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Zune
, Microsoft's portable media player launched in the U.S. November 14, 2006, along with the Zune download service: Zune Marketplace.
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Zune
- the basics
The Zune is a portable media player (music, videos, and pictures) with a large, bright, and clear screen good enough to watch a video or show off your digital pictures - it also functions as a normal music player and has a built in FM radio with presets.
It has wireless communications between Zunes for sharing music and pictures.
The Zune comes with a Zune management program (PC client) and access to the Zune Marketplace for downloads. Zune Marketplace can be pay-as-you-go with Microsoft points or Zune pass monthly subscription.
- Now comes in five colors -
RED Zune
, PINK Zune
, Black Zune
, Brown Zune
, and White Zune
- 30 GB Hard Drive (stores up to 7,500 songs, 25,000 pictures or 100 hours of video)
- Bright 3-inch 320x240 LCD screen, 4:3 aspect ratio
- Screen works portrait or landscape
- Zune screen is 44% bigger than ipod
- High qualify FM tuner with RBDS (Regions: North America, Europe, Japan)
- Wireless connectivity 802.11 b/g (Wi-Fi)
- Share music wirelessly with other Zunes
- Wi-Fi received music, 3 plays in 3 days "try before you buy"
- Can "flag" received tune to download later
- Connect to XBox 360
- Size: 4.4 in. x 2.4 in. x 0.6 in. (H x W x D)
- Weight: 5.6 oz
- Music formats: WMA, AAC, MP3
- Music playback up to 14 hours
- Pictures format: jpeg
- Video playback formats: MPEG-4, WMV, H.264
- Video playback up to 4 hours
- Upgradeable firmware
- No clock - get a watch
- Random play
- USB 2
- Integrated rechargeable lithium ion battery
- Ear bud Headphones
- Preset Equalizer settings (8): acoustic, classical, electronic, hip hop, jazz, pop, rock, and none/off
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