD Radio even a key feature when the purpose of a portable MP3 player is to carry around your own music?
"Hey is that an iPhone?"
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by Cooper33
June 1, 2009 9:15 AM PDT
- I used to have a Zune, but I dumped it for an iPod Touch.
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by jam985
June 28, 2009 6:39 PM PDT
- I am going to have to disagree with you on this. I have never had problems with the Zune Marketplace and find it much easier to use then iTunes. I also have found that the Zune Marketplace has every song i own in its database, even thou I bought none of them from it. I believe that you need to try a Zune again, you'll be surprised by how much it surpasses any iPod.
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Showing 1 of 2 pages (33 Comments)This looks pretty nice, but the Zune software is beyond agonizing. It can't even be used on macs. (I don't have a mac, so I'm being completely objective).
Too many people already have iPod Touches to turn to this. In fact, I can't remember the last time I saw a regular iPod Classic.
The Touch is more practical than the Zune in terms of everything, from compatability to software to billions of apps to iTunes. Trust me when I say the Zune software is horrible.
The only up the Zune has here is a radio and the screen resolution. Now that I think about it, when I had my Zune, I used the radio sparingly. And when I did, most likely it was because the lacking Zune Store did not have the latest releases, much less anything else in their Music Store.
Once this comes out, apple will have already finished the drawing board for a new OLED screen iPod Touch. possibly.