
Microsoft takes aim at Apple again, this time hoping that the iPod touch to knock his perch with the Zune HD.
The look is definitely high-end – sleek, slim and with plenty of brushed metal for a premium finish. We dare use the word “class”? We can only. The Zune HD is also the first, with a touchscreen, a 3.3-inch 16:9 widescreen with a capacitive multi-touch OLED screen, to be exact, provides up zippy multi-touch control and web browsing with a portable browser based on Internet Explorer.
Other features to note include that “HD”, which is based on HD video output (via an optional docking station and HD-Radio, the first portable media player has to offer. We suspect the inclusion of this DAB equivalent this means yet another Zune not in this position the bank. At least not in this form. To the things that the Zune HD also throws in an acceleration and Wi-Fi connectivity. No information on the amount of flash memory on board, but we suggest you ‘ll good care.
Oh yes, one other fact to be missing – the date of release. It sounds like the Zune HD is on the U.S. market during the Christmas period ahead (you should be there on vacation), but as we already mentioned, is almost certainly not in Britain. At least not this year. Next year? Well, maybe, but the sharp and looks fairly standard features is a bit tired then.