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| Microsoft's Zune Is Shipping! by Barney Powerhead  Microsoft finally ships its Zune digital media player, positioned by the company as an Apple's iPod rival, to U.S. store shelves. At the price of $249.99, the Zune device is available at nearly 30.000 U.S. retailers now — more outlets than any other Microsoft product. Available in black, brown and white, the 30GB Zune digital media player will come equipped with wireless functionality for Zune-to-Zune sharing of select music, pictures and home recordings; a bright, 3-inch LCD video screen that works in portrait or landscape mode to display pictures and videos; and a built-in FM tuner.The Zune player was designed to work seamlessly with the Zune software and Zune Marketplace music service, giving consumers an easy way to find, manage and enjoy their music, pictures and video. As new features become available, Zune owners will be able to update the software on their existing device. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |