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Monday, November 20, 2006

Wired Talks About the Zune (Round 2)

Posted by Darius Wey in "Zune Talk" @ 02:30 AM

http://blog.wired.com/music/2006/11/hands_on_with_t.html

"I dragged a key across the Zune's screen, -- pressing pretty hard -- and it didn't leave a scratch. Same goes for other surfaces of the device. Apple should start buying their screen plastic from wherever Microsoft got these."



Oh, man. Don't do that at home, please. Microsoft gets a star for releasing a hardy Zune on its first go - a stark contrast to most of Apple's devices, which have failed the scratch test in recent times (and most have been up against cloths, not keys). If you're interested in learning more about what Wired had to say about the Zune, read Part 2 of their article. Part 1 is here.


Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Wired Talks About the Zune

Posted by Darius Wey in "Zune Talk" @ 10:30 AM

http://blog.wired.com/music/2006/11/handson_with_th_1.html

"I got my hands on a Microsoft Zune portable media player for the first time today at a press event in an industrial part of Manhattan's Chelsea district (the same location where the Zune launch party will be tonight). I'm not going summarize what's already been said, having already posted about the Zune (the summary of another hands-on test, how it doesn't support PlaysforSure, MSN Music's 11/14-starting redirection of sales to the Zune store, speculation about a referral bonus [still unconfirmed although strongly hinted at today], and even a reference to the alleged similarity of the word Zune to a Hebrew swear word). Instead, the focus here is on new aspects of the service, device, and accessories that I noticed today while seeing them in action."

Wired
has joined the fortunate few who have managed to get some hands-on time with the Zune. Thankfully, most of their post isn't a re-hash of the points we've heard over and over again. They talk a bit about privacy settings (which is a nice touch for those of you who prefer not to let others know what you're listening to / watching), the time it takes for a transfer (10-15 seconds), streaming content from the Zune software to an Xbox 360 (something we'll definitely be showing the moment we get our hands on a Zune), and what's on the Zune Marketplace (over two million tracks and editorially-featured content). Overall, they were pretty impressed with what they saw, and think that given enough time, iPod sales will suffer.


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