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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://msmvps.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Microsoft’s Zune Delivers Connected Music and Entertainment Experience</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2006/09/14/127562.aspx</link><description>Marking the next big milestone for its Connected Entertainment vision, Microsoft Corp. today unveiled details of the first products to be released under its Zune™ brand. Designed around the principles of sharing, discovery and community, Zune will create</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)</generator><item><title>Zune and the Wifi</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2006/09/14/127562.aspx#131278</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:20:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:131278</guid><dc:creator>ClicZune</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;The wifi feature is probably the nicest thing about the Zune. The only problem may be the battery. If it does not last long enough, the Zune will not make it the top.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=131278" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Microsoft’s Zune Delivers Connected Music and Entertainment Experience</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2006/09/14/127562.aspx#128536</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:52:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:128536</guid><dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator><description>The one thing I like about iTunes, well the only thing I like about iTunes, is the Podcast capilities of the software.  It's all automatic, from downloading to deletion of played files.  Will such a capability exist for the Zune?&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=128536" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Future Functionality</title><link>http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2006/09/14/127562.aspx#127599</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:18:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:127599</guid><dc:creator>JD</dc:creator><description>It seems like a logical fit to make the Zune have media center extender functionality (softsled).  With built in wifi, it makes sense that you would be able to stream digital media and tv your your zune device.  It also makes sense to incorporate Live Anywhere so you could buy Uno once and play it on your xbox 360 and zune.

We will have to see whether this will be incorporated in the first generation device via a software update or second generation device.  My bet is in the second generation device.

Personally, I am not fond of the name "Zune."  Since this is being developed by the xbox division, I thought it might have a name like "ZBox" or "PX" (portable xbox).&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=127599" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>