zune
Windows Phone 7 Devices Hit the Streets Today in the U.S.
Mobile enthusiast and a garage developer Richard Mungeer was the first person to purchase a Windows Phone 7 device today in New York City’s Times Square AT&T Store. From what I’ve seen already, Microsoft is definitely back in the mobile game with this launch. It’s worth noting that reports are circulating telling you that you [...]
Be What’s Next With Microsoft
During the Microsoft Global Experience conference today in Atlanta, Microsoft execs revealed a new advertising direction for the company. The above video was (thankfully) captured by Engadget prior to its removal from YouTube, so that all of us can discuss this in great detail across the blogosphere. Microsoft spokesman Lou Gellos confirmed that “Be What’s [...]
Zunepocalypse: Mass Zune 30 Failure, Cause Unknown
Zunepocalypse or Z2K9… no matter what you call it, it’s an epic fail of… well, epic proportions. Mass panic started around 12 am Pacific when owners of the Zune 30 started reporting device failure. Now being called “Z2K9″ the cause of this massive failure is still unknown, and no real response from Microsoft yet on [...]
Why I’m Switching from iPod to Zune
This is Commander Lock’s submission for the HP Magic Giveaway. Feel free to leave comments for this article as you see fit – your feedback is certainly welcomed! If you’d like to submit your own how-to, what-is, or top-five list, you can send it to me. Views and opinions of this writer are not necessarily [...]
What’s Missing in Today’s Portable Media Experience?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I still remember my first portable media player. Back then, it was called a “Boom Box”. Yes, it was portable, despite being rather large. The speakers were detachable, so that’s something, right? My Boom Box came with two cassette players, and [...]
Would you Accept Advertising on your Gadgets?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I get invited to several events throughout the year. I was supposed to attend an event the other day at Microsoft. Unfortunately, I’ve been having issues with my own Web servers, and couldn’t go. Microsoft has been making waves with their [...]
Battery Saving Tips for iPods and Zunes
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you use your MP3 player a lot, you likely go through batteries very quickly. Here are some great tips that can help you extend your battery life… and save you some money. Backlight: You can change the setting on your [...]
What Do You Want Your Media Player to Do?
Via my YouTube inbox, comes a response from tanakax25: In your video explains the “Top Five Reasons to Buy a Zune” you mentioned the inability for the Zune to play games, and use any form of communication. You didn’t necessarily put down the Zune for it, but it did, in a way, sound as though [...]
To Buy a Zune
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed You may be trying to decide exactly what type of .mp3 player is best for you. Here are some reasons sent in by a community member, listing why he prefers the Zune. FM Radio Not many other media players have this [...]
Podcasts Sound Better on the Zune
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – I am completely addicted to Blabberize.com. Upload a picture… add some voice content… and publish! Try it for yourself! Want to embed this video in your blog? Use this code: <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DwlsFgMzzGs"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DwlsFgMzzGs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" [...]
Apple iPod vs Microsoft Zune
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – One of the debates in our live chat room every day is “Zune? or iPod?”. I happen to have both devices. Each of them has their share of positives and negatives. I think it boils down to whether or not you [...]
I’m Not Buying a Zune!!!
d00d! I can’t wait! I’m not going to buy a Zune tomorrow! I’m going to bed early tonight so that I can get up late tomorrow (and avoid going to stores altogether, so that I can be sure that I won’t buy a Zune). Are you not buying a Zune? We can start up a [...]
Zune: Good and Bad
The Zune good: Wireless capabilities Content subscription Easy media sharing Plays MP4 & AAC formats Microsoft-backed product Forces Apple to do better A unified experience The Zune bad: No podcast management Another closed system Completely new ecosystem Not cross-platform Smaller capacity than iPod 5.5G New software to install Yet another device to manage Just launched, [...]
Microsoft’s Zune Competes with Microsoft
I don’t get it. Should I be using Napster, URGE, or Zune? Should I be using the Clix or the Zune? Should I be using Windows Media Player 11 or the Zune Marketplace software? There are too many choices, many of which are not interoperable, coming to me from the same company: Microsoft. Instead of [...]
