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• Sounds Swell: Zune 2 Headphones Might Be Worth Hanging On To

  Published: September 5, 2007, 10:58 am

  Tags: Gadgets, Headphones, Microsoft, Sounds Swell, Zune, Zune 2, Zune 2 Headphones

  coming standard with the Zune 2, and apparently, they're quite earworthy. They're "a mashup between the current premium headphones and the V-Moda buds you see up top." Microsoft's also chunking cheap plastic cables in favor of cloth-wrapped ones—hopefully, the brown and black stripes look less drab than they sound. Topping it off, they

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• Rumor: Zune 2 Accessory Pricing Leaked?

  Published: September 8, 2007, 5:30 pm

  Tags: Accessories, Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Microsoft, Peripherals, Portable Media, Rumor, Zune, Zune 2

  further confirmation of the Zune 2 coming (if a reliable, unnamed third party manufacturer telling me wasn't enough), one GameCrazy employee has allegedly grabbed a shot of the a Zune 2 accessory list. Zune AC Adapter (V2) - $29.99 Zune Cable Pack (V2) - $39.99 Zune Car Pack (V2) - $79.99 Zune Dock Pack (V2) - $49.99 Zune Home AV Pack (V2) -

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• Portable Media: Zune Scene Predicts Zune 2 on October 16th

  Published: September 18, 2007, 7:51 pm

  Tags: Flash Zune, Microsoft, Portable Media, Zune, Zune 2

  Nate from Zune Scene predicts an October 16th date for Zune 2's launch. He also confirms our already double checked Zune photos, making them a surer than sure sure thing. Thanks for the backup, Nate. [Zune Scene]

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• Zune 2 "source" leaks launch date and specs

  Published: September 19, 2007, 10:01 am

  Tags: Draco, Flash Based, Flashbased, Microsoft, Release Date, Releasedate, Rumors, Scorpio, Speculation, Zune, Zune 2, Zune2

  Portable VideoHeads up, Zune fans -- some new product is heading your way sooner rather than later, and we suspect there's more than a couple of things to get jazzed about. According to reports from a "source" inside Microsoft, a new batch of Zunes (AKA Zune 2, Draco, Scorpio, etc.) are due out on October 16th (just in time for the

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• Microsoft's Zune 2 just around the corner?

  Published: October 1, 2007, 5:39 pm

  Tags: Flash Based Zune, Flash Basedzune, Microsoft, Zune, Zune 2, Zune2

  the second-generation of Zune players come Tuesday. Apparently, Mr. Gates and J Allard will be attending the shindig, and it sounds like both the "thinner" HDD-based Zune and the flash-based Zune will indeed be launched. The overall design of the HDD Zune isn't set to change all that much, but the 3- x 1.25-inch flash Zunes "are said to look

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• Rumor: Zune 1 Getting New Firmware, Features

  Published: October 1, 2007, 8:01 pm

  Tags: Flash Zune, Rumor, Unconfirmed, Zune, Zune 2

  claiming that the Zune 2 is coming on Wednesday and bringing a firmware upgrade for your original Zune along for the ride. As you can see from the picture, firmware version 2.1 is clearly running on the old hardware, and is most likely going to make it forward-compatible with the second-gen. Whether this means your current Zune will get

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• Rumor: Zune 2 Hard Drive and Flash Models Leaked?

  Published: October 1, 2007, 7:06 pm

  Tags: Microsoft, Rumor, Unconfirmed, Zune, Zune 2

  Better picture. Zune Scene has a leaked image that's supposedly three display units at a "large retailer" for the upcoming Zunes. If these are on target, there's going to be at least a pink and brown flash-based Zune that's smaller than the current one, and a black hard drive Zune that's about the same size as the old one. These look

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• Zune: Rumor: Zune 2 Launches Tomorrow

  Published: October 1, 2007, 3:10 pm

  Tags: Flash, Flash Zune, Microsoft, Rumor, Unconfirmed, Zune, Zune 2

  there's going to be a Zune Event in Redmond tomorrow to launch the next-generation Zune. Bill Gates and J Allard are supposedly attending, but supposedly it's just an announcement, with the players only being available in November. Not much else is known now, including whether there's going to be just a flash-based Zune or both a

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• Zune 1 running firmware 2.1, Zune 2 coming Wednesday

  Published: October 1, 2007, 8:28 pm

  Tags: Drago, Microsoft, Scorpio, Zune, Zune 2, Zune2

  close to the situation -- a Zune 1 running firmware 2.1, which will bring all the Zune 2 software goodies and UI tweaks with it when those bad boys are announced on Wednesday. That's right, we also have confirmation that Microsoft will be making the Zune 2 announcement on Wednesday, which should give the Zune tattoo guy plenty of time to get

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• Zune 2 leaks out in three flavors

  Published: October 1, 2007, 7:53 pm

  Tags: Drago, Microsoft, Scorpio, Zune, Zune 2, Zune2

  We're also hearing that a Zune 1 firmware update rolled out today -- interesting. We'll dig out our Zunes and let you know what (if anything) got updated ASAP.Update 2: False alarm on the firmware update -- but we do know that we'll be hearing about one when the new Zunes are announced Wednesday.[Thanks, Nate] Read Permalink Email

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• Zune: Zune 2 Price

  Published: October 2, 2007, 7:12 pm

  Tags: Flash Zune, Hard Drive, Microsoft, Rumor, Unconfirmed, Zune, Zune 2

  Early unconfirmed reports are claiming that the new second-generation Zune, or Zune 2, is going to cost $249 for the 80GB version, $199 for the 8GB, and $149 for the 4GB. As for features, there are rumors of wireless syncing and DRM-free music, but nothing confirmed yet. [King via ZuneScene]

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• Zune: Rumor: Zune 2 Feature Details

  Published: October 2, 2007, 6:58 pm

  Tags: Features, Flash, Flash Zune, Microsoft, Rumor, Unconfirmed, Zune, Zune 2, Zune Pad

  Zune and has a generous 3.2-inch screen as well. And that new square/circle control? That's called the "Zune Pad". To be clear, this is all rumored until the official announcement comes down from Microsoft. [Zune Scene] Update: Silicon Alley Insider says Microsoft will be adding DRM-free music into Zune Marketplace. They're not sure how

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• Question Of The Day: Zune 2 Launch: Excited?

  Published: October 2, 2007, 4:46 pm

  Tags: Flash Zune, Portable Media, Question Of The Day, Zune, Zune 2

  yesterday, Tthe Zune 2 Launch was kept under extremely tight wraps. That's all and well if you like sticking to plans, but the lack of any leaked info seems to have hurt the overall effort. Maybe leaks are better publicity than a random news/image drop with little prior warning. Also, it appears the October 3rd launch, which we've also

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• Leak: Flash Zune Specs Leaked by FCC

  Published: October 2, 2007, 2:32 pm

  Tags: Fcc, Flash Zune, Leak, Microsoft, Portable Media, Zune, Zune 2

  more credence to all the Zune launch rumors we heard yesterday, the FCC just leaked out some sketches and specs for the flash Zune. It's not even a mystery Toshiba like last time—these 4GB and 8GB mini-Zunes even have the Zune symbol on board. It looks exactly like the display model we saw, down to the circular/square keypad and the

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• Zune: What the Hell is a Zune Pad?!

  Published: October 2, 2007, 7:36 pm

  Tags: Flash Zune, Portable Media, Zune, Zune 2

  Zunepad?! That's the name of the new square/circle control? Is that the branding effort to combat Apple's well-known clickwheel or multitouch interface? Bad idea, Microdudes, bad idea. Here come your blog wedgies. [zunepad?!]

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