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Zune HD

The Zune HD is the latest portable media player in the Zune series beating the iPod Touch in beauty, pricing and unique features including built-in HD radio, wireless sync and support for the Zune Pass ‘all you can eat’ subscription music service.

The 32GB (Zune HD 32) and 16GB (Zune HD 16) sport a massive 3.3-inch full-touch screen (480×272-pixel resolution on a OLED display) and is powered by a Nvidia Tegra chipset delivering crisp, fluid graphics and even 720p HD video to your TV through an optional HDMI Zune dock.

Recent Zune HD Articles

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Redeeming your Prepaid Zune Pass within Zune

To redeem your prepaid card launch the Zune software (4.2) on your PC and follow the instructions below. Sign in to your account Click the Settings button Select Account from the Main Menu Select Redeem Code from the Microsoft Points section Enter your Download Code clearly printed on your Prepaid Zune Pass – available now for immediate electronic delivery from [...]
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Zune 4.2 Update Error in Windows 7

Updating Zune to the latest version is causing grief within the Windows 7 Zune community. To upgrade without a hitch follow these steps: Manually download the latest Zune software from the Zune website Right click the installer (e.g. zunesetuppkg-x86.exe) within the download folder using Explorer and click Properties From the Compatibility tab select Windows Vista Service Pack 2 from [...]
Friday, December 18, 2009

Twitter Application for Zune HD

The Zune HD is getting even more connected with the new Twitter application for the Zune HD. Using available wireless (WiFi) connections the Twitter application pulls down your latest tweet interactions as well as allow you to tweet out, just what we’ve been asking for, now where’s our Facebook app! The Twitter application for the Zune [...]
Friday, November 27, 2009

Facebook and Twitter coming to Zune HD

An official Microsoft press release back in September – originally covered by Engadget -  touting the Zune HD’s launch contains this little nugget of gaming gold: Later this year, Zune plans to release free applications such as Twitter for Zune and Facebook for Zune, in addition to fun 3-D games such as “Project Gotham Racing: Ferrari [...]
Monday, November 16, 2009

Zune HD gets New Free Apps and Games

Without so much as an e-mail newsletter the Zune Team have added a batch of sweet new Apps to the Zune HD library – ordered by awesomeness – including: Audiosurf Tilt Lucky Lanes Bowling Piano PGR: Ferrari Edition Vans Sk8: Pool Service Checkers The days of playing Goo Splat and Texas Hold’Em are gone as Audiosurf Tilt is now permanently [...]
Monday, November 9, 2009

Purchasing Zune HD’s for Australians

I’m back from my adventures in the United States and have brought back surplus Zune HD’s in Black (with a 16GB HDD) and Platinum Silver (with a 32GB HDD)! The silver platinum looks the best and is the one I’m now using, with it’s glass screen and metal housing it looks shit hot but it’s the [...]
Friday, September 18, 2009

Australia still on Zune Store’s Do Not Speak To List

With happy faces all over the States this week Australian’s are still waiting Microsoft Australia to let us play with the most-hyped gadget of 2009, the Zune HD. Even the Zune Store has been given IP gag-orders for Australians… After scouring my favourite hide-outs (Gizmodo, Overclockers AU and Whirlpool)  there’s no sign of an Australian Zune [...]
Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Best Podcasts for the Zune …and other players.

Here is my run through of the top audio podcasts and video podcasts for each category available within the Zune Marketplace as of April 21st, 2009. Here we go! Video Podcast The Feed reason.tv Best Ads on TV Discovery News CNET News Best of Current TV The Green Room Audio Podcast Onion Radio News triple j’s Sunday Night Safran triple j’s The Culture Club bargrooves Learn Japanese with Beb [...]

Top 9 Zune Channels Available Right Now

This week has marked another item off my Twenty-One list of to-do’s with an annual Zune Pass subscription! What makes this special is I’m an Australian so have put a lot on the line waiting for a regional release here in Oceania. It’s been just over 24 hours and in this time I have subscribed and [...]
Saturday, January 31, 2009

Installing Games for the Zune

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