Zune, zune, zune

As much as i love the functionality and design of the ipod im not loyal to any one brand or company. Never have and never will be. Whoever makes the best design or value for my movie im going to go that route. I know some kids that are ps3 or Xbox 360 only and are completely loyal to each company and would never "betray" and buy the rival system. Screw that. I love 360 and think it will be the better system in the long run mainly due to Xbox Live but im sure ill get the ps3 once the price drops down. I know im buying a Nintendo Wii and i havent liked a Nintendo console in forever.

To get to the point of the article is how i cant wait to get the Microsoft Zune. It looks like they are going to hit a homerun with this product. Widescreen video thats basically compatible with most file formats.

WMA, MP3, AAC, JPEG,WMV, MPEG-4, H.264 media playback

Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) connectivity

30 GB Hard Drive

3 inch video LCD 320x240

White, Black, and Brown Colors

FM Radio

TV output connectivity 640x480

Dedicated song download site (Zune Marketplace)

Podcast playback

Updateable Firmware

Estimated 12 hr battery life for audio, 3.5 hr video

3 day playback of Wi-Fi transfered songs from friends

XBOX streaming

XBOX (Microsoft) points compatability

Preloaded music videos

Over a dozen accessories at launch

5.6 ounces in weight, 4.4 x 2.4 x 0.58 inches sizeMetric: 158 g, 112 x 61 x 14.7 mm size

Custom background images

WiFi transfer of photographs

Tag based storage system (Will not appear as drive)

PC Compatability (no Mac client at launch)

Zune tag enabled Horizontal and vertical video orientation

Basically this means its going to kick ass! Live anywhere compatible. 3.5 hr video battery life! Take wi-fi songs from friends. Its supposedly a bigger clearer screen than the ipod video. You get all this and it debuts at 249.99! I know they new Ipod widescreen videos are coming out soon but Apple got a lot to worry about if this hits big like Microsoft is hoping.

This is just the first generation product also so you know bigger better ones are coming out shortly. I heard the Zune phone will be out next year sometime. With the upcoming 360 games and the Wii coming out soon i wont be able to get one this year but ill sure pick one up once i get the chance.