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A photo tour inside the Zune Headquarters

Its always fun to see inside the office spaces of the products that we love, and from the looks of these images the Zune Headquarters they have a pretty nice setup. Some cool murals, music styled paintings, fancy DJ equipment,...

120GB Zune hits the FCC, receives its approval

Its always fairly safe to assume that any portable media player will eventually be upgraded with a larger storage option. So now we know that Microsoft has been working on a larger capacity Zune, but the question still remains when...

New Music Friday: Seventy-Second Edition

Greetings, dear blog readers. Ready for some more free n' clear music for your Zune? okletsgo:

Kicking off this week's free music, head over to 'Tracks for a Self MP3 (rock) Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene has a track at 'Beetstro, the new blog by Drea of Generation Zune!  (rock) If you ...

What We're Listening to (Right Now) - 2nd Edition

Welcome, dear blog reader to the second edition of: So HOT Right Now: what the Zuneinsider Editors are Listening to (right now). Here goes

Justin: "The Hush Sound - Goodbye Blues. Sweet upbeat melodies accompanied by dark, depressing lyrics.  I love this stuff." Rob: "I love the blend of humour ...

2008 Beijing Olympic Games Coming to Zune

Everybody excited for the Olympics? Me too. A number of teams here at Microsoft are partnering with NBC Sports to bring you the highlights and vid eos - for more details, see the media alert.

 

Here's the Zune specific portion from the alert:

Zune. On Aug. 8, Zune Marketplace will kick off a se...


Get a 30% Discount on Zune Skins from SkinIt

Are you tired of the color of your Zune? Do you want to express your personality and give your Zune a basic scratch protection? Well, if this is your case, you might want to take advantage of the back-to-school 30%...

Who puts David Bowie, Lil Wayne, Avril Lavigne and PJ Harvey in the same play...

"We" is the Zune Social development team. To celebrate the 2.5 release, the Zune Social team took an afternoon off to chill out on a boat on Lake Washington. Our soundtrack for the day was created from two favorite songs from each attendee. Check it out here: .

To have a little fun with the grou...


Zune Marketplace Freebie this Week: G. Love and Special Sauce

Head over to Zune Marketplace this week for a dose of free music: G. Love and Special Sauce. And with a name like that, you know it's gotta be funky.  The free track is "Wontcha Come Home," and it's off the album Superhero Brother.

And if you're a blues fan, be sure to check out Buddy's Guy's tra...


Quick Review: ZK500 from Kicker

The friendly folks at Kicker were kind enough to send me a ZK500 for review! So here's my take: it's a high-five. Here's why:

The dock is compatible with all Zune players and comes with plates to adjust to the Zune 30, 4/8 and 80gb models. And the design is sleek:

The remote works really well ...


New Music Friday: Seventy-First Edition

You know the drill! Let's get right into the music!

First up, 'generation posts an MP3 from British electro-rock group The Chap Pick up a Nine Inch Nails track, courtesy of our buddy at 'tracks! (industrial rock) You know, dear blog reader, I'm a big fan of indie band Of Montreal. You should pic...

Happy (belated) Second Birthday, 'Rama!

Some cool news from the Zune community: our friends at 'Rama celebrated a second birthday. Please Join me in congratulating them!

Speaking of second birthdays, this site just had a birthday, on July 21! That's when we first announced Zune: July 21, 2006. Here's the first post I wrote announcing i...


Nokia looking to integrate the Zune Marketplace?

The news surrounding the Zune has certainly calmed down a bit, which leaves one to wonder just what goodies are going on behind the scenes just waiting to come out, however in the meantime we are now seeing some information...

What the Zuneinsider Editors are Listening To (Right Now)

Welcome, dear blog reader to a new weekly post here on Zuneinsider: So HOT Right Now: what the Zuneinsider Editors are Listening to (right now). So here goes:

Justin is currently rocking out to Used and Abused by Danger Radio, saying, "I love the energy and catchy hooks." Rob: Excited to downlo...

Quick Recap: LAMC

A few weeks ago, a few folks on the Zune team made a trip out to NYC for the Latin Alternative Music Conference. LAMC, as I had noted in my last post, LAMC is the only major conference geared toward Spanish-language alternative music, now in its ninth year. As top-level sponsor, Zune put on a few...


Zune Marketplace Freebie this Week: John Matthias (plus Sub Pop)

Head over to Zune Marketplace this week for a cool freebie: John Matthias' track "Evermore." The album, Stories from the Watercooler, is an blend of electronics and accoustics, and you can click this icon  for a deeplink.

And while you're in Zune Marketplace, be sure to check out the Sub Pop Col...


Sync... In reverse...

I recently converted a good friend of mine over to Zune. He has been an avid iPod user for years, and is now singing the praises! It's funny, when I convert someone over to Zune, they always seem to find a feature that they love, that I tend to take for granted. He came up for a visit this weeken...

Comic-Con '08 Xbox Live Video on Zune

Zune Marketplace team has just started posting FREE to download videos from Comic-Con 2008 that are being produced by the Xbox Live Marketplace team.  I am making this post from the Xbox Live control center that is across the street from the San Diego Convention Center.  Zune and MSN are the only...


New Music Friday: Seventieth Edition

Greetings, the internet, and welcome back to another edition New Music Friday! If you're joining us for the first time, here's how it works: I link to free n clear MP3s for your enjoyment out on the web. You, dear blog reader, click through the links and download them, then load them on your Zune...


Some Changes Coming to Support

Hope everyone is having a great week! Some quick updates coming to Zune support over the next few months. The support team here at Zune is looking to make the support system more efficient, combining online resources, phone support, and the community assistance from the Zune forums.

You?re also ...


Zuneboards sold for $62 000!

Zuneboards, one of the most popular Zune forums was recently listed on the sitepoint.com, an auction site for everything web related. Zuneboards was rapidly sold for $62k, $2k over the "buy it now" price. According to the Sitepoint listing, the...

Zune Hack: Upgrade your Zune 80 to a Zune 120

Not enough space on your Zune 80? Don?t worry, for $150 you can now upgrade you Zune 80 to a Zune 120 by replacing the original HDD by a Toshiba MK1231GAL 1.8? 120Gb 5mm HDD. This Zune hack as been...

Joy Division limited edition Zune unboxings

Well, given the fact I love Joy Division, I would love to get my hands on one of these, especially after seeing the pictures. I however cannot justify the extra cost, mostly because I recently upgraded to a red Zune...

Zune.net gets a 184% increase in web traffic over a year

While a lot of people are still seeing the Zune as the little guy, or a less than popular portable media player, according to Nielsen Online the web traffic is telling us otherwise. While its not an argument that the...

100 New Mexico high-school students get a free Zune

In a strange event, about 100 students from Fort Sumner High School in New Mexico recently raised their rights hands and proceeded to make a promise "to take care of their Zunes." You see, this school was one of two...

Joy Division limited edition Zune still available

While the latest limited edition Zune to become available officially went on sale a few days back on June 17, it seems there are still some available. As we previously mentioned the edition will be limited to a run of...

Microsoft offers Zune Extended Service Plan

Always a big decision when it comes to electronics; whether or not you should purchase the extended warranty, or just go with the standard and hope for the best. Personally I have always avoided extended warranty plans for electronics and...

Neighbors To North Like Zune

It's been a long time in the coming, but Canadians now can finally buy a Microsoft Zune. I'm always interested to see how users in other countries respond to products that I use and are familiar with here in the...

Zune L.A.

Zune is going to rage California style in the not too distant future. Rather than more traditional marketing events, the Zune team has leased some space in Los Angeles. The property is well suited to an impromptu dance event, and...

PC World Canada Rates Zune an 8.5 Out of 10

Hey, good news for Zuners accross our northern border, PC has just given it's review and it looks like Zune...
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