Archive for July, 2008

Zune Marketplace Team posts free COMICON videos in store

Monday, July 28th, 2008

According to the Zune Insider, the Zune Marketplace team has begun posting a series of free videos for download. In order to download these videos, all you need to do is download the Zune Marketplace software, and navigate to the videos section.
The main videos featured are those documenting the 2008 COMICON in San [...]

Free Music: New Music Friday

Monday, July 28th, 2008

This past Friday Zune Insider has posted up their latest track listing for New Music Friday. The music is free to download, all you have to do is click through and add it to your Zune. Enjoy!

First up this week, ‘Tracks has a track from Seattle rock legends Mudhoney.
If you like Magnetic Fields, [...]

The Zune guy speaks out!

Monday, July 28th, 2008

The Zune guy just won’t go away. He just released a video where he talks about his gripes with the Microsoft Zune. I have to agree with him on some points however, updates and news from Microsoft has been few and far between. If Microsoft expects to steal any of the iPods thunder they should [...]

Zune guy buys an iPod!

Friday, July 25th, 2008

The Zune guy has finally done it, he bought an iPod classic 80GB! The Zune guy who got three Zune related tattoos then decided to cover them up has said he is no longer a Zune fan and has now turned to Apple.
And low and behold, it’s a black iPod classic 80gb. When I was [...]

iTunes to Zune Playlist Converter

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Want to convert your iTunes music and playlist to your Zune? Then download this useful iTunes to Zune playlist converter from jake billo’s weblog. This cool hack allows you to listen to your iTunes playlist on your Zune without using the Zune’s rating system or autoplaylist.
This is sure to come in useful for Zune converts [...]

Zune dock and TV hookup from DLO

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

DLO has a really cool dock for the Microsoft Zune in that it was designed to make it easy for you to connect your Zune to your TV. It also includes a very usefull full-function remote control along with the docking station. The remote lets you control your Zune and watch all your movies and [...]

Newest Zune Phone Rumor!

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

There have been vagrant rumors drifting around about a Zune Phone ever since Apple blew the world away with their iPhone. Rumors and mock-up pictures aside, there hasn’t been much legit information that Microsoft is really developing some kind of phone based on the Zune. The only type of development that Microsoft has [...]

Zune Guy Quits! Wants to get his Tattoo’s removed!

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

I am done. I have had the Zune since day 1 and have noticed little improvement. I have tried my best to support them every step of the way but the recent Xbox Live announcement at E3 made me lose it. To not include Zune Marketplace or the ability to load videos [...]

Zune Hacks: How to make Zune playlists consumable as usable RSS feeds with Yahoo Pipes

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Ever wanted to RSSerize your Zune playlist? Well, now you can. Here is a guide from waded.org that tells you how:
Online playlists in the Zune ecosystem, such as “Favorites”, can be consumed as Atom feeds via URLs such as http://socialapi.zune.net/members/98772405-3286-4e64-b78b-f7512f3804fe/playlists/BuiltIn-FavoriteTracks. That’s a great way to merge multiple “socials” into one big fat “social,” [...]

User-generated games for sale on Xbox Live

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Microsoft has said it will soon offer the chance for online video game developers to offer their own games on Xbox Live. These games will be sold on their Xbox Live service and let developers keep 70 percent of the revenue made from these games. The concept is similar to Apple’s App Store where developers [...]