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Zune MP3 Player from Microsoft

With an annual turnover of $44 billion and employees in over 100 countries, Microsoft is a computing superpower that is looking to expand into the digital media player market, and recently announced its foray into this area by launching the Zune in the United States.

Here are details of the Microsoft Zune MP3 player:

Microsoft Zune

The Zune is Microsoft’s attempt to wrestle dominance of the MP3 player market away from Apple’s iPod. The Zune is a digital media player that allows you to watch videos, listen to you favourite MP3s and to view and share pictures.

You can also take advantage of the Zune to Zune wireless file sharing feature, which allows you to send your best friend a hot new track, or receive the photos from your last big night out; with the Zune, file sharing is simple and fast.

Picture and movie viewing is also taken to a new level with the Zune’s 3 inch colour LCD screen and 30GB memory and, with a built-in FM radio too, the Zune really is the complete mobile entertainment system.

The key features of the Zune are:

• 30GB memory
• 3 inch colour LCD screen
• Up to 14 hours battery life
• Music player, video player and picture viewer
• Compatible with MP3, WMV, ACC, WMA and JPEG files
• Wireless connectivity for Zune to Zune sharing within 30 feet
• Weighs 159g
• Available in black, brown or white
• Stores up to 7,500 songs, 25,000 pictures or 100 hours of video

The Zune has been launched in America and we are waiting for an announcement from Microsoft regarding the Zune’s European launch. Keep an eye on this website for news on the Zune and its launch date.

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