Zune HD

[andy721]

One word

Pointless!

 

[neiltc13]

Oh look, another iPod Touch rip-off.

Microsoft is so quaint the way it copies Apple, then talks trash about Apple products.

What? Apple invented touch screen media players?

 

[dXTC]

It may be good...

...but will it be Crackalackin'?

 

[xnu]

Zzzzzzune.

List this one in the Endangered Species Act.

 

[amac4me]

Microsoft only knows how to follow, Apple knows how to lead.

 

[rfrankl]

I really want to see a Zune!!

I don't think its real. In the past 3 years I've lived in Australia and the UK, and holidayed in America, Singapore, New Zealand, Fiji and Israel.

I've never seen one... in any country.

I have seen one only once, and I kid you not she was really ready to switch to an iPod.

 

[fleshman03]

From Gizmodo:

Update 2: Technologizer's sources "close to the Zune team" confirm Zune HD is the fourth-gen Zune. He says it's a little smaller than an iPod touch with "competitive" capabilities. [Engadget]

Why are they always one generation behind w/ the wanted/needed features?

 

[GamaFu]

That really isn't funny.

What does AIDS have to do with a Zune?

Please try having more respect for such a serious issue. There could be people reading this who have or know someone sufferings from AIDS.

Totally agree.

Make fun of Microsoft all you want,
but saying something like what h.21 said only show how immature you are.

 

[MarkSTi04]

I dont know why MS tries?

 

[neiltc13]

I dont know why MS tries?

It probably has something to do with there being money at ALL levels of a market, not just at the top. I don't understand the attitude that is paraded around here in respect of other companies' media players that if they cannot be the market leader then there is no point to them being there.

Following this logic, Apple should cease production of computers.

 

[oTaRu]

if the player is real good and on par with the ipod touch... then i believe there will be difficultly for apple else i dun find zune will has a chance to make the lead...

 

[mac88]

I wouldn't even touch a zune for fear that I would instantly contract AIDS.

I keep reading this and laughing!

 

[MacAndy74]

Fake. Why would anyone wants a zune that is not brown.....

I'd consider it if it was that nice brown color...

Darn, sarcasm detector just imploded

 

[mac88]

Totally agree.

Make fun of Microsoft all you want,
but saying something like what h.21 said only show how immature you are.

Lighten the hell up! When did society become so uptight and politically correct?

 

[iMacmatician]

Doubt the HD title actually refers to 720p. There are a lot of devices with the HD tagline (HTC Touch HD, Samsung Omnia HD, etc) that don't actually have HD screens (although the Omnia HD I think has 720p video support). It likely is just a marketing thing, since I bet it has a fairly high resolution screen, just not 720p.

Gotta agree here, and I'm also thinking it'll have a very high dpi.

 

[rollsroyce442]

I've only ever met one person with a zune, I can't imagine that this would do any better. Microsoft should just stick with what they're good at, an OK office program and a terrible OS, nothing more (oh yea, and making more commercials)

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

Big ugly black border + second unnecessary silver chin = UGLY. Deal with it.

You just described nearly the entire Apple laptop line and the iMac.

No offense, but I can almost guarantee the Zune HD will not be HDD based. It'll be flash based like the Touch.

I never said it would be, but I'd rather have this Zune than the current iPod line up as I already have the nano and an iPhone. I like to diversify, I'm not saying the Zune is better than the iPod.

 

[roski11]

I really like the artwork. Wonder if it was done on a mac?

That was my first thought. Damn, that is some sexy artwork. They probably forked over a butt load of cash for the identity. I'm guessing it's a turner duckworth piece.

 

[MalibuMatt98]

Just what the world needs, more Microsoft abominations unleashed on the world. It will never be able to hold a candle to the iPod.

 

[thecartoonguy]

Engadget published photos of a new Zune HD. link: http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/is-this-the-zune-hd/

BWAAAAAA HA HA HA. This is classic!! Because the first one did so well, they are going to have one in HD. Well at least when it crashes like the first one you can see it HD. Oh Microsoft, you are always behind the times, make bloated software and god love ya you keep trying.

 

[dicklacara]

Put a chicklet keyboard on it, rename it the Zune/jr, and I think they have a winner

 

[GradientMac]

Wow guys, you really are brainwashed. I am a HUGE Apple fan, but the hard drive Zunes are CLEARLY better products than the hard drive iPods. The iPod nano is better than the flash Zunes, though. But the Zune interface is EXTREMELY well done. EXTREMELY. They did an awesome job with it, and the Zune pad is a clever, easy way to browse the interface. Plus, they DO look great, whether you want to deny it or not, the OLD Zune was ugly, but the new Zunes aren't. At all.

This really could be better than the iPod touch, admit it, Apple's been getting kind of boring with the iPods, the 4th generation iPod nano didn't do really anything but change the shape and colour, the rest of the additions were just there simply to make the update seem less pointless.

The iPod touch update? I mean come on, they changed the design of the *back* a TINY bit, and added a speaker, volume controls and internal Nike+iPod support. Not exactly groundbreaking.

iPod Classic? Um... they removed a size, and put 120 GB rather than 160GB in the 80GB case. Oh. Em. Jee.


This new Zune could blow the iPod touch out of the water, you never know...

And seriously, I'm not a hater, I own a Unibody MacBook, an iMac, a 4th and 2nd gen iPod nano, and an iPhone 3G and I'm buying an Airport Express soon.

But seriously, the Zunes are effing fantastic products...

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

Wow guys, you really are brainwashed. I am a HUGE Apple fan, but the hard drive Zunes are CLEARLY better products than the hard drive iPods. The iPod nano is better than the flash Zunes, though. But the Zune interface is EXTREMELY well done. EXTREMELY. They did an awesome job with it, and the Zune pad is a clever, easy way to browse the interface. Plus, they DO look great, whether you want to deny it or not, the OLD Zune was ugly, but the new Zunes aren't. At all.

Agreed. Now if only it worked with OS X...

This really could be better than the iPod touch, admit it, Apple's been getting kind of boring with the iPods, the 4th generation iPod nano didn't do really anything but change the shape and colour, the rest of the additions were just there simply to make the update seem less pointless.

The nanos have little to do with this touch screen zune. Really, there is no way the zune could catch up to the iPod touch. The iPod touch has made a name for itself already, where the Zune has been sort of the whipping boy of the tech world.

I'd like to get my hands on one of these fancy pants zunes though...

 

[Pooshka]

HD? So that tiny display is 720p? Can you guys hold on a sec my pig just flew off, brb.

I didn't know pigs could fly.

 

[slapppy]

Nice to have a monopoly

Must be nice to be able to produce money losing products for several years. Most smart companies would have shut it down by now. Thats how M$ will win markets. Keep wasting the bucks till you finally catch up.