digital music/video
09/14/2006, 2:35pm, EDT
Thursday, September 14th
Microsoft unveils Zune, online store
Microsoft has formally unveiled its Zune portable media player, offering 30GB of storage for music, photos, and video that will compete with Apple's digital music offering. The Zune player allows users to share contents with nearby Zunes via Wi-Fi, and allows users to flag songs for later purchase. Zune users can download and play complete songs from other Zune owners up to three times over a three-day period. The Zune player also features a built-in FM radio, and incorporates a customizable interface theme, according to Electronista. Microsoft's Zune Marketplace is launching alongside the new player to offer customers entire albums and songs individually -- as Apple's iTunes Music Store does -- or via a subscription service. Microsoft has yet to announce a price for its new digital media player, but said the device will ship in time for the holidays.
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I mean, why didn't Apple update the Video iPod with a new screen to better handle WideScreen formats ... instead they came out with 'Games'??
Unless they come out with the iPodPhone (iPP) that converts from phone to iPod with a full screen touch sensitvie altering interface design, the Zune will probably sell as much as the iPod this Christmas? Am I wrong?
That scroll-wheel thingy seems original ;-)
"Did you mean: zone"
LOL!!!
am i still limited to only being able to share it to someone for 3 times over 3 days? why are the (non-)rights of other peoples tracks forced upon me?
willing to bet that it only applies to DRM tracks... i hope. and that for non-DRM tracks... you simply are not allowed to share them at all.
it's not a wheel. just some buttons in a round shape to make you think it might be a wheel.
or so early reports suggested.