Zune HD Leaks, Microsoft Rivals iPod Touch

Author	Gordon Kelly
Published	13th Apr 2009

Zune HD Leaks, Microsoft Rivals iPod Touch

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Perhaps the Zune isn't destined to be relegated to Windows Mobile MP3 player software after all...

In what appears to be a valiant attempt to keep the struggling brand alive, images have leaked of Microsoft's 'Zune HD' - a touchscreen rival to Apple's iPod touch.

At this stage we know little other than the images are apparently legit and we can use the dim light of my intelligence to gather the bottom left picture indicates an accelerometer will be inside. As for the 'HD' logo, this is less certain as the phrase has been exploited and diluted to the point of meaninglessness. Will there be 720 pixels or more on the vertical resolution? Could the player be capable of playing back HD content on a lower resolution screen? For now we can only guess.

One thing I would suspect however is Microsoft is finally putting its Surface expertise into a mass market product. After all we've already seen its multi-touch tech wow crowds on the big ass table and similar demonstrations on Windows 7 have garnered a positive response. Besides, if Apple comes late to the touchscreen party and still hasn't got the tech ready the Zune brand will become even more lambasted.

Good luck Microsoft, we could do with someone giving the iPod touch a run for its money...

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via Engadget

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Joe said on 13th April 2009

Ooh, it's purdy. Will it ever see a UK release though?

ravmania said on 13th April 2009

Looks nice but who cares if they don't release it over here. Hopefully it'll have more than one button. Simplicity for the sake of it doesn't necessarily make someth... more

Ben said on 13th April 2009

Even if we do see this in the UK, this is the last Zune device isn't it? I read Zune was just being rolled into MS's other multimedia efforts as software, and that the ha... more