Posts Tagged ‘zune’

Zune HD’s Onscreen Keyboard And Web Browser
By Kyle on August 14, 2009 at 2:25 pm

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Who would have guessed that Microsoft could make a good web browser? Well apparently they did according to people who got their hands on it early like CNET. It is said to be as good as Apple’s Mobile Safari. This is quite a compliment because Mobile Safari is one of the best mobile web browsers out there. One thing possibly worth mentioning is the default search provider is Bing. No word on if its possible to change it, but truly it will be nearly identical results to the other major search engines.

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New Zune HD Video On The Web
By Kyle on August 9, 2009 at 3:08 pm

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New peak at the Zune HD’s interface. The OLED screen looks very impressive and extremely responsive. Microsoft might just have a chance in the MP3 market now. Looks like we will see what the new iPod Touches will be like later this year. Continue for the video.

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iPod vs Zune Chart
By Kyle on June 26, 2009 at 10:11 pm

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On paper they seem pretty fairly matched with a slight edge to Zune, but in reality iPod has many many times over as many sales. Which one is better for you?

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Zune HD confirmed to have Tegra Processor
By Jordan on June 19, 2009 at 6:21 pm

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In the official Zune Insider podcast, the speaker, Matt Akers, confirms the use of a Tegra processor. “So sick, so much better battery life, graphics acceleration. This thing is like a mini laptop in your hand, right, it’s so awesome.” I’m am excited by this news, and I can’t wait to get this in the fall.

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Zune Review
By Kyle on June 10, 2009 at 6:10 pm

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Ever since the first iPod was released in 2001 Apple has dominated the portable media player market. Microsoft sat back and watched until 2006 when they released their own PMP, Zune. The first generation of Zune only came in one configuration, a hard drive based 30GB player. It had didn’t have a scroll wheel like the iPod, but instead it had a circular D-Pad. The hardware was not exceptionally pretty, especially the brown Zune. The website Hide-a-Pod captures this idea quite well.

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ZuneHD September 8
By Jordan on June 6, 2009 at 1:51 am

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An Amazon listing for the ZuneHD was recently put up and swiftly taken down, but before it was, all the goodies were written down.

  • Bright 3.3-inch OLED touch screen with (480 x 272 resolution) 16:9 widescreen format display
  • Integration with the Xbox LIVE network gives you access to millions of videos, TV shows, and games from Xbox LIVE 720p HD video output to your HDTV with optional docking station
  • 720p HD video output to your HDTV with optional docking station
  • Full-screen Internet browser with multitouch functionality
  • Built-in HD Radio receiver; Wi-Fi enabled so you can instantly stream millions of music tracks from the Zune music store

The release date was set for September 8th, 2008. Obviously a typo occured somewhere, but September 8th of 2009 is a Tuesday. Microsoft likes releasing stuff on that special day.

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