After a few days of playing with the suite of new games released for Zune HD last week, our forum members are weighing in with their first impressions.
(Got your games yet? Here are instructions for getting the games loaded on your Zune HD.)
These games are a leap forward in quality compared to earlier game releases. Several of [...]

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.
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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 [...]

The much-anticipated Zune HD is now available for pre-order. You can pre-order the player from Amazon now in its 16gb and 32gb sizes.
I received word from Microsoft today, confirming the pre-order availability, as well as shipping dates, prices, and confirmed specs.  Here’s the scoop:
Pre-orders: Can be placed now – from Amazon, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and [...]

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 is being heralded for its [...]

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; my understanding from the Zune [...]