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 [...]

Do you subscribe to the ZuneInsider podcast? I must say that I’m enjoying the banter between Jessica and Matt (Zune Tags “jetherealz” and “skipdeez“).
This week’s version is available now for download.
One of my pet peeves is overly long podcasts, and even though at 28 minutes this is no shorty, the twosome keep it moving along. [...]

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 [...]

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 care about
RSS feed aggregation – [...]

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 [...]

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 significant extension of the Zune [...]

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 of the accelerometer. Watch as [...]

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 multicast in HD, so you [...]

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 screenshots:
Information on a registered Zune [...]