<p>More. More. More. I love it. Rumors are flying around like jabs in tonight's Contender Boxing Match. Hope nobody gets knocked out. </p> <p>Engadget has <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/more-new-zune-pics-leak/" target="_blank">posted some nice looking leaked photos</a> 1st of all. (click them for the big version!)</p> <p><a href="http://mobilitysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/zune2-pics-leaked-again.jpg" target="_blank" atomicselection="true"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="zune2-pics-leaked-again" src="http://mobilitysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/zune2-pics-leaked-again-thumb.jpg" width="151" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://mobilitysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/zune2-pics-leaked-again2.jpg" atomicselection="true"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="137" alt="zune2-pics-leaked-again2" src="http://mobilitysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/zune2-pics-leaked-again2-thumb.jpg" width="240" border="0"/></a> </p> <p>Somehow, I don't think these were supposed to be seen quite yet.</p> <p>Well, 30 minutes later, more in at <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/microsofts-new-zunes-officially-in-80-8-and-4gb-sizes/" target="_blank">Engadget</a>... </p> <p><a href="http://mobilitysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/new-zune-family.jpg" target="_blank" atomicselection="true"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="255" alt="new-zune-family" src="http://mobilitysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/new-zune-family-thumb.jpg" width="400" border="0"/></a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/microsofts-new-zunes-officially-in-80-8-and-4gb-sizes/" target="_blank">This Engadget post</a>, if accurate basicly takes all the guess work and some of the excitement out of it all. Read on for all the details.</p>
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<p>Well, 1st off, no 160gb model on tap as many speculated. Engadget has blown the doors off it all here...</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Hard drive Zunes</strong> <ul> <li>It's called the Zune 80 and, shockingly enough, it has 80GB of storage. </li><li>Uses the new Zune Pad -- four way touch-sensitive d-pad (with up, down, left, and right buttons). </li><li>It will sell for $250 (with "premium" headphones). </li><li>Available only in black (to start). </li><li>Screen size has increased to 3.2-inches (from 3-inches). As far as we know the resolution is still QVGA. </li><li>Dimensions are 61.1 x 108.2 x 12.9mm (2.4 x 4.25 x 0.5-inches), some 1/3rd smaller than the classic Zune. </li><li>The classic Zune will now be known as the Zune 30 -- it's not going anywhere. More on that in a sec. </li></ul><strong>New flash Zunes</strong> <ul> <li>Zune 8 and Zune 4 are the names for the 8 and 4GB flash based models. </li><li>Also uses the Zune Pad. </li><li>These will sell for $200 and $150 respectively. </li><li>Both will be available in pink, green, black, and red. </li><li>It will feature a 1.8-inch screen (compare to the nano's 2-inch screen). </li><li>Dimensions are 41.4 x 91.5 x 8.5mm (1.6 x 3.6 x 0.33-inches) -- compare to the new iPod nano, at 69.8 x 52.3 x 6.5mm (2.75 x 2.0 x 0.26-inches). </li></ul><strong>Everything else</strong> <ul> <li>New Zunes ship in November, date not yet announced. </li><li>All Zunes (including the Zune 30) will have a new, redesigned interface and feature parity. In other words, <strong>early Zune 30 adopters will have all the same software features</strong> as new Zune 80, 8, and 4 users. </li><li>Additional native video codecs for h.264 and MPEG-4 -- users no longer need transcode those file types to WMV. </li><li>WiFi sync to host computer! </li><li>Podcast support! (Sorry, no over the air downloads -- sync only.) Podcasts can also be shared via WiFi. </li><li>The 3x3 song sharing DRM has had its three day restriction removed, but users can still only play files three times. </li><li>There is still NO wireless music store. </li><li>The Zune software is all new and rewritten, and is supposed to actually be more than a rebadge of WMP10 now. Friggin finally. </li><li>The Zune music store is going DRM-free, with over 1m MP3 tracks being made available for download. Other details (like which labels, whether there is a DRM-free upgrade path is for users who've bought music with DRM, price differences, etc.) are not yet revealed. </li></ul></p></blockquote> <p><strong>DRM-less MP3 Downloads... HELL YEAH! Lots to look forward to here. </strong></p><P><P><a href="http://mobilitysite.com/?p=7183">View Original Blog Post</a>
