We just got a shipment of Pink Zune players, and I got my hands on one: (I'll open my eyes wider next time ;) And check this picture of my employee-launch-gift Magenta Zune side by side with the Pink Zune: (both are playing The Editors, but different songs) And finally, by request , I'm posting the backgrounds on the Zune players I posted before I went for vacation. Go here for larger images. I actually requested more than one Pink Zune. And they're not for me; they're for you. In the next few days...

Vote for winners to the Zune Outdoor Photo Contest here. (off topic posts will be deleted).

As I said before, I have a few of these Zune party attendee booklets left. They come w/ a collection of Zune posters, two CDs, two records (vinyl, for your turntable) and a few posters of Zune art. Overall, a very cool package. And I'd love to send one to you, dear blog reader. Hence, a contest: The Zune Outdoor Photo Contest. Here's how the contest works: Get a picture of you/your Zune outside. It can be somewhere in nature, at a concert, near a landmark. Go somewhere cool, do something funny, whatever...

This week, we've got the E&D (Entertainment and Devices, the division of which Zune is a part) global sales/marketing folks in from all over the world. We get together, talk product strategy, marketing tactics, that kind of thing. To kick off the meetings, we hold an indoor soccer tournament - a world cup. While in past years I played on the Latin American* team, this year played defense on the Zune team. Redmond Zunited: We didn't win the tournament in our first year playing, but we made a strong...