http://www.zunerama.com Zune blog, forums, technical support, accessory reviews, tutorials, FAQ, celebrity sightings, Zune documentation library, giveaways. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:19:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Zune HD, to be released this fall, will be powered by the new Tegra processor from NVIDIA. This has been speculated for awhile, and was confirmed on Friday in a ZuneInsider podcast by Matt Akers of the Zune team. To date, no other portable device uses the new processor, which ... http://www.zunerama.com/2009/06/zunehd-has-faster-battery-sipping-tegra-processor/ Zune.net tonight will be down for a "couple of hours", according to my Zune MVP contact, starting at 10pm Pacific tonight. When it comes back to life, Zune.net and the Social will have the following added features: “Follow an artist” –  Allows users to get news and updates about the artists they ... http://www.zunerama.com/2009/06/zunenet-updates-coming-tonight/ ZuneHD is appearing now on Amazon, with a product detail page viewable now. It's not available for pre-order yet. But the product page offers a nice round-up of the ZuneHD's unique capabilities. Note: there is was some mangled language in the product page about Xbox gaming. Don't get too excited about that; ... http://www.zunerama.com/2009/06/zunehd-up-on-amazon-no-preorders-yet/ Moments ago, Microsoft lifted the covers on its plans to integrate Zune Video Marketplace with Xbox. High-definition movies and TV shows from Zune Marketplace are being made available to 17 million Xbox LIVE subscribers. The previous Xbox video store is being merged into the Zune Marketplace video store. This is a ... http://www.zunerama.com/2009/06/zune-video-on-xbox-live-instant-on-demand-hd-video-to-the-masses/ More details and videos are surfacing about the ZuneHD, which will be released this fall by Microsoft. The video above, from C|net, doesn't clearly show the entire menu of options, but gives a glimpse of the look and feel of the new player. One thing that strikes me is the responsiveness ... http://www.zunerama.com/2009/05/whet-your-appetite-videos-of-zunehd/ The ZuneHD is officially announced by Microsoft today, and features: 3.3-inch, 16:9 widescreen display 480 x 272 OLED capacitive touchscreen display Multi-touch capability on the touchscreen Built-in HD Radio receiver. HD Radio provides higher-quality sound than traditional radio, and allows additional song and artist data to be displayed on the player. Some stations also ... http://www.zunerama.com/2009/05/zunehd-confirmed-specs-released/ This may surprise you, but the Zune accessory that we get the most response to in Zunerama is one of the higher-end Zune docks available - the ZK500 dock from Kicker. I was reminded of why this is today, when I hauled my ZK500 outside and blasted tunes for 4 hours ... http://www.zunerama.com/2009/05/our-most-popular-zune-accessory/ This morning, the Zune team launched some handy updates to service.zune.net - the site for Zune troubleshooting and for sending in players for repairs. The site provides a way to register your Zune player, perform online troubleshooting, and to track the status of a Zune that is sent in for repairs. Some ... http://www.zunerama.com/2009/05/updates-to-zune-repair-services/ Maximo has released its iM-590 earphones - the latest upgrade in the iMetal line. I've been using these sound-isolating earphones for the past three weeks, and found them to be impressive in design and performance. At $59, the iM-590 headphones fill a nice niche - superior quality earphones at a ... http://www.zunerama.com/2009/05/im-590-maximos-latest-earphones-offer-performance-and-thoughtful-features/ When it comes to music subscriptions,  Zune Pass has "a huge edge" over Rhapsody's subscription service, according to this analysis from Ed Bott. Those two are the only major music services that offer subscriptions, which in my view is the future of music services. If you're into all-you-can-eat music, Zune Pass ... http://www.zunerama.com/2009/04/comparing-music-download-services/