Would you beleive it?! The Zune is starting to get some positive press! Everyone knows that it’s been completely slammed in the press since its launch a few weeks ago. I even contributed to the slamming myself in a previous article (The 10 things wrong with the Zune Player). But how many of those nay-sayers have actually tried it?
In his article at Shoutwire, Leander Kahney discusses his personal experiences from owning a Zune player. Here’s a summary of the reasons he came up with on why the Zune is as good as, if not better than the iPod…
- It has built-in Wi-Fi for peer-to-peer song sharing
- The Zune’s interface impressed him the most: It’s much slicker and easier to use than the iPod
- The Zune’s UI makes great use of 3-D effects and animation
- The Zune’s navigation scheme is better-designed and easier to use
- The Zune is much more intuitive
- You can move sideways through the menu hierarchy
- The Zune’s case is attractive and well-made
- The screen is absolutely gorgeous. It’s just half an inch bigger than the iPod’s, but it makes all the difference. Video looks great. Photos too.
- For $15-a-month, you get an all-you-can-eat subscription service. The marketplace is easy to navigate and has a good choice of songs.
Does this make you want to change your order with Santa this year? 
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Written by David on December 13th, 2006 with 3 comments.
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Would You Be Happy If Your White Zune Player Turned PINK?!?
100 bewildered Zune Player owners are going to get the shock of their lives this Christmas. They’ll unwrap their brand new Zune Player, expecting to see a new, gleaming white MP4 player. Unfortunately though their excitement will turn to angst rather quickly – their beautiful new Zune player will be shocking PINK!
Microsoft have pulled off an impressive publicity this Christmas by ‘hiding’ 100 numbered pink Zune players in packaging that doesn’t make their contents obvious.
This story is racing round the net. But why PINK Microsoft???!!!
For those wanting one there are two pink Zune players on offer on eBay:
http://search.ebay.com/pink-zune
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Written by David on November 28th, 2006 with no comments.
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Zune Player owner Jason Chen brought a smile to my face this morning when he talked about the life of a lonely Zune player owner.
He’s been using the roming Zune function that lets you search for other Zune Player owners and then swap tracks with each other. One problem. He couldn’t find one other Zune owner!
Better luck in the future, Jason!
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Written by David on November 22nd, 2006 with no comments.
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There’s a great article on O’Reilly Media about the Five Zune Secrets you need to know. Make sure that you read it if you’re thinking of buying a ZUNE Player.
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Written by David on November 17th, 2006 with no comments.
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As discussed back in June in MP3 News Microsoft’s planned iPod killer - The Zune - is due for release in the States on November 14. Just in time for the holiday season!
However, as mentioned in MP4 Soup on October 25, iPod aren’t scared about loosing their market share. “It takes forever,” Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs told Newsweek in an interview when discussing the introduction of a newbrand into a market.
So should Apple be scared? Possibly. If anything, it might be positive for consumers. Greater competition should at least motivate Apple to increase their iPod functions and reduce their prices. That’s the theory anyway.
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Written by David on October 26th, 2006 with no comments.
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