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Microsoft to Launch Zune 2 Next Month?

by Terrence O'Brien on September 19, 2007 at 05:01 PM

Microsoft to Launch Zune 2 Next Month?

Details are scant, but Gizmodo is speculating that October 16th will see the launch of Microsoft's Zune 2 media player, which is believed to be pictured above. Gizmodo claims to have obtained this image and information from a source who acquired it from Microsoft marketing materials.

Here's what's being predicted: There will be a hard-drive based Zune, just like the original, except in an 80-gigabyte size -- a full 50-gigabytes meatier than its predecessor. You'll browse your media using a "squircle" button instead of the original circular navigation button. Also arriving is a mini Zune, which uses flash memory for storage instead of hard drive, much like the iPod Nano. The smaller Zune is believed to be coming in four- and eight-gigabyte sizes.

On the surface, it doesn't look like much has actually changed on the Zune. Let's hope Microsoft has at least improved the player's Wi-Fi capabilities, or Zune will become even more of a footnote than it already is.

From Gizmodo

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