Music, culture, and the inside scoop from Cesar Menendez,
a Microsoft employee working on Zune - Microsoft's new music project.

May 21, 2007

Zune Around the Internets

Hope everyone had a great weekend - I noticed a few Zune things around the web - thought I'd share.

  • First up, I was on on10, with my buddy Tina Wood (Zuneinsider reader Ricardo found the link before I did!).
  • You can win a Ladytron Tour Prize Pack and a Zune Player, here at Filter.
  • And Zune sounds good, too.
  • And it looks like IWAPZ  posted the first-ever pictures of the Red Zune. Sweet.  I'll have the official word on that later in the week.  <Edit May 24> PR wants to hold off a little bit longer on communicating the Red Zune - stay tuned!

Take care everybody! Thanks for reading!

 |  Tuesday, May 22, 2007 12:39 AM  |  25 Comments

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Kevin

Sweet, thanks for the links.  I'm signing up for that contest, and yes IWAPZ rocks.

Btw, I'm not sure if I already said this, but I'm digging your new blog background Cesar ;)

nighthawkz6

The new background seems like a Christmas background..

Hold your horses, Cesar!!, not Christmas yet!

pinksage

Cesar knows how ahead i am when it comes to x-mas. LOL

Kevin

@nighthawkz6

ionno.  Some kind of artistic culture thing came into my head when I first saw it.  Maybe Indian (Native American) or whatever.  Looks cool though.  I set it as my desktop background :).

Ricardo Dawkins

although I visit www.on10.net on a regular basis, I knew about the interview on www.zune-online.com

Take care.

Eddie

Yup, it was a busy weekend for the Zune.

Kavik

Cesar, thanks for confirming that the red Zune pics are indeed genuine. Looks great! can't wait for the additional details later this week.

Michael

The CNET video was cool. To tell you the truth, I don't notice much difference in audio quality. But the Zune still wins my heart because of its UI, how it works, and its functions. Thanks for posting it Cesar.

Arztek

Cool segment...I dig that Halo Zune and really really dig Tina Wood.

Can't you guys at least open up the Zune memory format so I could use it as a portable hard drive or something along those lines.  You guys do that and I promise I'll buy one.

Thanks, Cesar.

brutha-man

cool interview. where can we get zune shirts?

Reggie/Freakwncy

IMO I think the Zune is doing very well in the marketplace and popularity. Think they are barely behind a product thats been on the market for 4/5 yrs. in the running. They did the same thing w/ the 360 lap'd the PS2 and I still see PS3s sitting on the shelf. So whatever they're doing they are doing it right. Mad props! keep up the good work.

P.S.- Season 1 of the Boondocks on my Zune is WONDERFUL! I LOVE MY ZUNE!

Mark

Here here to Arztek's comment.That is def. something I'd love to see on the zune. That and useful wifi.

bill

I watched that on10 interview last night and a couple other videos from there.  Neat site.

Matt

Off topic, but is the Maroon 5 CD going to be put on the Zune Pass in the next day or two? I've been waiting all week to get it only to find it as 'for sale only', but usually it takes a day for new music to get on the MP, so is it just up for sale earlier this week and we'll still get it on ZP in the usual day?

Matt

Nevermind!

I wasn't logged in. :-P

Matt

Props for getting the new music up same day instead of next day, Zune Team

M4tthewb4ker

it's clearly zune is not so popular as ipod

ray

Woo Hoo! I just ordered a black zune from ebay (i'm in europe). I can't wait to get it. The seller (digigood) claims there is a one year manufacturers warranty but is this true, will microsoft honour zunes bought in europe? Cesar do you know? I also ordered the premium headphones with it so it should sound even better.

Ricardo Dawkins

RAY: Welcome to the Social...

with zune you don't need the warranties...

ray

Thanks Ricardo but I was wondering about the warranty just in the rare case that it did break down. Cesar, do you know about europe warranty?

admin

let me check, ray. (I 1/2 expected you to write a mean comment because it took me more than 30 minutes to reply ;)

I keed, I keed. Glad you have a Zune - now you can see what all the fuss is about ;)

ray

Lol Cesar thanks. It should arrive sometime next week and I really can't wait now!

Selcouth14

mmmm...watermelon red zune, just in time for the summer. Keep up the good work big C, I'm sure we're all anxiously awaiting some good words from you.

admin

sorry, gang, I've got to hold off a little bit for news on Red - it *is* coming though

jean sibelius

Never buy anything from digigood. Many have been ripped off, I was one of many.

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I'm Cesar Menendez. I left the Xbox marketing world for Microsoft's new foray into music - Zune. Community, cool videos, music, discovering new music - these are things I love. In the past I wrote music reviews for RealNetworks, and before that I volunteered at KCMU (now KEXP). Get in touch w/ me using this email: AskZune (then type the at symbol) microsoft.com (please no solicitors)
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