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    Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today

    Zune 120 Coming in Blue, Along with New Zune Originals Designs

    Red Zune 80 Now Customizable via Zune Originals

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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    08/13/09

    In reply to Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today
    Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme!!!! I can't wait and I just broke the screen on my Zune 30. I'm gonna save all my pennies.
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    08/13/09

    In reply to Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today
    I bet Zune Guy is bummed he got his tattoos covered up now...
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    08/13/09

    @EBone: fix your link guys, it takes us to your publisher login page

    [publish.gizmodo.com]
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    08/13/09

    @nizzy1115: I didn't link anything...
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    08/13/09

    In reply to Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today
    I wantz mac support!
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    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    08/13/09

    @eagles3 like a boss: exactly! i was considering this for replacing my aging iPod Touch (1st Gen) until i remembered that this wont play nice with my iMac or MacBook =[
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    08/13/09

    In reply to Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today

    Damn image uploads.
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    Image of SamikshaRaccoon SamikshaRaccoon
    08/13/09

    In reply to Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today
    I need to know two things first. Does it support xVid/DivX video, or will I have to transcode? Will there be any apps, even if it's just a couple of proprietary ones, like facebook?
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    08/13/09

    @SamikshaRaccoon: Video Support:
    Here's what's listed for video support. I don't see xVid/DivX.
    Windows Media Video (WMV) (.wmv) – Main and Simple Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 3.0 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Zune software will transcode HD WMV files at device sync.
    MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video5 – Simple Profile up to 2.5 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Zune software will transcode HD MPEG-4 files at device sync.
    H.264 video5 – Baseline Profile up to 2.5 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Zune software will transcode HD H.264 files at device sync.
    DVR-MS6 – Zune software will transcode at time of sync.
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    08/13/09

    In reply to Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today
    It makes me glad that they will have more colors than just grey for the 32gb, albeit through Zune Originals. I guess I will settle for the 32gb when it comes out on Originals and get the 64gb later...
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    Image of elislider elislider
    08/13/09

    In reply to Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today
    preorder sites arent working yet... and damn i want to preorder a zune originals! i have a zunemaster 30gb (yes i was one) and a zune originals 80gb and i cant let the tradition die. i even nabbed a zune neon shop sign off ebay a few years back.
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    Image of Weihovah Weihovah
    08/13/09

    @elislider: have you thought about getting the tat to be the new zune guy?
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    Image of Buji Buji
    08/13/09

    In reply to Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today
    Useless without phone capabilities. Seriously, Microsoft, do you want to take on apple in this space? Get on the ball. This product, this late in the year, just means we won't see zune integration with WM6.x until next year. Pretty screen, sure. But it's still half-assed.
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    Image of Jerome Nichols Jerome Nichols
    08/13/09

    @Buji: I am sorry but, they did make a phone. They made a Zune. Just because you would like a phone does mean Microsoft is failing at making what they set out to create. I have a Sidekick (soon to be an iPhone3GS) and a Zune80 Red. Not everybody wants to use their phone as their main music device. Stop complaining and enjoy the device for what it is.
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    Image of Hackintosh Hackintosh
    08/13/09

    In reply to Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today
    I don't really think HD radio is going to take off. Unless you have some good quality sound systems/headphones can't hear a difference. Not exactly a useless feature for audiophiles/music enthusiasts.
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    08/13/09

    @Hackintosh: even if people only use some crappy earbuds to listen to hd radio, it can't sound any worse than am or fm radio. anyone who listens to radio isn't looking for high fidelity audio so they'll be indifferent and listen to hd radio if it's an option. audiophiles who use portable music devices will have better headphones than whatever's bundled w/ the player so they'll hear a difference in hd radio
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    08/13/09

    @Hackintosh: HD radio is less about audio quality and more about what the extra station space is being used for. I kind of don't give a damn about it sounding better but if they can give me programming that I want to listen to, that'd be just fine.
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    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    08/13/09

    you guys do know that the hd in hd radio does not stand for high definition, right? the HD, like WiFi, means nothing. its just a trademark. granted, it can go up to 300kb/s, but thats only in pure digital mode, which nobody broadcasts.
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    Image of stxx stxx
    08/13/09

    @danger the pirate (now with google voice!): my understanding was that HD in HD Radio meant Hybrid Digital, and that WiFi meant wireless fidelity...
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    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    08/13/09

    @stxx: and both of those are false.
    ""HD Radio" is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel (IBOC) technology, which was selected by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2002 as a digital audio broadcasting method for the United States.[2][3] According to iBiquity's website the "HD" is simply a brand name and has no meaning; because the HD Radio system is a hybrid (analog/digital) technology as described in its whitepapers, [4] some people mistakenly assume that HD stands for High Definition."
    "The [Wi-Fi] Alliance has since downplayed the connection to Hi-Fi. Their official position is that it is merely a brand name that stands for nothing in particular, and they now discourage the use of the term Wireless Fidelity."
    -from respective wikipedia articles.
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    08/13/09

    In reply to Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today
    everyone sleeping?
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    08/13/09

    @videomilk: no
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    08/13/09

    @videomilk: nope, having to take my medicine since I got my wisdom teeth out. D:
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    08/13/09

    @videomilk:
    Nope. I work nights. Gotta love checking out Giz on freetime.
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    08/13/09

    @Anthony Zecco: Same here. Just got home from work, actually.
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    08/13/09

    @My Secret Identity: How about good ol' fashioned insomnia?
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    11/08/08

    In reply to Zune 120 Coming in Blue, Along with New Zune Originals Designs
    If you're going to buy a Zune 120, you might as well get a Zune Originals. For $40 more, you get engraving and it comes with the premium headphones for free (reg. $39). The regular Zune 120 does not come with the premium headphones.
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    11/08/08

    In reply to Zune 120 Coming in Blue, Along with New Zune Originals Designs
    Why do I want a Zune with a drawing of a Zune owner who hung himself on the back?
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    11/08/08

    @Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->: If he went to all the trouble of tying a noose, why couldnt he tie his shoes.
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    @Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->: You're looking at the picture the wrong way. There are clouds beneath his feet. He jumped off the top of a skyscraper.
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