| Microsoft gives Zune HD an official launch |
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| Submitted by actz | |
| Wednesday, 27 May 2009 | |
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Microsoft is taking aim at Apple once more, this time hoping to knock the iPod touch off its perch with the Zune HD. The look is certainly high-end - sleek, slim and with plenty of brushed metal for a premium finish. Dare we use the word 'classy'? We just might. The Zune HD is also the first to feature a touchscreen, a 3.3-inch 16:9 widescreen capacitive OLED screen with multitouch to be precise, offering up zippy control and multitouch web browsing, using a portable browser based on Internet Explorer. Other features of note include that 'HD', which refers to HD video-out (via an optional docking station and HD radio, the first portable media player to offer the latter. We suspect the inclusion of this DAB-equivalent indicates this is yet another Zune not heading to these shores. At least, not in this form. To complete things, the Zune HD also throws in an accelerometer and Wi-Fi connectivity. No details on the amount of flash storage on-board, but we suspect you'll be well catered for. |
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