So, about two weeks ago I sold my Microsoft Zune and traded in for Creative’s Zen and it is fantastic! Not much difference in name but that’s where the similarities end. This little guy measures a little smaller than a credit card and weighs almost nothing! The Zune was hard drive-based making it bulky. Zen is flash-based and I gotta say that I’ll never go back to hard drive players. Flash is the future and capacities are growing by the minute. In fact, Zen is the world’s first flash-based MP3 player to reach 32 GB!! Creative for the win! I chose the 8 GB model. With the Zune, I never used more than that in the 9 months I had it. 30 GB was overkill for me.
Zune 80 On A Home Theater Projector
November 21, 2007 — kevo777This is just about as sweet as it gets. The reviewer states that the AV dock is not being used in this demo. The projector is being fed by the headphone jack and the composite video cable. Simply amazing!
Why Zune Can Overpower iPod
October 12, 2007 — kevo777I found this very interesting article waiting patiently in my Google Reader this morning. I like that it’s an Apple-centric site that slants towards favoring the Zune. The winds of change are blowing.
Cesar Menendez of the Zune Team Interviewed
October 5, 2007 — kevo777A blogsite created by Microsoft employees has posted a video interview of one of the Zune Team members, Cesar Menendez. Good stuff.
YouTube is giving me trouble with this one even though it uploaded. WordPress won’t embed it like my other YouTube videos. [scratches head]
One Of Many Thoughts On Zune
October 4, 2007 — kevo777One of the best enhancements to look forward to with the new Zunes and Zune software is it’s integration (read: compatibility) with the Vista flavors of Windows Media Center. To me, this offsets the further absence of TV shows in the newly revamped Zune Marketplace. I think Microsoft appreciates those of us who simultaneously despise DRM and prefer to create our own content for Zune whenever feasible. As a media savant, with Vista Home Premium or Ultimate and a TV capture card installed on my system, why on Earth would I pay for copy-protected TV shows twice — once through my cable provider and then again through Zune Marketplace? I applaud you on this one Microsoft! Yes, TV shows in the ZMP are coming for those who don’t want to mess with doing it themselves. But what a classy move. Apple would rather package it up for you, wrap it in DRM, and not price it accordingly. Microsoft has a firmer grasp on enthusiasts.
Apple….are you paying attention?
Microsoft Shows Zune Some Love
October 3, 2007 — kevo777It’s the eve of the most anticipated announcement for anyone currently holding and endearing a Zune. At midnight EDT, Microsoft will lift an embargo on many members of the press who are currently being shown the next generation of Zune software and hardware. Of course, the blogs have been going crazy all day feeding the rumor mill to a mindless frenzy. It’s easy enough to find them with Google so I won’t mention them. Instead, here’s a link to The New York Times and their interview with the man behind the curtain Bill Gates and his thoughts on what we’ll all know in a few hours about Zune.
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