Hi guys~ it must have been a public secret that Microsoft is going to develop a tool to rival Apple iPod. The name of the tool is not fixed and there are severl tales about it such as Argo, Pyxis, Zune, and Alexandria etc. However according to the words of MS staff, it is likely to be Zune which is either a player or a series of players.
Quote:'Today we confirmed a new music and entertainment project called Zune...Under the Zune brand, we will deliver a family of hardware and software products, the first of which will be available this year'--Chris Stephenson, a general manager of marketing for the software maker, said in a statement on July 21, 2006.
Quote:'Finally, one of the things that we just announced last week is a move into the music and video space in portable entertainment, something we call Zune."--Robbie Bach, President, Entertainment & Devices Division in "Financial Analyst Meeting 2006" held on July 27, 2006
This time, MS will spend millions on this project which is said 'not a five or six month project while is going to take time..'
And MS is said to have hi-fi, video, music and game included in the player this time.
Before the really result, what we can do is just to wait and see what happenes~ Hope to share the news and information about iPod and Zune here with u all~
Quote:Known Technical Specifications: Zune
Capacity: 30GB or 60GB hard drive.
Media supported: Zune can play both audio and video, WMV and WMA will be supported.
Music: The screen appears the album's cover when music be played.
Video size: 3.5-inch bigger than video iPod's 2.5-inch.
Color: Zune should be available in three colors, white, black and brown.
WiFi capability: Zune users will be able to share music between via Wi-Fi.
Interact with an online music store: Just like iTunes.
Zune comes from the Argo project.
