2009 Fall Update

The Xbox 360 has always been on the cutting edge of media streaming and with the introduction of Zune on Xbox, we’re now able to instantly stream 1080p HD with 5.1 audio straight into your living room. Shake the walls, wake the neighbors and enjoy picture quality so sharp you’ll need to child-...

Zune HD 4.3 firmware released

Though I’m not seeing it yet (must be a staged rollout) the 4.3 firmware for Zune HD has just been released. I’m going to change my region to US to see if that jolts it. 2. Start the Zune desktop software and reconnect your Zune. The update should start right away.

Ed Wilson: Zune Casting: considerations for success

4. How will the Zune cast be displayed? Will it be downloaded to a portable media playing device, or will it be watched via a Silverlight control embedded on a web page. (See Script Center 101 for an example of a Silverlight media control).

Missing International Setting Registry Key?

Some Zune users ran into a strange problem http://forums.zune.net/2/3/518796/ShowPost.aspx and it seems like the Nation Value in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\Geo isn't there on some Windows XP machines.  That seems really wierd to me because if the Internationa...

Opinion: Dude, Where’s My Space?

Those Zune guys make it look so easy: Zune 4 = up to 1,000 songs, while Zune 120 = up to 375 hours of video. But of course, they’re looking at average file sizes, and the “up to” acknowledges that not every song is exactly 4MB. Your business data isn’t MP3s and videos, but it’s pretty similar in tha...

Opinion: Jeff Blankenburg gives 10 factors of Zune vs. iPod

With the FM Radio capability, I’m sold. Add in the Zune Pass, and it’s a no brainer. Games is a plus, an opinion from my wife who loves Texas Hold’em and Sudoku, and my 7 yr old who likes Checkers. That’s why 4 of 5 in my house own a Zune, even the 7 year old (who’s a big fan).

Sammy The Snake: An XNA game for the Zune

Patch: Zune 2.5 Available for Download

The Zune team has dropped the latest software and firmware, and you can download it from zune.net, or update from within the Zune client. Gapless playback (yay for Pink Floyd fans everywhere!)Video Marketplace (get your Heroes fix on your Zune)Autoplaylist supportMetadata EditingWin...

Opinion: A Zune Update

People external to Microsoft have mentioned these shortcomings, but our internal email lists at Microsoft have hit the Zune team the hardest regarding the Zune software. Microsoft employees are VERY hard on other Microsoft employees. It's part of what makes Microsoft such a great compa...