This would be a big blow to our European readers. ZuneHD may take some time before arriving in Europe. The reason is the Zune Marketplace and software. Francois Ruault of Microsoft France said they have no plans yet to market the ZuneHD in the territory. Microsoft’s content products may need a lot of readjusting if [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Some people at Microsoft working on the ZuneHD has confirmed that previous Zune PMP models will be discontinued (so eventually, Zune HD will simply be Zune?). These are the Zune 8, 16, 80, and 120. Hopefully, the inventory flash Zunes will be available for significantly marked-down prices as I want one. So far we haven’t [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 23, 2009
Thanks to the magic of Qik, we’ve got this brief hands-on video of the new Zune HD which Matthew Arkin was able to get a hold of during its special preview to the public. As you’ll see, the most notable part of the Zune HD is its large screen though its highly reflective display is [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 22, 2009
We heard a rumor got word that the Zune HD was going to be previewed at select Best Buy stores today, but as far Best Buy Houston stores were concerned, it was apparently no show. Luckily, we’ve got this sneak peak at what could be its packaging as a consolation. Notice anything different? Yup, that’s [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Everything you wat to know about the ZuneHD is available at the Microsoft store–give or take a few details, oh, like, the Nvidia Tegra chip. The San Francisco Chronicle says this about the Nvidia Tegra: When Nvidia talks about Tegra APX 2600, they mention it having “eight processors” integrated into a system-on-chip (SoC). These are the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 13, 2009
Microsoft has announced the battery life of the ZuneHD. For music, expect 33 hours of playback in optimum conditions and 8.5 hours for video. It will also take 2 hours for the device to fully charge via socket or 3 hours plugged into a PC. The 16GB ZuneHD will store 22 hours of HD videos [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Besides having a superior screen (OLED vs traditional LCD) and a sleeker form factor, Microsoft’s irrepressible ZuneHD may also have another clinching feature: the price. If the Best Buy leak Gizmodo has found were to be believed (confirmed by Amazon as well), the Zune HD prices are as follows:
Continue reading...Monday, August 10, 2009
The mobile version of Microsoft’s Google killer, as the pre-loaded browser for the ZuneHD, will surely have been mentioned by CNET’s Donald Bell in his review. A quick search using ZuneHD is a cinch with the way the virtual keyboard works, not least of which is the “bulging” feature of the pressed keys to make [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 10, 2009
Microsoft’s new iPod Touch killer has hit the FCC, which means it won’t be too long until ZuneHD will be available Stateside. Nothing much to be said now but maybe it’s best to decide now what you want, the 16GB or the larger-capacity 32GB. Another interesting detail. The ZuneHD actually runs on Windows CE, which [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 9, 2009
The newest tech blog in town–gdgt–was having a launch party when a ZuneHD model unit was brought out for everyone to gawk over. As good as the ZuneHD sounds on paper, it’s even better handled. The video below shows the media-centered PMP doing what PMPs do best: play multimedia and a managing multimedia content. ZuneHD [...]
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
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