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Microsoft Zune User Interface Details!
By: Aalaap Ghag   |   Aug 18,2006
iLounge has got some details about the new iPod competitor, Microsoft Zune. The first pictures reveal an almost exact copy of the iPod, including the touch wheel, but apparently the wheel is just a four way navigation pad like some iPod fakes floating around. Ugh. The user interface is unsurprisingly similar to the iPod UI, only in reverse (white text on black) with some visual effects like a selection bar that fades in and out, and a custom wallpaper option. Scrolling is enhanced with a Windows Mobile 5-style letter being displayed large and prominently. The large size of the Zune screen has also been put to good use by displaying full-width album art (CD covers) with space for track details below. However, the interface to browse videos and photos on the Zune is apparently not as good as the iPod - it's a simple list of folders with extra info below each.

Other confirmed details about the Zune include WiFi support to share tracks with other Zunes, albeit with a time limit restriction, and - interestingly - an FM radio tuner, making it already win over most Indian iPod wanters!Microsoft_argo.jpg

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the colour in metal brown iz sex bomb nd newayz i pod has to many issues to handel before u get it started nd zune will be the ipod killer nd dis iz comin frm an i pod lover
sam , nowhere @ Oct 16,2006
All i can say is 'The i pod rules and will continue to do so"
Kalpak,Pune @ Sep 17,2006
I have to agree with jacob. but how much are they gonna try flog this off for $$$, my o2 atom exec does all that and more!

It just looks so disgusting!

Wade
Wade @ Aug 19,2006
It looks disgusting
Yehud @ Aug 19,2006
is that what "THE IPOD KILLER" is supposed to look like.UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. is nasty. i dont like the design.the should of cam up with an mp3 player that you can simply look where you want to go on the screena and then it'll send you there. or put a clikc wheel on the screen andlet the the screen be the size of the machine. just looking at this crap makes me not want to buy it.UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH i think microsoft could have done a lot better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jacob @ Aug 19,2006
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