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By ALUmnus
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Looks very interesting.

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plug ... hd/1317951
Confirming weeks of speculation, Microsoft has officially announced the Zune HD. The specs -- a 3.3 inch OLED touchscreen, the ability to output in HD, an HD Radio receiver, a full-screen web browser and built-in Wi-Fi -- are pretty impressive, but perhaps the most exciting tidbit is that the Zune marketplace will be fully integrated into Xbox and Xbox Live as a replacement for the current Live video service.

That's a huge step for Microsoft, who until now have oddly kept the Zune and Xbox brands on opposite side of the room. With one move, they'll be exposing the Zune to about 17 million customers who are already using a piece of Microsoft hardware. Moreover, those 17 million are also gamers, and the Zune HD's combination of touchscreen capability, Wi-Fi access and robust marketplace seems the perfect recipe for a move into the handheld gaming space.
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They say it's an iPhone competitor, but no mention of it actually being a phone. The way they describe it seems more like an iPod. Of course, this is the first I've heard of it, so all I know is what's in that article. Still, could put a little pressure on people to keep stepping up their game.
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By flamesbball84
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it uses internet explorer for the web browser (obviously), and from the screen caps I have seen of it, the browser is horrendous.
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By El Scorcho
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If it's anything like the Windows Mobile version of IE, it's worse than horrible. That piece is barely useable.

Meh. So it's Microsoft's iPod touch. Again. The OLED screen is nice. I guess HD radio is cool.

Good for them? I guess it's okay.

I really want to see Microsoft start over on their mobile OS. It makes no sense that they can't do anything better than what Windows Mobile has been so far. It's total crap. I had 3 WinMo phones and they were just terrible. If HTC wasn't heavily modifying the WinMo interface, I'm not sure anyone would even be paying attention to WinMo phones right now. Palm, Google and Apple have totally stolen the spotlight when Microsoft had a several year head start. It's pathetic and I want some good competition in the space. If they can get a decent Zune-based phone out I think it'd do them a world of good.
Last edited by El Scorcho on May 28th, 2009, 9:54 pm, edited 1 time in total.
By LUconn
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El Scorcho wrote: Palm, Google and Apple have totally stolen the spotlight when Microsoft had a several year head start.
*cough* RIM *cough*
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By El Scorcho
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LUconn wrote:
El Scorcho wrote: Palm, Google and Apple have totally stolen the spotlight when Microsoft had a several year head start.
*cough* RIM *cough*
Oh, right. How could I forget?
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