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Zune HD Unveiled, Set For Fall Release

Posted by Soulskill on from the for-sufficiently-small-values-of-h dept.

Several readers have written to mention that Microsoft has confirmed and unveiled the Zune HD. It has a "3.3-inch, 480 x 272 OLED capacitive touchscreen display, built-in HD Radio receiver, HD output," and it makes use of multi-touch input. More details will be forthcoming at E3, including how the device interacts with Xbox Live. Reader johnjaydk notes a PCWorld article that asks whether the Zune HD will be capable of competing with the iPod Touch. Quoting: "... the real competition between the Zune HD and the iPod Touch will come down to software. The new Zune will be based on a custom version of Windows CE, while the iPod Touch runs on the already popular iPhone platform, for which thousands of applications are available."

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  1. Title by Anonymous+Custard · · Score: 5, Funny

    I first read that title as "Zune HD Unveiled, Set For Fail Release"

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    1. Re:Title by Etrias · · Score: 3, Funny

      Raise the failure flag!

    2. Re:Title by noidentity · · Score: 2, Funny

      I first read that title as "Zune HD Unveiled, Set For Fail Release"

      Maybe that's the date they will all fail simultaneously? But this time, it'll be in high-definition!

    3. Re:Title by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 2, Funny

      Nah, more like, If Microsoft designed the iPod Package :)

  2. Lousy screen, Low Storage by Alzheimers · · Score: 5, Funny

    With specs like that, I'm curious as to what their target demographic is? Apple already tied up the young, hip and ignorant. iRiver owns the cheap and techy. All that's left is the old and confused.

    The Zune is like the Go-Bots of digital media players. It's what your grandmother will buy you for your birthday, knowing you like that "music thing"

    1. Re:Lousy screen, Low Storage by Lemming+Mark · · Score: 3, Funny

      Dude, the Go-Bots were awesome!

      If anyone moderates this funny I shall be offended :-p

  3. Re:In other news... by will+this+name+work · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=15876

  4. Re:It's coming to Europe by Reapman · · Score: 4, Funny

    You can actually get the Zune up here in Canada, and contrary to popular belief we're not the 51st state ;)

  5. Re:It's coming to Europe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...contrary to popular belief we're not the 51st state ;)

    When did this happen??? They seceded?

  6. Re:HD, yeah.. by GrahamCox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Seems like every single product these times has to have "HD" at the end

    Yay! It can finally allow me to read all those 1.4MB floppies I have in a box in a cupboard somewhere...

  7. You can get it in any color you want... by frank_adrian314159 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... as long as it's brown.

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  8. Re:I think Microsoft does not get it... by Locke2005 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I do *not* go to Amazon.com or Walmart to buy my music more cheaply. I download bittorents because the whole F'ing process is streamlined. I don't have to think. Plus, I'm a cheap-ass bastard!

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  9. Re:Zune by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Q: What do you call a bunch of Zunes?

    A: Overstock

  10. Microsoft App Store - Lame. by EMB+Numbers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Smaller screen than an iPod Touch, Windows CE, Microsoft App Store - Lame.

  11. What a relief by Runaway1956 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I had this nightmare, in which we experienced a severe shortage of irrelevant proprietary boxes designed for trivial purposes. THANK MICROSOFT!!!

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  12. Re:Why a Zune by sexconker · · Score: 1, Funny

    MORAN

  13. Re:Apps by stewbacca · · Score: 2, Funny

    The 'thousands' of programs in the Apple App Store will be surpassed in six months, if the new Zune is not locked down like an Apple product.

    Less space than a nomad. Lame.

  14. Re:Wake me up when... by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Funny

    It was relatively big in size but it was comfortable to wear in my pockets.

    Plus it's a great set-up for tried-and-true office humor; "Yes, I am happy to see you, but that actually is a Nokia in my pocket."

  15. Re:It's coming to Europe by bonch · · Score: 2, Funny

    Canada--America's hat.

  16. Re:It's coming to Europe by Ironweaver · · Score: 2, Funny

    America--Canada's underpants

  17. OT: Monkeys by ozbird · · Score: 2, Funny

    Life is a monkey, flinging feces and candy. The trick is figuring out when to dodge and when to catch.

    Unless monkeys have learnt to wash their hands, keep dodging.