zune HD Archive

  • Zune HD hacked, entire hardware open to homebrew programmers

    Zune HD hacked, entire hardware open to homebrew programmers

    Posted on April 16, 2010 | No Comments
    Potentially huge news for Zune HD owners—that means Devin and I. It has been hacked~! Yes, the good folks over at ZuneBoards have hacked the Zune HD to pieces, giving homebrew developers full access to the hardware, access that otherwise lay behind the XNA development kit. The Zune HD isn't too shabby, so I fully expect to see ports of popular emulators like FCEUX in no time at all.

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  • First impressions of Zune firmware 4.5: Video playback works nicely, Smart DJ less nicely

    First impressions of Zune firmware 4.5: Video playback works nicely, Smart DJ less nicely

    Posted on April 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Great news, everyone! I just upgraded my Zune HD's firmware to the latest and greatest version, version 4.5, and I'm here to report that everything went smoothly... mostly. I probably shouldn't have used the word "everything," then. I can now play Xvid videos just fine, having tested an old SummerSlam 2001 DVD rip that I had in my Zune video folder. (Why I have old WWE DVD rips on my hard drive is a matter for another day.) So no problems whatsoever in that regard.

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  • The Zune 64GB leaks right on cue

    The Zune 64GB leaks right on cue

    Posted on March 29, 2010 | No Comments
    The Zune HD has seen modest price drops the last few weeks with the Zune HD 32 now available at the ever important $199 price point. With a lite dose of speculation, it now all makes sense seeing as there is clearly a Zune HD 64 launching in the near future.

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  • Newegg and Amazon cuts the Zune HD price by $30-$40

    Newegg and Amazon cuts the Zune HD price by $30-$40

    Posted on February 2, 2010 | No Comments
    The Zune HD is a tempting piece of PMP goodness and it just got a whole lot more tasty with a modest price drop. Both Amazon and Newegg have at least temporarily dropped the price of our favorite media player. So far we haven't heard anything from Redmond about official cuts, but something is definitely up when these two retailers both cut prices.

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  • Twitter App for the Zune HD: It works, but it’s buggy and censors tweets (not any more)

    Twitter App for the Zune HD: It works, but it’s buggy and censors tweets (not any more)

    Posted on December 17, 2009 | No Comments
    Update: The app no longer censors tweets. Good, because that was the most ridiculous thing ever. Oh now this is exciting. Microsoft released a Twitter application for the Zune HD a few moments ago, and I’ve been tasked with testing it out for your edification. Spoiler: it works, it’s buggy, and I can’t see the sense [...]

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  • The Zune HD will soon come in more colors

    The Zune HD will soon come in more colors

    Posted on November 28, 2009 | No Comments
    The Zune HD has been kick'n it for a few months on retail shelves. But if you're planning on buying one sometime soon and purple and magenta are your colors, you might want to wait until December 1st. On that day the portable will be available in those lovely colors in addition to the five that are already available. Of course you can customize your Zune HD even more with the signature Zune Original Artwork and through the holiday's, free engraving.

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  • High-quality Zune HD wallpaper source

    High-quality Zune HD wallpaper source

    Posted on November 20, 2009 | No Comments
    Own a Zune HD? Let me suggest you head over to the forums at AnythingButiPod and check out all the wallpapers. They are of course all formated for your device and most of them are killer.

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  • Kicker to make the ZK500 Zune HD compatible

    Kicker to make the ZK500 Zune HD compatible

    Posted on November 12, 2009 | No Comments
    One of the only downsides to owning a Zune HD instead of an iPod is the lack of speaker docks. There simply isn't that many available and the ones for the previous Zune's aren't compatible. But Kicker knows what's up and just released firmware to make its $249 ZK500 Zune HD friendly. But there is fine print involved and you can't update the system yourself.

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  • Twitter, Facebook come to Xbox 360 on Nov. 17

    Twitter, Facebook come to Xbox 360 on Nov. 17

    Posted on November 12, 2009 | No Comments
    As of next Tuesday, November 17, you'll be able to access Twitter and Facebook on your Xbox 360. The software update is free, like previous updates, and also includes Last.fm and Zune video compatibility. “What are you doing?” “Losing to 12-year-olds in Modern Warfare 2 over and over again! Not fun.”

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  • Zune HD firmware updated to 4.3: Nothing major

    Zune HD firmware updated to 4.3: Nothing major

    Posted on November 7, 2009 | No Comments
    Own a Zune HD like Devin and I, the two hippest cats here at CrunchGear? Best to connect it to your PC right now so you can upgrade its firmware to version 4.3. Go, now!

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  • Wait a minute: Maybe Microsoft is making the Zune software for Mac after all?

    Wait a minute: Maybe Microsoft is making the Zune software for Mac after all?

    Posted on October 7, 2009 | No Comments
    You probably know by now that at least some of us here at pretty high on the Zune HD—look at the lengths I went to get it up and running!—but I recognize that not every Mac owner is going to jump through hoops just to be able to use the device. But maybe, just maybe, Microsoft is finally ready to do what so many people have asked it to do: make a Mac version of the Zune software, thereby enabling all the Mac owners out there to use the portable media player a little more easily.

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  • My friend, I have a Zune HD for you. Very nice price: Free!

    My friend, I have a Zune HD for you. Very nice price: Free!

    Posted on October 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Welcome to CrunchGear’s seedy electronic shop in the touristy area of town. Today we have a special deal for one lucky commenter: a new 16GB black Zune HD. Read on to figure out how to win. I want this to go to a good home so I need you to describe your current, janky music/media player [...]

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  • Public Service Announcement: The Zune HD is nigh unreadable in direct sunlight. Just sayin’.

    Public Service Announcement: The Zune HD is nigh unreadable in direct sunlight. Just sayin’.

    Posted on September 26, 2009 | No Comments
    Sometime in the past two weeks I decided, with some thought being put into is, to buy a Zune HD. Why, I don't know; I thought it looked neat, and I was thoroughly unimpressed with the new iPods Apple showed off at that Rock and Roll event. For the most part the Zune HD is, indeed, neat. Its user interface is miles ahead of the iPod's, and, with a little forethought, can be used rather effectively with a dual-booting Mac. There's just one small thing: you absolutely cannot read the display in direct sunlight. Don't try to because you can't.

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  • What’s holding me back from buying a Zune HD: the lack of 3rd-party support

    What’s holding me back from buying a Zune HD: the lack of 3rd-party support

    Posted on September 18, 2009 | No Comments
    I haven't heard one major complaint about the Zune HD. Have you? Everyone seems to love it. My only iPod - the original iPod Mini - needs to be retired. I'm debating between the iPod touch and the Zune HD right now. The rebellious side in me wants to get the Microsoft Zune HD, which is kind of ironic if you think about it. However, the sensible side says that the iPod touch is the smart buy primarily because of the vast range of accessories available. Last Christmas I got my 14-year old sister-in-law a Zune 80 over an iPod touch or classic. She got the Zune because it offered more storage than the flash-based touch, but had a bigger screen than the iPod classic. Plus I've never had a Zune act funky or die on me, which is something I can't say that about an iPod. But then her birthday rolled around and we wanted to get her a speaker dock. Yeah, there are five speaker docks on the market and either they sound like poo, or they are made by Kicker and therefore out of our price range. She ended up getting a 2.1 computer speaker set with a y-cable. The issue I have is that I like all the extras you can do with these devices. I have an Onkyo iPod dock along with a Belkin RF car dock that I used to use all the time with the iPod Mini. I expect to have the same capabilities with my new purchase, but I don't think I can get that with the Zune HD.

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  • Zune HD Marketplace seeing first apps but will more follow?

    Zune HD Marketplace seeing first apps but will more follow?

    Posted on September 17, 2009 | No Comments
    The Zune HD has only been out for a day, but apps are already filtering into the Marketplace. So far there are some free apps like weather, a calculator, and a few games available. What do you have to lose, Zune HD owners? Download 'em like you just don't care! It will be interesting to see the type of apps developers make for the Zune HD. Sure, the Zune HD is as powerful as Sauron, but will there be a wide range of apps and games that will tap the power? The answer probably correlates whether the Zune HD is a success. The App Store took off so quickly because there were already millions of iPhones around the world. Devs may very well watch the Zune HD from afar for a while.

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