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October 31, 2006 2:31 PM PST

Coming Zune: Hands-on with the Microsoft MP3 player

by James Kim
Zune box

Though Microsoft officially unveiled the Zune portable media player 48 days ago, the actual device has only seen a scattered few non-Microsoft hands, and usually within the confines of the Microsoft campus. Tomorrow, we finally get a hands-on demo of the Zune, which is slated for a November 14 release. Check back Wednesday evening for my first impressions of the Zune in the flesh, including how it looks and feels in person, Zune-to-Zune sharing, and an in-depth feature list. Look out for the First Look video, too.

(Photo: Microsoft)

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Major jealousy!
by hchute November 1, 2006 12:22 AM PST
Nice scoop. I think Microsoft has done a lot of things right with Zune, and it seems that it gets a great reception from people that get a chance to play with one.

Not that you need this, but we have a list of 22 questions that we're curious about, and believe have not yet been answered about Zune.

I won't post them here, but they're available at http://www.zunerama.com/#061026_zune_story

Really looking forward to your review!!

- Harvey
http://www.zunerama.com
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to the zunerama folks
by jameskim November 1, 2006 11:13 AM PST
thanks for the info! good questions that I'll try to cover
Hell Freezes Over
by brown sabbath November 1, 2006 7:39 AM PST
I never thought I'd be salivating to get a hard look at a Microsoft product. I'll check back later tonight.
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