Apple just announce the iPad. Their new tablet that is suppose to revolutionize tablets and probably personal computing similar to what they did for smartphones on the iPhone. Some say these will kill PC’s specially netbooks, but some people shrug it off as a glorified, up-sized iPhone...
Update your Zune Software now to enable it to play Xvid and Divx videos. Only the software can play these formats right now. The Zune HD will have to have to wait for the spring update to play Xvid and Divx files on the device. Update or Download it now.
Long Zheng found some several lines on the latest zune firmware update that might point out a future Zune Phone. It’s intriguing why a Phone would be included as a component on the update. These text below came from an .INF file extracted from the driver package:
%Phone.DeviceDesc% = ZuneMTPZUSB, USB\VID_045E&PID_0640
%Phone.DeviceDesc% = ZuneMTPZUSB, USB\VID_045E&PID_0641
%Phone.DeviceDesc% = ZuneMTPZUSB, USB\VID_045E&PID_0642
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Took close-up shots of the dock and other accessories included. Included in the box is a Dock, Wireless Remote, Antenna for FM and HD radio, AC adapter, HDMI cable, Composite A/V cable, base dock adapters for Zune 80/120/4/8/16.
Not much to say though as it’s a simple dock and a bunch of cables. They’re just boxed up and labeled cooler than the generic ones :) See the photos after the jump.
The USB wall charger can be used on previous zune models and even the iPod Touch. Don’t worry, I already tried it. It charges :)
Component cables for TV’s without HDMI connection or if you have the old Zune 30, 80 and 120. The Zune 4,8,16 can only output music and not video.
This has a zune logo on the front that lights up when plugged in.
The optical digital audio output works only with Zune HD (optical cable sold separately).
Foamy base that helps keep the base from moving. Hello from Seattle embedded.
I already received my Zune HD & AV dock yesterday courtesy of Grahm from AnythingButiPod. Shot the unboxing and the TV hookup for some quick interface walkthrough. I’ll post some photos next. If you have some questions regarding the dock, feel free to ask and I’ll try to answer it.
Good news to Zune HD owners! Microsoft has recently announced that they will support XviD and any other MPEG-4 Part 2 ASP codec on the Zune HD update slated this spring. The Facebook app in the meantime is expected to be released before the end of January.
This is the result of the last poll. New poll question can now be seen on the right panel of this page. What do you think about the Apps on the Zune HD?
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