October 28th, 2006 by
Mike
Alright, I was looking around to see if I can get what preloaded content zune offers. Ah! What better source than Microsoft.
It’s nice to see they got something for everyone, with variety of songs and music videos from hot, new artists as well as some fun films and images. Enough said, see the list below.
Audio Tracks:
- Band of Horses, “Wicked Gil” (Sub Pop Records)
- Bitter:Sweet, “The Mating Game” (Quango Music Group)
- CSS, “Alala (Microsoft edit)” (Sub Pop Records)
- Darkel, “At The End of The Sky (edit)” (Astralwerks)
- Every Move a Picture, “Signs of Life” (V2)
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October 28th, 2006 by
Mike
A lot of questions and rumors are going around regarding zune. So, I’ll put together a post where most general or frequently asked questions are put to rest. The list will be updated over time when I find answers to more of them.
| Your Questions |
Answers |
| Support Podcasts |
No |
| Support Audible.com books |
No |
| Support Microsoft PlayForSure |
No |
| Support Other DRM like FairPlay |
No |
| Wi-Fi sharing not available for all songs |
Yes |
| Updatable firmware |
Yes |
| Zune software will automatically convert non-compatible audio and video formats to the formats it supports. |
Yes |
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October 27th, 2006 by
Mike
Here you will find links to some cool videos posted by other members on youtube of the zune community.
Video & Play Time
Microsoft zune commercial 31 secs
Zune to Zune sharing 1 min 18 secs
Zune features and UI 5 min 30 secs
I’ll update the list overtime as more videos are released.
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October 23rd, 2006 by
Mike
There have been quite a few rumors going around regarding zune’s battery life. But this one is from a reliable source: zuneinsider.com.
After conducting the test they claim to have a battery life of up to 13 hrs, when listening to music, with the wireless turned off and up to 4 hrs of video or pictures. And up to 14 hrs when the wireless is turned off.
Somewhat surprising, now lets see under what circumstances the test was conducted. 128 kbps ripped WMA songs, played on repeat, backlight timer set to 1 sec, equalizer set to none, default volume setting and no other activities performed during the test not even browsing pictures.
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October 19th, 2006 by
Mike
Below are the list of file formats currently supported by zune.
Audio:
- Mp3
- AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)
- WMA (Windows Media Audio)
- Zune Marketplace
Video:
- WMV (Windows Media Video)
- MPEG4
- H.264 codec
Photos:
I would also like to see zune supporting other popular audio file formats like WAV, AIFF, .aa (audible) in the near future. These are currently supported by rival iPod.
Related Post: Your zune questions put to rest
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