Archive for March, 2007

Summer is coming! The beach, the sand, the pool and the dust with it! Protecting the Zune player is a lot more difficult on the boat or on the beach than in you living room. We were looking for a…

This video is awesome. Zune and iPod are having a fight, the Vader way. very well done for an amator video. The story goes like this : “Since its launch in the year 2001, Apple’s Ipod has been virtually unrivaled…

Tomorrow, March 28, the Zune firmware update 1.3 will be released. Here’s what is included in the update: 1. Content acquired from Zune Marketplace will no longer skip when played on the device. 2. Improved device and software reliability, when…

<Update 10:17 AM PT> - As of 10:00 am today (March 28), the update is out. 

Ok, dear blog reader: Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 28, you’ll be able to download firmware update 1.3. Mea culpa on communicating a non-final date in my earlier post (which ended up being wrong).  Just to recap, here’s what’s in the update:

• We’re fixing the skipping problem that some users were experiencing – that is, content acquired from Zune Marketplace will no longer skip when played on the device.


• Improved device and software reliability, when it comes to device detection, and improved sync’ing.


• We’ve made some changes to the FM Tuner so it no longer drains the battery when in sleep mode.

A few odds and ends: it shouldn’t be a surprise to folks that we are going to continue looking for ways to add to or improve the Zune software.  It remains the team’s priority to make sure whichever Zune device you choose to buy - now or in the future – you’ll be able to update your Zune  - and benefit from new features, improvements, etc. For more background, I talked a bit about this with James a while back.

We have seen a lot of Zune reviews since the launch in November. Users gave their opinions on the Zune many times. “Zune bashing” is now a sport recognized by all major colleges and universities. But this guy takes the…