On September 8, , Microsoft announced the Zune 3. Included in this update are the abilities to tag and later purchase songs heard on FM radio, channels which can be customized to deliver suggested songs for the user, and the ability to purchase songs from the Zune device via the Zune Marketplace, all available wirelessly. The update also included sample games - Hexic and Texas Hold' em. In addition, support for audiobooks from online stores like Audible.
Other noticeable changes included the introduction of a clock and changed "quicklist" functionality. Zunes feature games developed using XNA with custom soundtracks and 8-player wireless multiplayer using the built-in Wi-Fi.
On November 18, , the Zune 3. Primarily a stability-oriented release, it also introduced Space Battle, Sudoku and Checkers for Zune devices. A new policy announced on November 20, allows Zune Pass customers to download 10 tracks per month in the protection-free MP3 format if available for permanent ownership; otherwise, WMA protected format will be downloaded, in addition to the existing "all you can eat" subscription usage at an unchanged monthly cost.
On September 15, , the Zune 4. These 4. Microsoft pointed out that this will bring customers instant access to their favorite music and videos anywhere, across their mobile device, PC and TV. Zune 4. These models were given a firmware update with version 3. The Zune 30 , the original Zune music player, has a 30 GB hard drive, 3 inch screen, and simple directional pad for menu navigation. The second generation set of Zunes includes the Zune 4, 8, 16, 80 and The Zune 4, 8 and 16 are smaller in size and hold 4, 8 and 16GB of flash memory, respectively.
The 80GB Zune, acts as a replacement for the Zune 30, it is thinner and lighter than the original. All second generation Zunes have a Zune Pad instead of the original directional pad that was included on the Zune The screen is multi-touch and uses gestures for the UI. The device comes with 16GB or 32GB of flash memory. The screen is OLED , 3. Included is WiFi with a mobile Internet Explorer browser , and an accelerometer. Special editions feature their own unique set of content.
The standard Zune comes with basic earphones and a USB data cable. The Zune 30 comes with these items plus a carrying bag, and the Zune 80 model adds upgraded "Zune Premium" headphones. Accessories sold separately include:. According to Microsoft, the most current firmware version is 4.
In the case of the Zune 4, 8, 16, 30, 80, and players the most current player software version is 3. The current 3. Zune's native file compatible formats are.
The graphical user interface GUI called the "twist interface" by Microsoft has sections for music , videos , pictures , social , radio , podcasts , marketplace , games and settings. It is said to provide "two-dimensional navigation" for scrolling through items with its directional pad. In the music section, users can add songs to a quick playlist without reconnecting to the desktop software.
In the picture section, the background can be customized using any image stored on the device for viewing as wallpaper.
In the radio section, users can receive and play FM radio internally, with North American, Japanese, and European tuning ranges and show song information on supported FM stations.
In the social section, users can broadcast user profile and current activity to others nearby. In the setting section, users can control backlight settings and output analog TV in with purchase of a separate connection. The first updates to the firmware added sharing features send, community, list nearby Zune users as described in FCC filings. Firmware 1. Early firmware releases patched software bugs. About a year later, the much anticipated 2. The Zune software functions as management software for the device, a full media player application with a library, an interface to the Zune Marketplace, and as a media streaming server using Zune Network Sharing Service.
The Zune device was designed to only work with the Zune software. The software synchronizes all content music, videos, pictures, social, podcasts, and games to the device doing any necessary transcoding for a file to play on the device. As a media player, the Zune software supports the following formats — for audio: MP3. It organizes the media in its library and allows users to add to the library by ripping from CDs and to organize the metadata.
Then, on March 15th, , Microsoft announced the discontinuation of Zune devices, although existing models would remain on sale. Fix Your Stuff Community Store. Zune Repair. Show Other Languages. Zune Repair The Zune is Microsoft's portable media player and entertainment platform.
Author: Matthew Newsom and 5 other contributors. Create a Guide. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Blog at WordPress. Late to the Party Damn you, Indecision! Home About. Controls One very big improvement the Zune has over the Gigabeat S besides WiFi is the consolidation of the playback controls to the front of the device.
Videos, pictures, etc. Windows Media Player and other woes Syncing was not foolproof. No netcast management features at launch? Video conversion nightmares? Like this: Like Loading December 1, at am Reply. PSP Dude. Thanks for all the info, all over the place or not! January 7, at am Reply. Microrsoft Zune. Very inrteresting, Makes me think of switching from my iPod April 5, at pm Reply. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
Email required Address never made public. Name required. Follow Following. Late to the Party. Sign me up. The sound quality is good. The video quality is very impressive for such a small device. The Zune automatically seems to pick up quite a few different file formats and converts them on the fly when syncing your Zune. For the sake of consistency, I have encoded all of my videos in an mp4 format compatible with the new iPod classic.
However, the Zune will also grab WMV files and a few more. The Zune software automatically attempts to download album art and other media information to match up with each of your albums, which is nice.
You can actually set the software to download information for everything in your collection, or just to try to obtain missing information. Finally, the headphones that came with the Zune are actually rather nice. When I first tried them, I was put off by them. They are extremely sensitive to movement. If you touch the cord, or move it in anyway, you will hear that in the headphones.
However, they are also extremely good quality. The headphones are basically little tiny speakers wrapped in some sort of rubber gasket that helps seal them inside your ears in order to keep external sounds out. They really are designed like ear plugs with little speakers inside of them. In addition, the Zune came with a handful of replacement gaskets for the earphones, so, when one set gets dry-rotted or too greasy, etc.
The Zune interface is fairly easy to understand, and the controls are simple. The software on the Zune itself functions very similarly to Windows Media Center and, apparently, is actually a portable version of the software designed specifically for the Zune. You have a handful of choices when you boot up the player. You use the pad to scroll to the choice you desire, then tap in the middle to select it.
There are only three buttons on the Zune. Then, in between those two, you have a pad. The pad can be configured to respond to touch so that you just kind of move your finger in one direction across the pad, and the Zune responds appropriately or to actual presses similar to the way a directional pad works on a video game controller, so that you actually have to press down in a specific direction to make the Zune respond.
For instance, if you are listening to a song or watching a video, pressing up and down on the pad will control the volume. When you are viewing a list of items, touching or pressing up or down will move you up and down the list.
The Zune normally operates in a portrait mode. However, when viewing photos or watching videos, it switches to a landscape mode in order to make use of the beautiful widescreen display. It actually works fairly well, and seems to have a decent antenna built into it.
With the remote location of my house, I only receive two or three FM radio stations on my Zune, but I could see this being a really nice feature for people that live in metropolitan areas. A few car stereos have this feature built in, too. Basically, when you tune to a station, the receiver obtains the call letters of the station along with some genre information and displays that on the screen.
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