The second generation Zune has arrived
Microsoft will continue to fight Apple, which still seems hopeless.
Microsoft's portable media player, Zune, debuted approximately a year ago. The Redmond people had average features in their category, so the 3-inch QVGA display, 30GB hard drive, Wi-Fi, FM radio and video playback capabilities alone were few enough to fundamentally reform the iPod-dominated market.
Of course, Microsoft did everything it could to make the Zune as attractive as possible, so it came up with special releases, reduced the initial price from $ 249 to 199, and even took the very unpopular white Zune home for $ 129,99. .
The Redmond company has introduced three new models as part of the generational change:
- Zune 4 and Zune 8 flash storage can store 4 and 8 GB of music and video.
- the Zune 80 replaces the 30GB version, and as the name implies, in this case the hard drive capacity has been increased to 80GB, plus the screen size has been changed from 3 to 3,2 inches.
New features include a control unit called the Zune Pad, as well as playback of H.264 and MPEG-4 videos. Zune 4, Zune 149 and Zune 8 can be taken home for $ 199, and the premiere is expected to take place on November 80, according to the Amazon.com online store brochure.
