October 16, 2007
· Filed under Microsoft, Zune
Mama always said to share. Now you have an opportunity to do it with music and photos. With wireless Zune to Zune sharing you can send your favorite tracks and photos to friends.[1]
Picture this: You’re walking down the street. Or you’re in a room with a bunch of friends. Or at a concert. Or at the airport. Or on the bus (you get the picture) and then you whip out your Zune and see all these other Zune devices around that you can choose from. Zap! You’re connected to your best friend and send the new song your band recorded in the garage last weekend. Another friend gets the hilarious podcast your kid brother made at school, plus that song you just downloaded from the Zune Marketplace and can’t get out of your head. And hey, lookee here, your friend wants to send you something that you might like and buy, too.
Best of all, the song you sent isn’t just a 30-second preview—it’s the whole song! Your friend can sample the song up to three times in three days, flag it on their device and then, if they like it, they can buy it later from Zune Marketplace. It’s all connected.
You can send pictures, too. Loved the photo your girlfriend took at the park, and used as a background on her Zune? Just have her send it to you and set it as your background. Any pictures that are sent to you are yours to keep.
You can also fly under the radar when you want to as well. All you need to do is turn wireless on and off, or adjust the privacy settings to control whether people can see if you are online or to show your friends what you’re listening to. And if you want to keep your Zune private while studying in the library or reading the newspaper at the coffee shop, you can also block Zune devices, in wireless range, from sending you a song. But don’t worry, you can always allow them back.
The party is just getting started.
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[1] The Zune to Zune sharing feature may not be available for all audio files on your device, and works only between Zune devices within wireless range of each other. This feature allows recipients to play full-length sample tracks up to 3 times in 3 days. Recipients cannot re-send music that they have received via the sharing feature.
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October 16, 2007
· Filed under Microsoft, Zune
Zune 30GB
Capacity
- 30GB
- Stores up to 7,500 songs, 25,000 pictures, or 100 hours of video.[1]
Colors
- Brown
- Black
- White
- Limited Edition: Pink
Size and Weight
- 4.4 in. x 2.4 in. x 0.6 in. (h x w x d)
- Weight: 5.6 ounces
Battery[2]
- Music, up to 14 hours (wireless off), up to 13 hours (wireless on); pictures, up to 4 hours; video, up to 4 hours
- Charge Time: 3 hours; 2 hours to 90%
FM Radio
Display
- Size: 3.0 inches
- Orientation: Vertical and Horizontal
- Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels
Audio
- Windows Media® Audio Standard (.wma): Up to 320 Kbps, CBR and VBR, up to 48-kHz sample rate
- MP3 (.mp3): Up to 320 Kbps, CBR and VBR, up to 48-kHz sample rate
- AAC (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov): Up to 320 Kbps, Low Complexity (LC), up to 48-kHz sample rate
Pictures
- JPEG (.jpg): All resolutions (desktop software will automatically convert to 640×480 at sync time)
Video
- Windows Media Video (.wmv): Main Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 1.5 Mbps peak video bitrate, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., with Windows Media Audio up to 192 Kbps, 44.1 kHz, stereo audio; Simple Profile, CBR, up to 736 Kbps video bitrate, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec.
Video Output
EQ Presets
- Acoustic, classical, electronic, hip-hop, jazz, pop and rock.
Wireless
- Connectivity: 802.11 b/g
- Range: Up to 30 feet
- Share select tracks, playlists and pictures - Zune to Zune. [3]
Language
Included Accessories
- Earphones
- USB Cable
- Sleeve
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October 16, 2007
· Filed under Microsoft, Zune
Microsoft says:
We’re expanding our family of devices with the addition of three new digital media players: Zune 4GB, Zune 8GB and Zune 80GB. The sleek, black Zune 80GB hard-drive model has a bright 3.2-inch screen and comes with new Zune Premium Headphones; the ultraportable Zune 4GB and Zune 8GB flash models are both available in pink, green, black and glossy red.
All new media players feature:
- Wireless sync [1]
- Extended wireless sharing [2]
- New innovative touch controls
- A built-in FM tuner
- Recorded television content to go [3]
- And more…
The Zune Social
Launching this November, Zune Social is a beta online community that’ll give members a place to share their music tastes with others.
Zune Marketplace
Zune software and Zune Marketplace get a dramatically different new look and feel this November, too.
New Accessories
Zune will be offering a new line of accessories to help consumers get the most from their Zune. Original Zune accessories will work with new Zune devices and new accessories will also work with the Zune 30GB. View new accessories.
Current Zune Users
Current Zune users will be able to upgrade and enjoy the new Zune software and Zune Marketplace on their PCs, plus new firmware for their devices as well. We will notify users in November that they’re in need of an upgrade.
Available at stores in November, the new Zune devices are priced from $149 to $249. [4]
Pre-order your Zune now at Amazon.com or CircuitCity.com.
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[1] Wireless Sync requires access to a home wireless network and can be manually initiated by clicking “sync now” on the Zune. Automatic Wireless Sync requires AC power to the Zune device via a dock, AC adapter or speaker dock accessory.
[2] The Zune to Zune sharing feature may not be available for all songs on your device, and works only between Zune devices within wireless range of each other. This feature allows recipients to play full-length sample tracks up to 3 times.
[3] Requires a PC running Windows Vista® Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate and an integrated or external TV tuner.
[4] Estimated retail prices. Actual retail prices may vary.
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