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Cost: $219 (16GB) | $289 (32GB)
What to Enjoy:
Microsoft introduces Zune HD as a competitive alternative to the iPod Touch. Perhaps the coolest thing about the Zune HD is that it uses one of the most powerful chips to go into a portable media player yet: Nvidia’s multicore Tegra processor. This optimizes the Zune HD’s benefits: HD Radio, HD (720p) video, Wi-Fi, a Web Browser, built-in accelerometer, and touchscreen “QWERTY” keyboard.
Third-Party Features:
Zune HD has Xbox LIVE integration which eventually means they’ll (hopefully) offer the full digital entertainment experience spanning screens, devices, platforms and geographies, delivering on Microsoft’s connected entertainment vision.
News & Reviews:
CNET News (08/13/2009): Zune HD packs a big processing punch – “The Zune HD comes with a 3.3-inch, 16:9 OLED (480×272 resolution) screen. And also includes an HD (high-definition) Radio, HD (720p) video out, Wi-Fi, a Web browser (with tap-to-zoom technology), built-in accelerometer, and touchscreen QWERTY keyboard.” {Read more}
Latest Press Releases:
01/15/2008: Microsoft announces the expansion of the Zune entertainment service to new platform and markets; confirms new Zune HD portable media player – Microsoft Corp. today announced the evolution of Zune, the company’s end-to-end music and entertainment service, to a new platform and new markets. Zune will extend its video service to Xbox LIVE internationally this fall. This marks an important development in the Zune strategy and brings the Zune brand to more than 17 million international Xbox LIVE subscribers. {Read more}
