page 2 is still waiting for battery life

9/14/2006 7:09:44 PM

^^ Resolution is QVGA = 320 X240

9/14/2006 7:35:19 PM

i'm pretty sure its not a wheel, its a d-pad

9/14/2006 9:32:49 PM

That's the screen res, but what formats can it play back (like the iPod has that res, but it'll downsample 640x480 and still be 30FPS)?

Can it be hooked up to a TV?

9/14/2006 9:44:55 PM

Quote :

"I'm going to take a second here to call you a dumbass again, just because it upset you so much earlier."

ahahaha, I loled

9/15/2006 7:53:53 PM

Microsoft Zune In Action: Real Video of The UI
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMmD6a8N8Q4 and Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpHzQYKDlWU&NR
via digg: http://digg.com/videos_educational/Microsoft_Zune_In_Action_Real_Video_of_The_UI

not a bad UI, but I'd still have to play with it before I bought one

Microsoft's Zune WILL NOT Play Protected Windows Media
Direct: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2006/09/15#a2498
via digg: http://digg.com/gadgets/Microsoft_s_Zune_WILL_NOT_Play_Protected_Windows_Media

correction: looks like I won't be buying one after all

9/15/2006 7:56:44 PM

Quote :

"I dig the widescreen though"

i don't see no widescreen

looks 3:4 to me

9/16/2006 2:07:18 AM

he means the ability to view videos with the player sideways like that

9/16/2006 2:34:42 AM

Zune, the odds and ends wrapup: http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/15/zune-the-odds-and-ends-wrapup/

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At this point you're probably one of two parties: those sick of hearing about the Zune (may we suggest the following reading material?), and those who still want more information on what's going down with Microsoft's big launch. Now that the dust has settled a little, here's what we got.

Further specs on the device [Much via Zune Thoughts' interview with Chris Stephensen]:

Quote :

" * 4.4 x 2.4 x 0.58-inch footprint (vs 30GB iPod's 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.43-inches, and 80GB iPod's 0.55-inch thickness -- trust us, on a device like this a tenth of an inch is a huge difference) * 5.6 ounces (vs iPod's 4.8 and 5.5 ounces for the 30 and 80GB models) * WiFi is 802.11b/g, photo is JPEG only (right now) * Zunes and their users will have names -- Zunetags -- building off the phenomenal success of Xbox Live model. * Faster charge time than an iPod, but still no quoted battery life. It will not be user replaceable. * Nope, no price or release on the device or anything Marketplace related -- which they told us yesterday they wouldn't be releasing (yet)."

Other tidbits:

Quote :

"# CNET thinks that bit about Zune buying you out of iTunes is false, according to a statement issued by Microsoft. Could well be so, but it's not like they've announced everything Zune-related, so we'll have more to discuss in the coming weeks, assuredly. # Zune supposedly won't be taking advantage of the device's video capabiilties by selling TV shows this year, nor will it play Media Center video files (DVR-MS files, we take that to mean). # Microsoft went with brown on one of the three Zunes because "artists would and musicians would." We're not going to lie, some of us around here like it (key word: some). # Zune will be backing concerts and shows, and is really working the music influencer angle (ya think?). # The 3x3 DRM layer (share a song for three plays over three days) will supposedly wrap files of any supported type (MP3, AAC, etc.) in DRM during the transfer. Medialoper poses a very interesting question: what happens to Creative Commons licensed media when shared? Because adding DRM to CC media violates the license, you know. [Via Slashdot]"

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pretty much all the reasons why i won't be getting one.

9/16/2006 5:07:58 AM

http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/17/zune-battery-life-12-hours-music-3-5-hours-video/

Quote :

"Zune battery life: 12 hours music, 3.5 hours video Compare that to the 30GB iPod's 14/4 hours and the 80GB iPod's 20/6 hours, and it's a little difficult to fully envision the payoff for that added thickness and height. Still, remember: bigger screen, wireless, bigger screen, wireless. Ah well, we'll just hope upon hope that'll be something the fix before release in a couple months."

9/17/2006 6:43:03 PM

^ I wonder if that's w/ WiFi on all the time or not.

9/17/2006 7:20:41 PM

Wal-Mart leaks Zune price -- $284?
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/18/wal-mart-leaks-zune-price-284/

Quote :

"Thanks to some vigilant Wal-Mart watching by a friendly tipster, we've got a good idea as to the Zune pricetag, though we're still no closer to a specific launch date. By the time we got to the Zune's product page, the pricing info had been removed, but it can still be spotted in the MP3 player category listing at a lean $284 flat. Of course, Wal-Mart likes to skim as much as they can off the MSRP -- they're charging $147.88 for a 1GB iPod nano instead of Apple's nice round $150 figure -- but a whole $16 shy of the magic $300 number we were expecting Microsoft to hit isn't too shabby. Rumors still abound as to why we still don't have a solid figure from Microsoft on pricing. Some believe it has something to do with the "bombshell" of Apple's recent iPod price drop, so Wal-Mart potentially be off the mark with this $284 of theirs, but we'll give their soon-to-be-fired database lackey the benefit of the doubt."

9/18/2006 6:35:29 PM

not a bad price, if the battery life is decent i will buy one

9/18/2006 6:37:49 PM

^^^^^

[Edited on September 18, 2006 at 6:44 PM. Reason : .]

9/18/2006 6:42:18 PM

well in my experience reported battery life is often unreliable

9/18/2006 6:48:16 PM

oh and southpaw, that's with wifi off according to the article

9/18/2006 6:49:48 PM

I want a brown one!

9/19/2006 1:12:16 PM

yikes..WiFi off

9/19/2006 1:13:09 PM

alright folks

though this thing might suck, free is free. Enter up!

http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/19/engadgets-relaunch-giveaways-lets-start-with-a-zune/

9/19/2006 5:19:08 PM