Slashdot Mirror
Zune HD Unveiled, Set For Fall Release
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."
In this particular case, HD means "highly distorted".
Your username is LinuxOverWindows, your UID is 1549895, and you can't use basic grammar and mechanics. You have no credibility. Try again later.
The only thing MS need to work on is battery life and 3rd party ability for line-out (LOD) cables to use with DAC/Amps.
Oh, and that pesky "my Zune won't work on December 31 cuz it's a leap year" bug.
#DeleteChrome
The 360? Oh you mean that white thing that sits on my shelf with the nice blinky red rings when you attempt to power it on. So ... unless it is capable of resurrecting RROD Xboxes it's not going to integrate all that well...
Unless you bought an Xbox in the first 6 months of it's release, That "white thing" is still under warranty for RROD, and you should send it in to get fixed. Or, you could just be trolling...
Whether or not there is some sort of god, I'm not supposed to say/god is a word and the argument ends there-Smog
The bright OLED touch screen interface allows users to flip through music, movies and other content with ease, and the 16:9 widescreen format display (480x272 resolution) offers a premium viewing experience on the go.
That's the OLED resolution they implemented. You need a docking station to output 720p HD. Meaning you need to pay for something that will likely be pretty pricey. Most likely the device itself doesn't actually output HDMI instead it feeds the video through the docking station which outputs to the HDMI. Will be pretty worthless overall as it doesn't actually implement it--the videos stored, even if they are 720p, probably won't play at that resolution on the Zune itself, instead they'll be downsized (hehe, good guess as I just noticed the footnote about downsizing --guess MS is just too predicatable.)
Notice the "premium viewing experience on the go"? One has to wonder which wonderful marketing folk thought that up to "cover up" the fact that the resolution just sucks. Though, it will allegedly be bright and consume less power.
Also the HD radio is actually Hybrid Digital not High Definition.
WiFi is just a feature of most all devices like that so them tossing in the fact that it has WiFi is a sucker punch. And, that they have 5 million tracks means nothing as I believe last.FM has between 10 and 30 million tracks, and you don't have to deal with DRM nor with a company like Microsoft violating your privacy by reporting information to the RIAA (legit or otherwise). And, Last.fm music is free to listen to.
You can lead a man with reason but you can't make him think.
If you can read, you might look at the post above where they guy is talking about developing in Visual Studio. (The iPhone IDE is free too.) Frankly I don't care about the Zune or development for it and I don't pretend to know anything about it. I responded to the misinformation about iPhone development. Go buy your Zune and enjoy.
Very often, people confuse simple with simplistic. The nuance is lost on most. - Clement Mok