Alright folks, the long awaited Zune upgrade is almost here. Tomorrow morning when you wake up (or stay up all night like me) you will be greeted by as Microsoft likes to put it “The Next Level of entertainment”.
The Zune HD & Zune 4.0 mark a milestone in the evolution of the Zune. After insistent pleading from fanboi’s such as myself & constant chiding from the blogosphere. Microsoft has finally seen fit to begin combining the Zune & Xbox service. The 1st of these baby steps is the rebranding and face-lifting of the video marketplace on the Xbox 360 with a Zune branded service. As far as I can tell, Video content purchased on any of the “three screens” (PC, Xbox & Portable) will play across all of them. So in practice, you could buy a HD movie with MS points on you Xbox 360 and then download it to your PC and sync it to your Zune HD.
Aside from that, not much is known about the actual software, as Microsoft has kept a VERY tight lid on what’s in store for tomorrow. Most likely because this was the 1st time Zune was ready to launch so early ( they normally launch in November). Another reason is because the update was so close to Apple’s annual iPod event. Which thankfully for Zune was a total snooze-fest.
As far as the Zune HD goes…Microsoft finally has its own “Halo” device ( no pun intended). There as been no shortage in praise for the next gen device. Judging from my constantly running twitter search for Zune. Even the most loyal iPod users, have found it hard not to admit that Microsoft has really outdone themselves this time.
Something’s to do while you wait for the update
Make sure you computer fully updated:
Zune likes an up-to-date computer so to increase your chances of a successful install run Windows update and make sure everything is in tip-top shape.
If your are a night owl, you can follow the guys over at www.zunited.net as they are planning a all-nighter to celebrate the release of Zune HD & Zune 4.0
So…after all this time, are you excited for the Zune update? Let us know in the comments
