Zune HD

Zune HD is coming out this fall as the rumor has been said.

Check the interesting specs:

HD Radio tuner
HD video out
480 by 272 pixel OLED touchscreen display
Wi-Fi & IE web browser

Zune Pass

Microsoft has expanded its ad competition with Apple to encompass music support. The ad specifically targets the iTunes Store. At 120GB, the full-sized version of the iPod classic would cost roughly $30,000 to fill when using the iTunes Store. The Zune Pass, by contrast, costs $15 a month, and lets users download an unlimited number of tracks.

Keep Your Disk Cleaned Up

It is highly recommended to clean up any hard drive, including one for your Zune. Just like operating and using a lot of software in a personal computer can clog your machine, your Zune software can cause the same problem. Clean and cache out with a program using your computer or simply follow the steps below.

• Click on Start
• My Computer
  
• Right click on your C: drive
• Choose properties

You should see the capacity of your hard disk stats there, just like the image below:

• Hit "Disk Cleanup" button

You can then delete unnecessary files in your hard disk

New Halo-Zune

Check this new Halo-Zune. Microsoft has released a new brown version of the Halo-themed Zune player for military service members. Microsoft Zune and Microsoft’s U.S. Federal business joined together to develop a special Zune – Halo 3 Military Edition, which will be available exclusively at military retail stores in August. The new version of the Zune – Halo 3 Edition player will be packaged in a collectible Halo 3 box, and will come pre-loaded with artwork, trailers, and music from all three Halo games.

Halo Zune

Microsoft is going to release special edition for game fans, Halo Zune. The 30GB customized black device comes pre-loaded with a collection of Halo, Halo 2 and Halo 3 content, including videos, soundtracks, trailers and artwork. Release date is in June, but it seems that GameStop / EBGames have Halo 3 Zune available for pre-order right now, exclusively for their customers.

Music:
Halo: Combat Evolved Original Soundtrack - complete album
Halo 2: Original Soundtrack Volume One - all tracks by Marty O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori
Halo 2: Original Soundtrack Volume Two - complete album

Videos:
Halo 3 “Starry Night” advertisement
Halo 3 E3 2006 announcement trailer
Halo 2 theatrical teaser trailer
Three documentary videos on the making of Halo 3
A custom episode of “Red vs. Blue” just for Zune
The first six episodes of “Red vs. Blue” Season 1

More new colors?

Microsoft seems to release pink color Zune player in the late spring. Fashion and design of the player is one of their promotion strategies. They are also planning to release red Zune player around the summer. I guess pink to be the image of flowers, spring, and the heat and hot summer represent red color. They think customers are responsive to new colors and textures of Zune. Technologies and functions of the player are rather unique in Zune, but for an advertising purpose, they seem to be sensitive to its colors. Would you buy one if it just looks good? Possibly some do, I guess.

Zune Update

Microsoft has released firmware 1.3 for its Zune media player. The new firmware corrects a skipping problem with content downloaded from the Zune Marketplace. Changes have also been made to make Zune more reliable in the area of device syncing/detection. Finally, Microsoft has made changes to the way the FM tuner functions when a Zune is placed in sleep mode.