First Look at the Microsoft Zune HD
May 28th, 2009 by Joanna Stern
Just two days after Microsoft confirmed that it would be bringing its newest Zune HD to market this fall, we caught a glimpse of the ultra-sexy device at the All Thing Digital 7 Conference.
We only got to play around with the device for a few minutes, but it is at least half as thin as our Zune 80GB device and felt really light in comparison. The player has a 3.3-inch, 480 x 272-pixel display, but what makes this screen stand out is that it uses OLED technology. The colors on the screen were extremely bright, especially when a short nature video played back, and even the text in the user interface was sharp. Underneath the screen is a horizontal button for getting to the menu and there is a volume toggle on the edge.
Microsoft seems to have jazzed up the user interface a bit with some added graphics, but for the most part it has the Zune feel we are used to with a central menu that lists everything from Music to Podcasts.
We are looking forward to checking out the device closer to its Fall availability.
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May 29th, 2009 at 5:52 am
Some of the details, even video are out now. And the thing is, every article I have read just tells something in common. It looks like Zune HD has made a POSITIVE impressions.