The zPad issue was something I had heard about long before I ever laid eyes on the new Zunes. Just before Thanksgiving I bought an 8-gig Zune, and it did seem a little askew, but as it was a gift for someone I didn't really scrutinize it. Just after Thanksgiving I bought myself an 80, and I saw that it is, in fact, slightly turned clockwise in the case.
But... turn your Zune off, and hold it. Then, as if you were using the zPad to forward to another track, brush your thumb across the pad. Look closely, and you will see that the "twist" in the design naturally follows the path that your thumb makes. Hold it as if you are watching a video, and you get the same thing.
I really think this "off-center" pad thing was an actual design of the product.
Anyone agree?
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