How to kill Zune before it is released.

Like this.

Of course this is just speculation and rumour, but I could see this doing a lot of damage to the Zune is this were announced a day or two before the Zune release.

Just sayin' ... I don't honestly believe Apple *do* have a wireless widescreen iPod in the works.

Is there a list of what video codecs Zune will support?

I really want a Zune, but I need to know more details regarding supported formats.

All I can really dig up is details from http://www.zunescene.com/

Rumored Specs & Features

● might have a 400MHz DSP processor
● might have Xbox Live Anywhere integration.
● Microsoft will try to buy your way out of iTunes
● might be like a..."A Microsoft portable gaming system"
● run a program called "Windows Mobile" <<See Windows Mobile below
● has the ability to download movies
● be able to Wireless connect to the Xbox for exporting music.
● have reduced battery life (6 hours max, and a little less than a hour when WiFi is turned on)
● User-Customizable Wallpaper skins
● probably feature a accessory such as a mini keyboard
● be used Vertically, except for widescreen movies.
● allows you to stream music to up to 4 other Zune devices.
● MIGHT (slim chance) have XM or Sirius satellite services built in.
● might have VoIP capabilities<<<See "VoIP" below for definition
● might be available in 2 additional colors at launch
● might feature anti-shock hard drives and software << See below for def.
● release date might be as early as October
● Microsoft to ship 3,000,000 units in 2006
● Future Zune products may compete with Shuffle, Gameboy, PSP and tablet PC’s
● Li-Ion battery
● Preloaded audio and video content
● Toshiba will manufacture first gen Zune hardware
● Zune will be launched in '06, most likely Nov. 14
● WiFi (802.11 b/g) connectivity     
● 30 Giga-Byte Hard Drive                 
● available in 3 different colors, black, brown (chocolate), and white
● magnetic headphones.
● LCD high resolution screen, the screen is 3.75 inches diagonal
● built-in FM radio tuner
● TV output connectivity
● dedicated song download site
● DJ Mode (broadcast what you are listening to)
● wheel is NOT a wheel it is simply 4 button (up, down, left right)
● Zune brand will eventually include multiple entertainment devices

phreaks wrote:



Rumored Specs & Features

● might have a 400MHz DSP processor
● might have Xbox Live Anywhere integration.
● Microsoft will try to buy your way out of iTunes
● might be like a..."A Microsoft portable gaming system"
● run a program called "Windows Mobile" <<See Windows Mobile below
● has the ability to download movies
● be able to Wireless connect to the Xbox for exporting music.
● have reduced battery life (6 hours max, and a little less than a hour when WiFi is turned on)
● User-Customizable Wallpaper skins
● probably feature a accessory such as a mini keyboard
● be used Vertically, except for widescreen movies.
● allows you to stream music to up to 4 other Zune devices.
● MIGHT (slim chance) have XM or Sirius satellite services built in.
● might have VoIP capabilities<<<See "VoIP" below for definition
● might be available in 2 additional colors at launch
● might feature anti-shock hard drives and software << See below for def.
● release date might be as early as October
● Microsoft to ship 3,000,000 units in 2006
● Future Zune products may compete with Shuffle, Gameboy, PSP and tablet PC’s
● Li-Ion battery
● Preloaded audio and video content
● Toshiba will manufacture first gen Zune hardware
● Zune will be launched in '06, most likely Nov. 14
● WiFi (802.11 b/g) connectivity     
● 30 Giga-Byte Hard Drive                 
● available in 3 different colors, black, brown (chocolate), and white
● magnetic headphones.
● LCD high resolution screen, the screen is 3.75 inches diagonal
● built-in FM radio tuner
● TV output connectivity
● dedicated song download site
● DJ Mode (broadcast what you are listening to)
● wheel is NOT a wheel it is simply 4 button (up, down, left right)
● Zune brand will eventually include multiple entertainment devices

Rossj wrote:



phreaks wrote: Rumored Specs & Features ● might have a 400MHz DSP processor ● might have Xbox Live Anywhere integration. ● Microsoft will try to buy your way out of iTunes ● might be like a..."A Microsoft portable gaming system" Doubtful, it has no gaming-specific hardware and only a 5-way d-pad and maybe a few other buttons. My PDA is waay powerful, and only a few games run well on the platform, (like AoE and Worms, but those aren't the sort of games you'd want on a Zune) ● run a program called "Windows Mobile" Windows Mobile isn't a program, it's the marketing name for the version of Windows CE used on both Smartphones and PocketPCs. The PocketPC hardware is standardised, I doubt the Zune will run it. ● has the ability to download movies ● be able to Wireless connect to the Xbox for exporting music. ● have reduced battery life (6 hours max, and a little less than a hour when WiFi is turned on) My PDA gives me at least 6.5 hours of nonstop music playback in 260Mhz mode (with PocketMusic, not WMP), and that's from a tiny 1100mAh battery. The zune will have space for a bigger battery (I reckon at least 2200mAH which should give 12 hours non-stop at least) ● User-Customizable Wallpaper skins ● probably feature a accessory such as a mini keyboard ● be used Vertically, except for widescreen movies. ● allows you to stream music to up to 4 other Zune devices. ● MIGHT (slim chance) have XM or Sirius satellite services built in. No chance, whilst they are different music delivery paradigms, they are competing. ● might have VoIP capabilities<<<See "VoIP" below for definition ● might be available in 2 additional colors at launch It's in 3 colors ● might feature anti-shock hard drives and software They'd be stupid not to. ● release date might be as early as October ● Microsoft to ship 3,000,000 units in 2006 Buwahahaha, have they even shipped 3 million XBox 360s yet? ● Future Zune products may compete with Shuffle, Gameboy, PSP and tablet PC’s The TabletPC platform is Microsoft's own, and it already competes with the iPod, why bother with the iPod Shuffle? As for the Gameboy and PSP, they might have a chance, but they'd have to market it under the XBox brand (XBoy, anyone?) rather than Zune (after all: Zune = Tune) ● Li-Ion battery If I were them, I'd go with Lithium-Polymer batteries, they're superior in every way, except slightly more expensive. ● Preloaded audio and video content ● Toshiba will manufacture first gen Zune hardware ● Zune will be launched in '06, most likely Nov. 14 ● WiFi (802.11 b/g) connectivity      ● 30 Giga-Byte Hard Drive                  ● available in 3 different colors, black, brown (chocolate), and white ● magnetic headphones. ● LCD high resolution screen, the screen is 3.75 inches diagonal ● built-in FM radio tuner ● TV output connectivity ● dedicated song download site ● DJ Mode (broadcast what you are listening to) The **AA won't allow it, you saw the "3 day/play" thing ● wheel is NOT a wheel it is simply 4 button (up, down, left right) ● Zune brand will eventually include multiple entertainment devices

It'd be really cool if someone in the know could strikethrough all those items that aren't true, and maybe add a few more.

I know nothing, but those specs are more wrong than right

W3bbo wrote:

● Microsoft to ship 3,000,000 units in 2006 Buwahahaha, have they even shipped 3 million XBox 360s yet?

PaoloM wrote:



W3bbo wrote:● Microsoft to ship 3,000,000 units in 2006 Buwahahaha, have they even shipped 3 million XBox 360s yet?

Err...

PaoloM wrote:

I know nothing, but those specs are more wrong than right

W3bbo pwned again. That's the second time this week. Losing grip?

Personally, I dont like the iPod.  Its the worst product of all time, thats why I stick with Creatives player until Zune comes out, yeah I have an iPod but its a paperweight, nothing more, nothing less.  If Apple gave me $500.00 and a video iPod and the only stipulation was to use an iPod for a month, I still wouldnt use it.

Wow it does this, it does that, it does this other thing... All of which have absolutely nothing to do with music whatsoever...

Wireless or 40+ hour battery life... Hmm let me think...

I might be a technologist but even I think this is a little crazy... It is an MP3 player, it plays MP3s... All of the bells and whistles add little or nothing.

The iPod works because it is a simple MP3 player that works. It is not because the iPod has this feature or that feature... They get the core basics right, they don't fill it up with ten tons of bloat.

Zune = Bloat ... Microsoft = Bad Copy of Apple ...

W3bbo wrote:



PaoloM wrote: W3bbo wrote:● Microsoft to ship 3,000,000 units in 2006 Buwahahaha, have they even shipped 3 million XBox 360s yet? Err...

That's 5 million over nearly a whole year, compared with 3 million over the 2.5 months remaining in 2006?

W3bbo wrote:

PaoloM wrote: W3bbo wrote:● Microsoft to ship 3,000,000 units in 2006 Buwahahaha, have they even shipped 3 million XBox 360s yet? Err...

That's 5 million over nearly a whole year, compared with 3 million over the 2.5 months remaining in 2006?

Minh wrote:



W3bbo wrote: That's 5 million over nearly a whole year, compared with 3 million over the 2.5 months remaining in 2006?

W3bbo wrote:



Minh wrote:  W3bbo wrote: That's 5 million over nearly a whole year, compared with 3 million over the 2.5 months remaining in 2006?

Very good point there, but do Christmas season sales really account for 50% of a year's sales?

W3bbo wrote:

Minh wrote: W3bbo wrote: That's 5 million over nearly a whole year, compared with 3 million over the 2.5 months remaining in 2006?

Very good point there, but do Christmas season sales really account for 50% of a year's sales?

W3bbo wrote:

Very good point there, but do Christmas season sales really account for 50% of a year's sales?