Hi, Chris nailed my concerns here. I'm not ever going to touch windows media. If the thing doesn't support OGG and line in recording, it's a waste. Give me an Iriver with Rockbox any day, not to mention all these features will be inaccessible, because the thing most likely won't run any standard operating system. And they haven't set a price, which concerns me quite a bit.
Brandon Chris Skarstad wrote: > Ok, call me a cynic, but why in hell would I want to buy a portable > device I can't transfer my collection to? From how i understand > this, maybe I've got it wrong, the article didn't mention anything > about supporting standard mp3s, or even Ogg Vorbis, and I've got a > lot of stuff in those formats. and what's this crap about putting > limits on the number of times I can listen to a song? Ok, so they > want me to go buy it, ok. I'm just not a big fan of these > proprietary formats. Give me a player I can transfer all my songs to > and just let me take it with me, and don't put a whole bunch of > limits on what I can do with the music I listen to. > > > > > At 05:56 PM 9/14/2006, you wrote: > >> This article is taken from the Beta News home page at >> www.betanews.com. -Steve. >> >> Microsoft Officially Unveils Zune >> By Nate Mook, >> BetaNews >> September 14, 2006, 12:32 PM >> >> As expected, Microsoft on Thursday took the wraps off its Zune >> portable media player, >> set to be available in time for the holidays. Zune features a 30GB >> hard drive, wireless >> connectivity and will come in three colors. But pricing has not been decided. >> Microsoft confirmed a number of expected features about its new >> player, which is >> being manufactured by Toshiba and has become one of the worst kept >> secrets in the >> technology industry. Zune sports a three-inch LCD display that can be >> viewed in portrait >> or landscape mode, and includes a built-in FM tuner. >> >> The device will be available in three styles -- black, brown and >> white -- and the >> interface can be customized with pictures. >> >> But connectivity is what Microsoft hopes will set Zune apart from its >> competitors, >> and give it a shot at lessening Apple's dominance in digital music. >> With built-in >> 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, users will be able to share selected full-length >> sample tracks, >> homemade recordings, playlists and pictures with other Zune users >> wirelessly. Not >> all songs will support sharing, however. >> >> "The digital music entertainment revolution is just beginning," >> remarked Zune lead >> J Allard. "With Zune, we are not simply delivering a portable device, >> we are introducing >> a new platform that helps bring artists closer to their audiences and >> helps people >> find new music and develop new social connections." >> >> Songs shared with others can be listened to up to three times in >> three days. The >> idea, of course, is that if a user likes a track their friend has >> sent them, he or >> she will go purchase it from the Zune Marketplace. The Marketplace is >> Microsoft's >> new online music store that will offer a la carte downloads and a >> subscription service >> called Zune Pass. >> >> Zune Marketplace will also support >> Microsoft Points, which were developed for the Xbox Live Marketplace >> and can be purchased as gift >> cards at a variety of retail outlets. >> >> Other features of Zune include the ability to import music from >> iTunes and Windows >> Media Player, although songs purchased from Apple will not be >> compatible with the >> player. Software upgrades will also be provided by Microsoft, which >> says the future >> is filled with possibilities due to the built-in wireless capability. >> >> Zune is slated to go on sale in the coming months, but no specific >> launch date was >> announced Thursday. Also noticeably missing from the Zune unveiling >> was a price. >> But Microsoft did announce three accessory packs, also without >> prices: the Zune Car >> Pack, A/V Pack and Travel Pack. >> >> >> Regards Steve >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Skype: steve1963 >> MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other >> lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com >> > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
