New Zune Features Exposed! - Page 2

Netrix · 09-08-2008, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by WhatTheHelllIsSka

Will this feature be available on all Zunes from now on? If you have a 30gb or an 80gb, do you just need an update of some sort?

Yes.

ozric · 09-08-2008, 10:59 PM

With all this added FM tag / Wi-Fi marketplace functionality, one would hope battery life doesn't take a huge hit, since it's already not the greatest.

bubbabyte · 09-10-2008, 09:59 AM

i'm so pissed. It's all about marketing and making them more money instead of usability. I am happy about the clock, but why the new zunes don't have some sort of accelerometer or even firmware ability to rotate pictures is beyond me. It's a widescreen player, it should have the ability to do this. The new nano's even do this... why can't a zune 120, damn.

WhatTheHelllIsSka · 09-10-2008, 10:07 AM

Someone explain to me the importance of an accelerometer =\

ACE · 09-10-2008, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by WhatTheHelllIsSka

Someone explain to me the importance of an accelerometer =

Zunes don't have an accelerometer, but the new nanos do, but IMO it's pretty worthless.

An accelerometer detects when the player is shaken or turned and displays the video in a certain way. With the nano, you simply shake the device while it's playing to skip to a random song in the que, or when watching videos, you can simply turn it on its side to view in landscape mode. Both features are pretty pointless...if I have time to take the darn thing out of my pocket, I can't simply press the forward button? And why would I view any video in anything other than landscape? The image becomes compressed to fit in the regular screen, so of course landscape mode would be logical....why they needed to place one in the new nano is beyond me...it's prolly so the iSheep can ooo and awww at it...

alpharm · 09-10-2008, 11:20 AM

I've been reading about the new features, and still have a question.

Anyone heard if there is going to be any "real" audiobook support? Not having to use podcast or converting would be great.

Netrix · 09-10-2008, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by alpharm

I've been reading about the new features, and still have a question.

Anyone heard if there is going to be any "real" audiobook support? Not having to use podcast or converting would be great.

Yes. There is Audible support.

bubbabyte · 09-10-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ACE

Zunes don't have an accelerometer, but the new nanos do, but IMO it's pretty worthless.

An accelerometer detects when the player is shaken or turned and displays the video in a certain way. With the nano, you simply shake the device while it's playing to skip to a random song in the que, or when watching videos, you can simply turn it on its side to view in landscape mode. Both features are pretty pointless...if I have time to take the darn thing out of my pocket, I can't simply press the forward button? And why would I view any video in anything other than landscape? The image becomes compressed to fit in the regular screen, so of course landscape mode would be logical....why they needed to place one in the new nano is beyond me...it's prolly so the iSheep can ooo and awww at it...

the shake to shuffle thing is cool but worthless... and although an accelerometer is not NEEDED, it would be nice. But i would be just as happy with one single feature to ROTATE a picture, surely it can't be that difficult to impliment.

bobbyeggo · 09-10-2008, 02:27 PM

The only thing that would be good about the accelerometer is if you could view menus landscape instead of having to rotate it yourself to go back in the menu but it doesn't matter that much.

the_guillotine · 09-10-2008, 04:06 PM

Ok, I'm a bit confused...

So does this mean that we now have something like Satellite radio?
Or the same radio feature just with the ability to tag songs?