What are the specifications of the Zune player?
(Updated Sept. 5, 2007) Per the September 14, 2006 announcement linked above, the first Zune player will be much as rumored and have the following specs: • The first Zune will support music, photos, and video although there will be no video sales initially. There is no specific podcasting subscription support. Zune will support music files in MP3, AAC (iTunes ripped CD format), and Windows Media formats. Zune will not be compatible with music services using Microsoft’s PlaysForSure technology. Rumors that Microsoft would pay to replace a user’s iTunes store purchases with Zune-compatible tracks are not true according to Microsoft. • 30 GB disk • Colors: black, white, or brown. Pink added in May, 2007. Watermelon red added in June 2007. There is also a special Halo 3 edition that is available exclusively at GameStop starting June 15, 2007. • FM Tuner • 3 inch screen that works in portrait or landscape mode. 320×240 resolution. • 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi connectivity and file sharing. This is th
