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Microsoft Zune HD Now Official
iTech News Net —
Microsoft made its Zune HD portable media player official and the touchscreen player will be available starting this fall. The Zune HD, set to challenge Apple’s iPod touch, features a 3.3-inch 480×272 OLED capacitive touchscreen display and HD Radio receiver. The player will come with wireless connectivity and an IE-based browser.
Zune HD offers HD output. No technical details are available at this moment.
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Seven Questions About the Zune HD
Technologizer —
... . He spoke the truth–as Cnet’s Ina Fried is reporting, Microsoft confirmed today that it plans to release an iPod Touch-like Zune then. (The company hasn’t yet said what the product’s name will be, or how much it will cost.) ...
So There IS a Zune HD Coming. Can it Compete?
jkOnTheRun —
... later this year, having confirmed their plans with CNET. The HD part of the name essentially represents the HD Radio receiver in the device, although Microsoft says it will be capable of playing high-definition videos as well. The Zune HD will sport a touchscreen, run on WindowsCE (possibly a custom Windows Mobile version?) and use Internet Explorer for browsing. Sounds good, but is it enough to break out of the pack? ...
Microsoft Announces Zune HD: So What?
TheAppleBlog —
... Well, first the news. CNET’s Ina Fried reported yesterday that Microsoft has confirmed its long-rumored plans to launch an HD version of its portable music player in the fall. (Paul Thurrott ...
Zune HD = iPod touch? Uh, no....
Macworld —
... Blame it on the rain, the resulting muck and mire, or the redwood curtain that separates Cupertino from Redmond, but it appears that news travels very slowly between Apple and Microsoft. How else can you explain this statement from Chris Stephenson—general manager of global marketing for Microsoft Zune regarding the just-announced Zune HD ( as quoted by CNET’s Ina Fried)? “This device is created to go head to head with the iPod Touch.” Okay, maybe it is. With that in mind let’s look at what the two have in common: And now, what the Zune HD offers that the iPod touch doesn’t: ...
