Both the Zune HD and the nano can bookmark songs for purchase if the radio station provides the data, and the nano can record up to 15 minutes of audio using its Live Pause feature—something the Zune can't do.
But the Zune's true competitor, the iPod touch, doesn't include an FM tuner at all, so Zune has the advantage there. By including an excellent mobile browsing experience, Microsoft has truly taken the Zune HD to the next level.
In terms of ease-of-use and fluidity, the Zune's browser, which is a specialized version of Internet Explorer Mobile Microsoft would't confirm or deny whether it's Windows Mobile 7 , is almost as good as the iPod touch's. Neither player supports Flash, but most Web sites look fantastic. And the Zune HD uses the familiar pinch-and-expand motions that iPod touch and iPhone users know well.
Entering URLs in Apple's Safari browser is a little easier, and occasionally the Zune HD defaults to the mobile version of a site, while the iPod touch calls up the standard version. In terms of loading pages, both players are quite speedy. The Zune Marketplace makes it easy to browse for music on the player or on your PC, but the Apps section is well, practically non-existent, offering only a smattering of games Space Battle 2, Sudoku, for example , a weather app, and a calculator—seven!
Hardly a match for the iPod touch's tens of thousands. For the full scoop, check out our Zune Marketplace review. Seamless wireless file syncing with your computer is a long-standing Zune feature that iPods still lack.
And the Zune Social functionality, which let you send song suggestions and messages to other Zune owners would be cool if all your friends—or even a few—owned Zunes. But in a world in which you'll be considered unique for choosing a Zune over an iPod, this feature is more quaint than useful. Microsoft rates the Zune HD's battery life at 33 hours for audio and 8. Our in-lab tests are underway, and results will be posted here shortly. To Zune or Not To Zune? For years, it seemed like the Zune was a generation or so behind the best and brightest iPods, but this time around, Microsoft has shown Apple that it, too, can make an attractive, easy-to-use player with innovative features.
You however have refined taste and demand nothing but the best. We offer a 1 year warranty on parts and labor for all our work. Wye Oak Mobile Device Repair has you covered! Last name. Nor is there much value for Microsoft in offering an alternative to the ubiquitous iPod: Sony is already offering much better sound quality than Apple, OLED screens, built in FM radio and better file support at reasonable prices.
Admittedly it still has to re-educate a market that still thinks Sony supports ATRAC and requires horrible SonicStage software, but that's probably an easier job than establishing the Zune brand from scratch.
Of course, Microsoft could easily market the Zune as a standalone music player, but it could have done that years ago. The value to Microsoft lies in building up an integrated set of TV-friendly online services with games consoles, MP3 players, mobile phones and PCs.
The main point of hardware sales is to provide attach points for regular online software and service revenues. So what if it had been a smash success? Get every new issue of the UK's best-selling gadget magazine delivered direct to your door before it even hits the shops! In , Microsoft brought the Zune Video Marketplace to the Xbox, giving gamers the ability to buy or rent movies and TV shows on their consoles with music available via Zune Pass a year later.
People bought Zunes in huge numbers, especially the gaming-focused editions like Halo and Minecraft versions the latter would be modular, enabling you to build your own. With Steve Jobs holding out against music subscriptions too long, the iPod faded away. With the Zune killing the iPod on its own turf, Apple seemed all at sea. The first was an iPod-successor with a built-in phone, which ill-advisedly used the iPod click wheel to input phone numbers.
While Apple flirted with disaster, Microsoft rushed headlong into the future.
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