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

November 12, 2007

Preloaded Content in Zune

Check the preloaded content set in Zune (I'm copy/pasting the (list from GenerationZune):

Music:
Ceu- Ave Cruz
The Handsome Furs- Cannot Get Started
Junkie XL- Dark Territory
Pacha Massive- Don’t let go
Barenaked Ladies- Easy
Mexican Institute of Sound- El Microfono
Datarock- Fa-Fa-Fa
John Doe- Golden State
Rosey- It’s a Ruse
Sidestepper- Paloma
Andrew Bird- Plasticities (Alternative Mix)
Pop Levi- Sugar Assault Me Now
Bebel Gilberto- Um Segundo
The Avett Brothers- Will You Return?
Great Lake Swimmers- Your Rocky Spine

Videos:
-Robyn Hitchcock- Adventure Rocket Ship
All that Remains- The Air That I Breathe
Avril Lavigne- Avril Lanvigne’s Make 5 Wishes Vol. 1
Dntel- The Distance
Pacha Massive- Don’t Let Go
Sick Capita- Firt Kiss
CeU- Roda
Low- Hachet
Funky C- Joya
IFC- A Passion For Filmmaking
RedBull BC1
The Format- She Doesn’t Get it
Barenaked Ladies- Wind It Up
Zune- 45 Sec Promo

Podcasts:
KEXP Live
This American Life
Using Podcasts (In English and Spanish)

 |  Monday, November 12, 2007 7:20 PM  |  35 Comments
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Crystal3

What time will the new software be available, Cesar?

Ryanmv

AHH!!

Man it's nothing but a countdown right now.

Waiting and waiting!!

Daniel

Is there any way that us Zune30 users can get the content or is that strictly for second generation purchasers?

Mark

eww.. Avril Lavigne.. that 1's getting a broken heart from me. Anyway, looks better this time, there's actually some artists I know of

Crystal3

What time will the update be available?

Newton

Green Zune... Here I come!!!

The Baker

Gotta love you guys.

Will there be a playlist with all this content in it like there was for the v1 preloads?

Albert

Under videos, the "Zune - 45 Sec Promo," is that what comes up in this video and the guy thought it was some sort of screensaver? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3-ygNlT5n4] At about 2:18 into the video.

Diego

-Cafe Tacuba as artist if the month

-Wisin y Yandel Zune

-Manuals of new Zunes coming also coming in Spanish

-and now the new preloaded Spanish content!

I applaud the Zune team's approach with the Latino population!

I know there's someone in charge of the marketing, but Cesar, have you had any influence on the new marketing?

How about a Zune commercial with some Spanish music?

newZUNE2

Love the content. Bring back the smart playlists, 5 star rating, and dynamic search ASAP!!

Fred

hey Cesar, so when is the new Marketplace and firmware actually going to be released? like midnight Eastern? West Coast? 6AM?

when when when?

Kyle

Hey, does anyone know what time the new software/firmware will be released?  (eastern or pacific time?) I need to know whether or not I am pulling an all nighter.

Newton

Hmmm... now i don't know if I should go for the green or the red Zune... trying to decide between circuit city or best buy... the Zune 4 or the 8?... Gosh, this life if full of hard decisions. I can't wait any longer! I'm going mad!

Twenty5

OMG TIME?!??!?!?!1111

StreetChariot

Xbox360 updates and releases occur at 0300 EST (0000 PST). I would assume that it would happen then. 0800 GMT for all of you in the UK. Could be different, but I'd assume that it would happen at 0300, as Xbox and Zune happen to be in the same division, and are soon to be roomates.

Markm

When is it going to be released outside of the USA ?. As much as I like my Ipod Classic 80 I am not a big fan on itunes(its a pain on Vista).  The Zune 80 would make an ideal replacement(and its been getting good reviews) and let me get rid of itunes.

JC

This is better than xmas ;)  Update update update!!!

PS - You guys rock for giving me new features on my existing product.  Who woulda thought??

StreetChariot

Anyone else notice on the zune.net support site it says:

"Users may experience issues logging into the Zune marketplace and Zune.net. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

Zune Marketplace will be performing maintenance starting at 0100 PT on November 13, 2007. Users will be unable to purchase music for the duration of the maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

"

-That would be 0400 EST (0900 GMT).

Abe

DATAROCK!!!!!!!

Emily

still no answer regarding what time the firmware is available? hmmm. i can't decide if i should stay up or not...

StreetChariot

Zune.net and Zune Account Creation and Management are currently unavailable due to scheduled maintenance.

We apologize for this inconvenience.

(via zune.net)

Ben

Why don't you guys outside the U.S. just import?

the file clerk

Mr. Cesar I would appreciate a time scheme of when the updates will be released, because i dont want twenty5 to splatter all over the nice forum

Mark

OMG!!! 3 minutes left!!!!

Mark

hmm it's 12:01 and still no zune.net. Guess those guys over at microsoft are slackin! j/k Cesar, I love you guys(in a strictly platonic sense of course)

mongchacha

well, it's time...anyone get to update yet? cause for me, the update doesn't seem to be out yet...

Marijn

When, WHEN! will it be available in Europe/The Netherlands. We cant wait over here!!!!

THE CYBER NERD ----------ZUNE ARTS

ZUNE ARTS has changed since yesterday. There is a new inteface on the site.

Shane

Software is up fellahs.

Go update :)

Daniel

Yea, please get a move on with realising in Europe. I would buy one. Had enough of iTunes and iPods.

brutha-man

It's looking mighty sweet. I can't "dial" in radio though? Like its only moving along presets.bug?

Espiox

Is there any way that I (in the UK) can take a look at the Zune Originals site? I want to get a firend in the US to order one, but that's kinda hard if I can't see what I'm ordering.

Ricardo Dawkins

Josh N

to: newZUNE2

dynamic searches are available and are better than ever.  click on an artist and start typing to find a specific artist.  when all albums are visible, click on any one and start typing the name and it will show up.  same with songs (when viewing all).  the search box works, but this works so much better and is faster.  a little gray box with your typing shows up too.

Markm

@Ben - Why dont Microsoft release Zune outside the USA ?

Why should I go the effort when Microsoft cant be bothered selling outside US or even giving an indication that they intend to do so. They have become masters of not giving an answer to this question.

Microsoft have already said they wont support warranties outside of the USA (although some of the resellers in other countries offer their own).

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