Microsoft have released two more colours into their Zune rainbow. The popular PMP can add magenta and purple to its case options to join the original black, silver, blue, red and green models.
For Christmas they’re also offering free message engraving which will no doubt reduce resale value (“Would you like to buy a PMP? It’s a Zune…” “Sure thing, oh wait, it’s got ‘Merry Christmas Sarah’ engraved on it. I’ll give you $10.”)
They’re also offering a month’s access to the Zune music service. As ever, they’re $220 for the 16GB and $290 for the 32GB model.
[Via Slashgear]
The much-praised Nvidia Tegra chip has another official non-Zune home, namely Samsung’s upcoming smartphone due at the end of the year.
There are no other details available but the choice of Tegra is a good place to start.
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In a slight departure from the bog standard, JVC have released their latest iPod dock with the ability to swivel its 4.3 inch screen. Don’t go thinking you’ll be able to watch the videos stored on your iPod though, it’s reserved purely for the built in 1Seg digital TV tuner or WMV stored on a USB.
The 15 x 15 watt NX-TC5 also features 512MB of onboard storage for photos, AM/FM tuner and a CD player that rips audio to MD or USB.
See Japan and late August for release. It will be around $655.
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A Zune “software engineer” has let slip the 16GB Zune HD will be released this September and will cost between $249 and $280.
Another noteworthy piece of information is there are plans for not only 16GB and 32GB models but also a 64GB model as well.
The whole interview can be read on Neowin.
[Via Gizmodo]
Last week must have got a bit Apple heavy for Microsoft who have tossed some Zune news into the mix.
Via their Zune Insider podcast they revealed that the Zune HD touchscreen PMP will use NVIDIA's high-definition capable Tegra chipset, describing its capability as “like a mini laptop in your hand,” with increased battery life and graphics acceleration.
Tegra offers 1080p video output via HDMI and the Zune HD will support 720p output to allow HD connectivity.
[Via Slashgear]
