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Microsoft Zune User Interface Videos

Mobility Today posted some up close footage of the new Microsoft Zune media player in action today.
Note the huge album art, and video playback is done in landscape mode to provide excellent widescreen movie viewing. The video also shows off the FM tuner capability (which now appears to support…

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September 14th, 2006 by: Technabob

Microsoft Zune Officially Announced

microsoft zune models

Hot on the heels of Apple’s iPod announcements, Microsoft has officially taken the wraps off of their Zune media player. As expected, the player can handle both audio and video playback on a 3″ LCD screen that can work in either portrait or landscape mode. The player can handle media…

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September 14th, 2006 by: Technabob

Patent Application Could be Trouble for Zune

tunA interface from patent application

While Microsoft is touting the wonders of the music sharing features of the new Zune… media player, I’m quite familiar with a project in which a team from the MIT Media lab developed a similar wireless music sharing capability a couple of years ago. The team filed a patent application

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August 26th, 2006 by: Technabob

Microsoft Zune is Really a Toshiba

Zune Toshiba 1089 FCC Image

Crunchgear has broken the news that the initial Microsoft Zune media player will be manufactured by Toshiba…, not Microsoft.
The device has been registered with the FCC as the Toshiba 1089. It’s been confirmed that the player features a 30GB hard drive, a 3″ LCD, USB 2.0 and 802.11

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August 26th, 2006 by: Technabob

Keyboards With Integrated iPod / Zune Docks

Razer Pro|Type Keyboards

Razer Pro|Solutions has announced the upcoming release of the Pro|Type line of multimedia keyboards which incorporate built-in docks for either Apple iPod or Microsoft Zune… media players.

The keyboards will also include 10 programmable hotkeys for macros (32k of onboard memory for macros), Media Center control keys, Line-level out for

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August 14th, 2006 by: Technabob

Microsoft Zune Pricing Details

Microsoft Zune Media Player

[UPDATE 9/28/2006: After rumors of a low-ball $229 price, the Zune was officially announced for $249.99 - that's the real, final MSRP]
This Week in Consumer Electronics (TWICE) has learned from several retailers that Microsoft is planning to release their “iPod killer”, Zune … digital media player this fall (rumors have

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August 10th, 2006 by: Technabob

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