ZuneHD renders hit the web

Cleve Nettles
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April 15, 2009
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Will this thing give the iPod touch a run for its money?  We aren't feeling it. It does have a camera screws on the back that look like cameras.  It also looks enough like an old iPhone to confuse a few "PC Hunter-types" into buying one by mistake.

WMPU via ZuneUnited via Engadget

Comments (22)

bigleb (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 6:54am

Ha ha ha

Benjamin Dobson | April 15, 2009 - 7:03am

I don't think the touch will get a camera, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a microphone.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 7:23am

where you see a camera? the white hole is the screw hole look on the other side there's a screw and its the same size...

daPrinz (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 10:14am

I took a glance and actually thought it comes with a camera. Only after reading the text I looked closer and realized they're supposed to be screws (for whatever reason). I'm pretty sure the angle was chosen deliberately for the ad.
Like the commercial for the older model that gave the impression it has a touch screen. That's pretty dirty!

ballmer (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 7:35am

$500 phone that doesn't have physical keyboard and doesn't apeal to businesses...

Vaganza (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 8:29am

ZuneHD isn't a phone...

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 9:39am

...and its not even a phone?

"i like our strategy, i like it a lot"

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 8:00am

I think it looks good, if you do something about that grey/silver part. I've never even touched a zune but I like that they use large text instead of icons or whatever

Mac User | April 15, 2009 - 8:54am

 IMO, Zune will still fail to the iPod. (At least the 1st gen Zune will fail, but i guess that can be expected for almost any product). I think the iPod will still reign because of the new software update coming in a couple of months that would persuade people to still buy iPod Touch. I did try a Zune once, and the only thing i liked was that it could get radio, but with the 3.0 software, iPod Touch and iPhone are supposed to get that capability. IMO iPod will still rule the music world 

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DW (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 12:06pm

We must get over the idea that for (Microsoft) to succeed, (Apple) must fail.

See what I did there? I reversed Apple/Microsoft from that Steve Jobs quote. It works both ways, ya know :)

Simpo Brinkflake (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 4:20pm

best joke for long!

Simpo
retired journalirt from the Sweden

Simpo Brinkflake (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 4:20pm

best joke for long!

Simpo
retired journalirt from the Sweden

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 8:57am

But what does this have to do with the mactouch?

joking. :) ......or maybe not. :)

ulfoaf | April 15, 2009 - 9:47am

(yawn) Take the Zune out behind the barn and put it out of its misery.
You are just embarassing yourselves.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 10:33am

I always want to visit your site, but every time I do something in your left bar beachballs my browser for a full 2 minutes.

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Sam (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 10:53am

Who wants a Zune. Who goes out and says 'I want the coolest music player out there with loads of features and storage so I'm going to buy a Microsoft Zune'?? Why do Microsoft think they can compete in this market? They only got a hold on the PC market cos Apple went into self destruct, they are late to the market and waaaaayy behind on design, name and general appeal. Fail.

DW (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 12:08pm

Actually, I'd say this looks like an iMac in PMP form (or the Macbook in PMP form or whatever). It may be just me, but I can see this looking quite nice next to my aluminum iMac.

This is sort of what I would expect Apple's tablet to look. Agree? Disagree?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 2:08pm

Disagree. The Zune HD looks like a cheap copy of an iPhone 2G. I thought the previous Zune looked better than this. If I were looking for an alternative to an iPod, I'd look elsewhere, like a Palm for eg (unfortunately the Pre is a phone).

Simpo Brinkflake (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 4:17pm

Hello peoples here is Simpo from the Sweden. I see this picture from before in the internets. Först the piture is not very nice on the Zunes becase it is ugly. Then also the Microsofts are not so god with the computersprograms. I like the ifone very good best. Is no looks so cheep becase the Zunes is look cheeps.

With the best hellos from the Sweden!

Simpo Brinkflake
Retirded journalist fd from Värmland which is nice!

Simpo Brinkflake (not verified) | April 15, 2009 - 4:17pm

Hello peoples here is Simpo from the Sweden. I see this picture from before in the internets. Först the piture is not very nice on the Zunes becase it is ugly. Then also the Microsofts are not so god with the computersprograms. I like the ifone very good best. Is no looks so cheep becase the Zunes is look cheeps.

With the best hellos from the Sweden!

Simpo Brinkflake
Retirded journalist fd from Värmland which is nice!

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 21, 2009 - 12:24am

where you see a camera? the white hole is the screw hole look on the other side there's a screw and its the same size ...