More Microsoft Zune Details

Frank Gruber - August 17th, 2006 at 1:29 pm GMT+5

Very cool! Where’d you find this?

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Jay - August 17th, 2006 at 1:46 pm GMT+5

Just so you know, it’s not black, its just a black and white picture. I think it cools pretty cool and would actually prefer a black version.

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Jay - August 17th, 2006 at 1:48 pm GMT+5

Just so you know, its not black, it’s a black and white photo. However i do hope Microsoft release a black version as i’d much prefer that.

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Al Delgado - August 17th, 2006 at 1:56 pm GMT+5

Looks butt ugly…

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Roger - August 17th, 2006 at 2:07 pm GMT+5

You can discuss this topic and more ZUNE discussion at http://ZUNEtalk.org.

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Stu - August 17th, 2006 at 2:17 pm GMT+5

Yeah, been on Engadget and iLounge for hours…

http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/17/zune-interface-details-revealed/

http://backstage.ilounge.com/index.php/backstage/comments/zune-interface-features-detailed/

iLounge has a very comprehensive review, lacking here.

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Josh - August 17th, 2006 at 3:32 pm GMT+5

I think the BEST thing about this is that the scroll wheel isn’t a scroll wheel. I loathe the iPod wheel. It’s often too sensitive, requires a learning curve (watching my mother fumble with an iPod scroll wheel is a painful experience), and requires you to exert unneeded effort. Pressure sensitive up and down buttons (the harder you press the faster is scrolls) are a far, far, far better idea. If that’s what Zune has, bravo for the Microsoft engineers waking up to that. :) (Creative got halfway there when they realized that up and down was all you need–a full circle is completely unnecessary.)

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Dave Zatz - August 17th, 2006 at 4:17 pm GMT+5

I’d rather have a Toshiba Gigabeat.

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Russell - August 17th, 2006 at 4:40 pm GMT+5

Questionable.

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Bryan - August 17th, 2006 at 4:48 pm GMT+5

All I have to say is MSFT = “Yesterday’s technology today”. Ok so maybe they added Wifi but it’ll be interested to see what this actually buys you when you have a dodgy interface and you’re away from your desktop or laptop.

Just read this about the next iPod:
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0602videoipod.html

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Brian Solis - August 17th, 2006 at 5:25 pm GMT+5

I wonder if it will have that special blue screen to greet users when it freezes and crashes…

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Reg - August 17th, 2006 at 5:29 pm GMT+5

Looks like an old Casio LCD TV, with a plasticky unsatisfying feel.

Look Dave said, if I had to join the “anything-but-iPod” crowd I’d go with the excellent Toshiba Gigabeat.

But really, having set the standard for design excellence, and the fact that the car industry have embraced the iPod, plus with the next iPod looking to bring to mouthwatering features to the table, people who belong to the anything-but-iPod group really seem to have “issues.”

Is Microsoft DRM any better than Apple DRM?

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dan - August 17th, 2006 at 9:10 pm GMT+5

Hmmmmm… i certainly expected more than that from MS, they have to come along way to make an impact and i expected their Xbox experience to come to the forefront…..eagerly await the official view!

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