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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. headline misreading. . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Anyone else read the headline as "set for FAIL release"? :)

  2. Re:Why a Zune by jsnipy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    why is the iphone/touch not on basic firmware?

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  3. Re:Title by Jaysyn · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Ditto, you took the words right out of my mouth. Or fingers. Whatever.

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  4. Who else thought... by Anita+Coney · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...the title said, "Fail Release"?

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  5. Re:I think Microsoft does not get it... by Kenja · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think Apple does not get it...

    I want to listen to the radio or MP3s. Till Apple puts a 3$ radio in their 200$ MP3 player I wont be getting one.

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