Zune software 4.0 becomes available today, in a significant update timed to coincide with today’s release of the new Zune HD player.
Among the new features: Quickplay (an up-front graphical display of content you’re likely to want to play), Smart DJ (creates playlists based on an artist, track, or album in your collection or in Marketplace), [...]

Hot off the wires, here’s the press release on the new Zune unveilings today. Stay tuned for our Zune HD unboxing and a survey of new software features!
Microsoft Introduces a Powerful New Zune Media Player, PC Software and Online Services
Zune, Microsoft Corp.’s end-to-end digital entertainment service and media player, today announced significant advancements for consumers. [...]

Zune HD arrives with a preloaded promotional video. Those of us who received early review units aren’t able to sync additional content to the Zune HD until the 4.0 firmware gets released on September 15.
As a result, the little promo video is getting a lot of air time in the first pre-reviews and hands-on looks [...]

It’s always hard for me to get a feel for the size of a gadget until it’s in my hands. So it is for the Zune HD.
Sure, I’ve known the dimensions (52.7 x 102.1 x 8.9 mm) and weight (74 grams) of the player for a while.
But I did not appreciate the lightness and compactness [...]

Ah, nothing like an unboxing of a new gadget to make my day. Here’s a video (above) and some pix of the unpackaging of my new 16gb Zune HD. This new player is a joy to hold.
Zune HD is shipping now from Amazon.
Click on any pic below to see the full-sized photo.

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Zune HDs are shipping now, and those of you who pre-ordered should receive yours on Tuesday September 15th.
That’s also the day that new Zune software will be released. On Monday at 11am Pacific, Zune services will be brought down for the upgrade, and resurface early on Tuesday with all the new goodness that is Version [...]