Seitz Talks New UI Element on ZuneHD/Older Zune Firmware Updates

[Dwayne Leroice]

Under Podcasts is another section called Other. ( in pics that I have seen on zune.net)

Most likely the web browser is in Social which makes since of course.

Along in the Social tab you'll find,

friends, 360's, scan for nearby zunes, messages, inbox, outbox

in the other tab you'll find

apps
clock
games
settings
maybe a visualizer ?????


These are my predictions.

[Mariodjw]

maybe but it is really hard to see

[khsheehan]

I think we all can see that there are the thumbnails on the side of the text. What most of you guys aren't noticing is how they flip when entering a section. When he clicks something like music, all of the standard headers... music, videos, pictures, etc. move on what appears to be one plane (together). If you look closely at the icons on the left, they move on a different plane, but together. When he clicks music, the (only for a second) fade behind the standard menu. Because they are behind the other standard menu, I think that it's safe to say that you may be able to do something like flick to the right to bring those into focus and possibly switch between apps or whatever else MS has planned. I know it may see a little confusing but... you get it?

[Mariodjw]

Wow, i didn't see what you did. But that video is really horrible. And i think we should analyze a video that you can actually see

[zune_meister]

Is he using voice recognition to navigate through the zune?

I don't know!

[dahdogg]

I dont know but im think something along the lines of mix view. Maybe their gonna scroll your albums and in the fourground show the album art and song and artist name like in mix view or like playing music in media center on windows 7. But idk maybe not.

[Mariodjw]

yeah, this has turned into a speculation thread

[Fade3e]

Originally Posted by sir justin

I agree with what matt said. If you look at the ZuneHD picture you can see pictures next to Music, Pictures, Radio, etc. Right above these letters in faded words you can see History, Pin, New (I believe). I think you may be able to click on that and see what is in your history, New, Pin, and all that. And I also agree with the subcategory clicking also for faster browsing and stuff. But that is the only "special" thing I noticed.

i was wondering if anyone else saw, its obviously the side bar on the main ui,
i saw that vid too, you can pic your fav songs/vids/pics to the pin section and the history shows like 10 most recent plays, and the most new, when you click it it turns into a page and maxes to the screen and you can scroll through it, im possative thats what hes talking about because besides the sutle pics to the left of the ui nothing has been mentioned yet about it, officially anyway

[coryflett]

Originally Posted by zune_meister

Is he using voice recognition to navigate through the zune?

I don't know!

i VERY highly doubt that for 2 reasons:

1. because the obvious: he was touching the screen. and i kinda think voice recognition would be annoying. think if you where on a city bus or something and all you heard was "AC/DC - Black Ice" or something to that effect

2 because that would mean theres a mic on it, so it would only make sence to have a voice recorder on it, or who knows what else, and so far they haven't said anything to that effect.

[supapeach]

i'm interested in the big play button right next to music on the main menu. could pressing this button instantly play all of you songs, without digging deeper into the menu?

[supapeach]

Originally Posted by coryflett

i VERY highly doubt that for 2 reasons:

1. because the obvious: he was touching the screen. and i kinda think voice recognition would be annoying. think if you where on a city bus or something and all you heard was "AC/DC - Black Ice" or something to that effect

2 because that would mean theres a mic on it, so it would only make sence to have a voice recorder on it, or who knows what else, and so far they haven't said anything to that effect.

and 3 because the guy says you can "see" it in some of the pictures of the hd

[coryflett]

Originally Posted by supapeach

and 3 because the guy says you can "see" it in some of the pictures of the hd

maybe you'd be able to say the date or folder? idk, but if it had it i would for sure turn it off. (unless i was bragging to my friends that my Zune listens to what i say and iPods dont haha)

[ACE]

Here's another video, but I still can't really see anything...

YouTube - CNET: Hands-on with the Zune HD

[Mariodjw]

i wish the vids did not have such horrible quality

that stinks when he scrolls up on the menu you can't see anything

[coryflett]

Originally Posted by Mariodjw

that stinks when he scrolls up on the menu you can't see anything

OMG i knooow, like your sitting there begging to see it and it's just taunting you he should just scroll down so we can just know whats there.

im really excited to try the web browser. with a fixed up mobile browser, that could be kool.

as long as it plays YOUTUBE!!!

[Neoxphuse]

A user on the zunited.net forums has figured it out. It is being able to pin your music. Meaning multitasking.

[Zunedude123]

maybe its something that has not been shown in this video, but in a different one. ive seen many videos with the same room. maybe the most played songs show up at the top of the music list.

no matter if the staff show us the menu for the device, it wont be the real thing. any model with the zune emblem is like a pre-product marker. The website for the zune hd has more at the bottom and its cut off. the model balmer had has podcasts at the bottom. he has the pre-product. has anyone noticed that?

[RoguePlanetoid]

There is something of interest in that Video at 0:57 the videos list is shown the device is partially rotates then put upright quickly - maybe the UI changes to a Horizontal Mode when the device is held this way - that would explain why the text such as Marketplace does not fit - it would in that orientation. Not sure if this is what they are referring to though.

[xfactor8]

I'm pretty sure that's it

[ZGamer]

Hmmmmm, nice picture...

but... for some reason I think its photoshoped...