Zune Out Today

[Zehro]

Released In America Today

About It:

There will be a music shop called the Zune MarketPlace where you can buy songs. Microsoft have announced there will be millions of songs available buying them by Microsoft Points also used in Xbox Live. They have enabled the limited sharing of songs, recordings, playlists and pictures with others. Tracks received from another person can be played for up to three days or three plays, whichever comes first, after which it will need to be purchased via the Zune Marketplace. Recipients cannot re-send music or audio files that they have received via the sharing feature. These limits are not only applied to Zune Marketplace music, but to all audio files loaded onto a Zune player, without exception.
The Zune will be able to connect to the Xbox 360, which will allow the user to stream music, videos, and pictures via USB. It is unknown whether the Zune can connect to an Xbox 360 via WiFi.

Free Stuff already preloaded are as follows

Audio Tracks

• Band of Horses, “Wicked Gil” (Sub Pop)
• Bitter:Sweet, “The Mating Game” (Quango Music Group)
• CSS, “Alala (Microsoft edit)” (Sub Pop)
• Darkel, “At The End of The Sky (edit)” (Astralwerks)
• Every Move A Picture, “Signs of Life” (V2 Records)
• Small Sins, “Stay” (Astralwerks)
• The Adored, “Tell Me Tell Me” (V2 Records)
• The Rakes, “Open Book” (V2 Records)
• The Thermals, “A Pillar of Salt” (Sub Pop)

Music Videos

• 30 Seconds to Mars, “The Kill” (Virgin Records)
• BT, “1.618” (DTS Entertainment)
• Chad VanGaalen, “Red Hot Drops” (Sub Pop)
• Coldcut featuring Roots Manuva, “True Skool” (Ninja Tune)
• CSS, “Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above” (Sub Pop)
• Fruit Bats, “Live: The Wind That Blew My Heart Away” (Sub Pop)
• Grandaddy, “Elevate Myself” (V2 Records)
• Hot Chip, “Over and Over” (Astralwerks)
• Kraak & Smaak featuring Dez., “Keep Me Home” (Quango Music Group)
• Kinski, “Live: The Snowy Parts of Scandinavia” (Sub Pop)
• Paul Oakenfold featuring Brittany Murphy, “Faster Kill *****cat" (Perfecto Records)
• Serena-Maneesh, “Drain Cosmetics” (Playlouderecordings)

Short Films

• 5boro: “A New York Skateboarding Minute” (Skateboarding)
• Radical Films: “Kranked — Progression” (Mountain Biking)
• TGRTV The North Face (Skiing/Snowboarding)

Images

Variety of images to personalize a Zune device, including 12 classic rock posters from “Art of Modern Rock

[summer]

iPod's ftw :]

[Lubricant]

I'm actually thinking of buying one when they're in the UK. Will be a change from the iPod.

[RedStratocas]

I dont see any reason at all to buy an iPod over Zune, including the price, but we'll have to wait and see.

But again, yay! for the Thermals! And Band Of Horses is pretty good too.