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“We should probably post something about the Zune, just so we don’t look totally biased”. Justin made this great point a couple of days ago, and we would definitely like to stress that here in the Crashpod labs, we love all quality gadgetry: not just those select devices seared with the firey brand of Apple’s logo.
For those not in the know, Zune is the name that Microsoft has given it’s iPod competitor, which is rumored to launch somewhere around the SuperBowl. The device is not without merit: a larger screen than the iPod, 3(!) colors, and the promise of sharing songs with friends via 802.11whatever wifi. In addition we’ve heard rumors of integration with Microsoft’s LiveAnywhere service, which should allow users to take games purchased on Vista or the 360 with them on the Zune, and that could be pretty nifty.
Basically the Zune might be really cool, which is actually more than a lot of bloggers have been giving it. So far a good bit of sentiment says that the Zune is an iPod wannabe that doesn’t have a chance, but I say good tech always finds a home, and if the Zune’s features live up to what they could be, Microsoft might have a successful product on their hands.
Oh, also: I think the brown could actually be a really great color. Popular sentiment seems to be really down on it, but 99% of the gadgets out there right now are either: a) Silver, b) Black, or c) White.
At least brown has a different sort of 50’s leather vibe going on!
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I’m with you on the brown color, at least they are trying something different. I’d like to see more of this kind of thing and apple’s pastel nanos don’t really do it for me. Where are the players in primary colors?
I will co-sign about the color brown. It looks good from the pictures I’ve seen. Though I think this has a chance to be a successful product, I still don’t see it competing with the iPod too much. I just can’t see iPod users switching over. It’s too big of a household brand.
I will be very interested in seeing how this integrates with this LiveAnywhere feature though.
Live anywhere could be sweet, but the thing isn’t a cell phone, so I sort of question how great that integration will be. Although if it syncs with my friends list so I can see what achievments they’re earned recently as I’m walking around town, that might be cool.
I don’t know why, but that hypothetical situation made me laugh out loud.
Yeah, who walks in Detroit?
Exactly.
methinks brown is this year’s black. just look at the verizon chocolate phone - a lot pf people think it looks shitty (pun intended) but still it has become one of the most popular phones ever. also, consider that microsoft’s new tagline for 07 (to be publicly revealed soon) is going to be ‘making shit happen’.
yeah, well, i made myself laugh!