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    Image of Wburg Wburg
    12/08/09

    In reply to Misleading Photography: A Zune 30 Is Far Too Heavy for That Bikini
    Is it water proof? That ad kind of suggests that it is. Maybe.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    12/08/09

    In reply to Misleading Photography: A Zune 30 Is Far Too Heavy for That Bikini
    While I'll agree that the Zune 30 is probably a bit bulky and the tan-lines too distinct (though not outright impossible), I must call you on the "Nobody keeps gadgets in their bikini bottoms" bit. People most certainly do, go to pretty much any beach, lake, or pool during the summer and you'll see at least half a dozen chicks with their cell phones or iPods peeking out as they sunbath.
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    12/08/09

    In reply to Misleading Photography: A Zune 30 Is Far Too Heavy for That Bikini
    Okay, I have had a Zune 30, and now I have an HD, but my question is, how in the heck do you know it's a Zune just from this pic?

    Oh shit, nevermind, I just opened my eyes and saw it laying there, my bad.
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    Edited by maven2k at 12/08/09 12:06 PM maven2k was starred maven2k was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/08/09

    In reply to Misleading Photography: A Zune 30 Is Far Too Heavy for That Bikini
    Dan,

    You're a goddamn chauvinist pig.

    Did it ever occur to you that this woman may have modded her Zune 30, replacing the drive with a 240GB HDD, and then filled it with an eclectic assortment of music, encoded at 256 kbps or higher.

    No. It did not.

    You assumed that because she's a woman, modding is beyond her ken and that she picked a Zune 30 because her feeble woman brain didn't know any better. As Gloria Steinem famously observed, "a woman needs an iPod like a fish needs a cache of Pu-239."

    Screw you, Dan. Your caveman attitude is what's wrong with the internet.
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    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    12/08/09

    In reply to Misleading Photography: A Zune 30 Is Far Too Heavy for That Bikini
    What I want to know is what the hell happened to her left hand. From how it's posed, you should be able to see her hand (specificlly her thumb) gripping the back of the rail, but there's nothing there.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/08/09

    @Sticks Calhoun: Toe thumb?
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    12/08/09

    In reply to Misleading Photography: A Zune 30 Is Far Too Heavy for That Bikini
    Meh, I hate pics with severed heads.
    Just asking for a protest from feminist extremist groups about objectifying women body.
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    Image of FiskFisk33 FiskFisk33
    12/08/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi: hah, as if there isnt similar objectifying of mens bodies going on :P
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    12/08/09

    @FiskFisk33: True. But you gotta admit men don't really complain about it... or do we?
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    Image of Hearthatvoiceagain Hearthatvoiceagain
    12/08/09

    In reply to Misleading Photography: A Zune 30 Is Far Too Heavy for That Bikini
    Not if she had been laying down tanning, which is obviously implied (by the tan). Of course if she were laying down, why would she need to tuck it into he bikini bottoms? Zunes don't have a vibrate feature do they?
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    Image of :negated: :negated:
    11/28/09

    In reply to New Zune HD Colors Coming December 1
    I don't want atomic, magenta, or purple, I just want the (project) pink one that makes phone calls too...
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    Image of G.O.B.: Come on! G.O.B.: Come on!
    11/28/09

    In reply to New Zune HD Colors Coming December 1
    I want 64GB, not more colors. :(
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    Image of Preyfar Preyfar
    11/28/09

    @G.O.B.: Come on!: Yeah, seriously. That's the only thing preventing me from buying one.
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    Image of Antonio Barros Raquel Antonio Barros Raquel
    11/28/09

    @G.O.B.: Come on!: I agree, if they would release a 64GB version before Christmas then I wouldn't have to buy the iTouch.
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    Image of gstar gstar
    11/30/09

    @G.O.B.: Come on!: Yes, yes, yes.
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    Image of VarneyCrazy VarneyCrazy
    11/28/09

    In reply to New Zune HD Colors Coming December 1
    Please Microsoft, bring the Zune HD to Europe asap! My euro's are just waiting here ready to be send to your bankaccount in exchange for one of these players and the ZunePass subscription plan.
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    Image of Tyler Sebastian Tyler Sebastian
    11/28/09

    In reply to New Zune HD Colors Coming December 1
    Dear Microsoft,

    Screw the colors; port this thing to Canada. You know, the US' friendly, igloo dwelling, neighbours to the North. :)

    Love,
    Kan A Da.
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    Nathan Obbards promoted this comment Edited by Tyler Sebastian at 11/28/09 1:31 PM Tyler Sebastian was starred Tyler Sebastian was unstarred
    Image of thedoraz thedoraz
    11/28/09

    In reply to New Zune HD Colors Coming December 1
    can i order one from the states and have it shipped to canada?
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    Image of Pawky Pawky
    11/28/09

    @thedoraz: Yes, but, I am pretty sure you can't use the Zune PC software.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/28/09

    @Pawky: You can use the software, you just can't use the Zune pass.
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    Image of Pawky Pawky
    11/28/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Say, if you live above minnesota gimme a lot of money and I'll deliver it :p
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    Image of dsh dsh
    11/28/09

    In reply to New Zune HD Colors Coming December 1
    For everyone on the fence: The ZuneHD is the best PMP on the market.

    It is much better than the iPod Touch.

    It is not as good as the iPhone because it is not a phone.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/28/09

    @dsh: The ZHD is some seriously nice hardware. I'll give it that, but what exactly qualifies it as the best? I could think of a couple possible cons off of the top of my head.

    -single platform
    -lacks support for a mic (thus no possibility of VOIP for this model)

    These two things may be very minor, however I've yet to see the considerable advantages, other than that there seems to be growing favor for the desktop software, and that the ZHD has a beautiful display. Overall, I would not trade in my iPod touch for a Zune HD. My touch does a great deal more than the HD can.
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    Image of diabolusunknownTheSecond diabolusunknownTheSecond
    11/28/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: If you just factor the media playback component of the HD, it still hands the iPod Touch its ass, especially when comparing the sound quality, which I find to be seriously lacking in the iPod Touch. The Zune sound quality is so much more full and rich, whereas the iPod Touch sound quality is empty and hollow. I have a classic for my car and when using it with my headphones, it sounds like shit. The Touch, from what Ive heard on my UE EB's, sounds slightly worse.

    But I agree. The Zune HD is missing everything else that the Touch can do, and that kind of kills it. But for those who wish to have the best experience playing their stored media, nothing touches it in terms of delivered quality, be it visual or aural.
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    Image of quayzar quayzar
    11/28/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: If you only want to listen to music and watch Video on a PMP the Zune is better. If you do more and need it to attach to more the iPod Touch is the better choice. It's all about what you need it to do.

    The Zune is finally showing Microsoft can do something right when it wants to.

    P. S. To Xbox fans, the Xbox 360 was extremely buggy and Xbox lost the company millions so it doesn't count. It was not done right and was another example of throwing money where they didn't need to. That said I like the Xbox 360 now but if they didn't have more money than God when it came out they would be out of the business now.
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    Image of PunditGuy PunditGuy
    11/28/09

    In reply to New Zune HD Colors Coming December 1
    I can has 802.11n?
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    Image of jellotime91 jellotime91
    11/28/09

    In reply to New Zune HD Colors Coming December 1
    3 colours that look almost the same and only girls would want to use (and no girl wants or even knows what a Zune HD is).

    And newsflash Gizmodo, that "Magenta" is cobalt and the first one is definitely Magenta. Either Microsoft named them wrong on purpose or they are colourblind.
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    Image of CustomFirmware CustomFirmware
    11/28/09

    @jellotime91:

    First of all, way to be sexist. I'm pretty fond of the purple myself. I thought everyone was passed the blue = boy, pink = girl philosophy. You'd be surprised how many guys/girls like the opposite 'sex' color.

    Second, none of those are cobalt. You must be colorblind and Microsoft has named these correctly.

    Lastly, I personally know a few girls who want a Zune HD.
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    Image of quayzar quayzar
    11/28/09

    @jellotime91: You might want to check you computer's colour sync.
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    Image of jellotime91 jellotime91
    11/28/09

    @CustomFirmware: You'd be surprised how few men would walk around with a pink or purple mp3 player regardless of how awesome it is.
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