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ZuneHD Demoed to Engadget by Steve Balmer
Exclusive: Steve Ballmer demos the Zune HD for Engadget!
Apparently the guy slipped out that it was due next month...but them Microsoft contacted Engadget to say it's still for fall....
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Originally Posted by Engadget
A few quick impressions we took away:
The device was a pre-production model, and Steve had to boot it up -- which can be seen in the shots below.
Hardware was surprisingly thin.
There's what appears to be a solitary hard button below the screen.
Interface was basically the same Zune UI with touch navigation, but very colorful and pretty snappy.
The OLED screen looked great.
We'll obviously be badgering Microsoft in the coming months for a longer, closer look at the device, but at least it's not just a render anymore.
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lol
but still looks awesome
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different firmware showing!!!!
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those pictures are blury and anoying. Im guessing they didn't use a flash
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they used an iPhone. that is why they dont have video. ****ing ifanboys at engadget.
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that would make sense why they are so horible
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I see.
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Oh gosh. I got a sticky after seeing that thing.
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Oh gosh. I got a sticky after seeing that thing.
What he said
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The slick, shiny black reminds me of the Samsung P2, don't you think?
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IT NEEDS TO PLAY FLASH, i just read it might not be a flash supporter!!!, if they want to beat ipod it needs flash support. other than that and the battery life, it is amazing! i want to buy it right now!
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IT NEEDS TO PLAY FLASH, i just read it might not be a flash supporter!!!, if they want to beat ipod it needs flash support. other than that and the battery life, it is amazing! i want to buy it right now!
From what I've read, the Zune Team is "still working it out" so it may or may not be available at launch, but it's possible we'd still see it in subsequent updates...
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That look so cool. At first I didn't like that thing in the lower left, but now I think it looks OK.
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That look so cool. At first I didn't like that thing in the lower left, but now I think it looks OK.
Keep in mind, that's a custom ZuneHD. I'm not sure the production ZuneHD will have that logo in the bottom left and will probably look like the images we've been seeing, but it looks like they will be able to do artwork on the front and back side of the device for the Zune Originals.
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the screen looks pretty nice.. but the design..
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Engadget also managed to get their hands on it too...
Zune HD hands-on
And @Runt - what about the design do you not like?
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i was just hoping that they would use the full front side as a screen instead o.O which would be much bigger screen.. probably around 3.5-3.7"? and maybe the button on the sides.. x.X
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