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 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 5, 2009
The reviewer at CNET is ecstatic about the upcoming ZuneHD. He had just been given a pair of ZuneHDs to play with for an hour. Donald Bell has always been a fan of Zune ever since the first model came out. Though Bell admits it’s no iPod Touch competition, it nevertheless brings “one of the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 25, 2009
Great video here from Engadget. The Zune HD really looks slim, definitely a better portable multimedia companion than the iPod Touch. Everyone used to complain about the lack of pixels on the OLED screen. If you’re still complaining after looking at the video, you should quickly see your shrink. [via engadget]
Continue reading...Friday, June 19, 2009
Not that we ever doubted the rumors of a Zune HD with Nvidia Tegra, it simply makes sense for Microsoft to come out with a breathtakingly powerful PMP at this point. The confirmation comes from Matt Aker at a Zune Inside podcast, via Engadget: “So sick, so much better battery life, graphics acceleration. This thing is [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 8, 2009
Microsoft’s awesome new PMP, the ZuneHD, will come with Unicode support. This means support for non-English text and will make your album and track list a lot better looking. This is a good feature to have in a PMP and it makes us feel that Microsoft is really looking out for every detail in their [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 1, 2009
Now we know, Apple will have to refresh the iPod Touch this year. Zune HD is better than we expected, fully Internet-capable and a gorgeous OLED screen. Now a Zune forum has a more specific launch date for Zune HD. by September 5, the OLED and high-definition goodness from Microsoft could be yours for a [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 28, 2009
Look who’s got a real iPod competitor. I have to say that Microsoft has exceeded my expectation for the Zune HD. It’s still unmistakably Zune-like but the PMP in all its touchscreen glory fits in a normal-sized hand in a much more likable way than iPod Touch. Yes, form-factor-wise, the Zune HD tops iPod Touch. [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 26, 2009
It’s time to say, yes, we believe the ZuneHD will come, but if you’re wondering if it’s going to be a one-word or two-word name, it’s probably going to be the latter. Microsoft will also unveil the details of the Zune HD at the upcoming E3 next week. Chris Stephenson, general manager of global marketing [...]
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