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Zune Released

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[Lazyrussian Productions] So far the only wireless information that Microsoft has released about Zune is that you can send full-length tracks to anyone who has Zune and is a Zune Subscriber.

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[Gizmodo.com] Microsoft Zune Update - Gizmodo: There probably is going to be Xbox 360 integration though, as your "music subscription authorization" is held on the device itself. This means if you take your Zune to your friend's place, plug it into his 360, the console will automatically have access to your Zune music.

[Freedom-to-tinker.com] Freedom to Tinker » Blog Archive » Rethinking DRM Dystopia: As Ed pointed out to me, it is unlikely that users would otherwise choose to re-purchase all of their music, at full price, out of their own pockets simply in order to be able to move from iTunes to Zune. By discounting their tracks to enable migration to a new service, the copyright holders would be helping create a second viable mass platform for online music sales —

[Digitalmusic.weblogsinc.com] Streaming and subscriptions coming to the iPod? - The Digital ...: Now rumors about Microsoft's Zune are running hot and heavy, and the bleed through to the iPod is becoming noticeable. Jason O'Grady of ZDnet wrote today about possible wireless tack-ons for a next gen iPod, "a WiFi-equipped iPod would be able to stream music from Internet radio stations and even purchase and download songs Over The Air (OTA) from the iTunes Music Store.

[www.BoerSeun.com] Microsoft launches the Zune to compete with the... : As for ballyhoo, wireless Zune-to-Zune sharing is where the real action is at, and it works pretty much like we’ve been hearing: you can share a full-length track with a friend, and they’ve got three times to listen to it over a three day period, after which they can flag the song for purchase on the Zune Marketplace —

[ My Word] Microsft shows off the ipod killer {Zune}: As expected, Microsoft is busting out the Zune today, and we’ve got the rundown. Not a lot of surprises in the specs department, but they’ve confirmed the basics we’ve known for a while, like WiFi, 30GB of HDD, built-in FM, a 3-inch screen and the basic music, pictures and video playback.

[Gears and Widgets :: A Heaping Helping of Tech] Microsoft’s “Zune” To Make its First Publi... : While most analysts have unveiled that the Zune will be nothing more than a modded and rebranded Toshiba Gigabeat, hopefully with a new operating system, this will be the first time anyone’s actually confirmed seeing one in public. It seems that Microsoft is suffering again from Origami syndrome, where they simply can’t keep their hat over a new product until the clamor reaches a peak.

[ The Daily Mac] Microsoft enters digitial music world: Today, the boys and gals in Redmond released their Zune hand-held-media-we-want-to-kill-the-iPod device. The gizmo comes with a 30 GB harddrive, wifi, built-in FM, a 3-inch screen (with impressive quality, sources say) and the now-standard music/photo/video playback in h.264, MP3, AAC and WMA formats.

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