Filed under: News | Holiday Gift Guide
Gift Tip 61: Microsoft Zune HD - The Apple iPod Alternative
Dec 6 2009, 6:00pm CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
The Microsoft Zune HD is a wireless media player that comes with some highly desirable features and a promise to expand your entertainment possibilities. The Zune HD is available in 16GB and 32GB versions. The 32GB version has enough space to accommodate up to 10 hours of high definition video, up to 48 hours of standard definition video, 8,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures. You can get this version to store 48 hours of standard definition video if you optimize the video according to the specifications of the device.
The multi-touch navigation feature of the Microsoft Zune HD enables you to easily navigate the contents of the device. The 3.3-inch screen and 16:9 OLED display with a resolution of 480 x 272 gives you crystal-clear viewing with access to the finer details of the contents. With the Zune HD's High Definition Radio, you can listen to several local HD Radio stations with high-quality digital reception at no extra cost. You can also tag your favorite songs, which allows you to purchase them later.
The Zune HD AV Dock, which needs to be bought separately, provides high definition viewing of supported 720p HD movies, TV shows, and videos on your HDTV. If you are willing to buy an additional dock and HDTV, you can enjoy high definition viewing when you are on the move. The wi-fi connection facilitates wireless streaming of music. With this feature, you can establish wireless connection to your home PC, which will allow you to stream songs to your Zune
HD.
Surf the web anytime, anywhere you have a Wi-Fi connection. Your browsing experience is enriched by a powerful web browser featuring tap-to-zoom technology, built-in accelerometer, and touchscreen QWERTY keyboard. The Quickplay feature instantly takes you to your favorites, recently downloaded or played music or videos. The 32GB version of
the Microsoft Zune HD comes at a reasonable price as well, at $289 it's $10 less than the famed iPod.
Great Gift For
People who wish expand their entertainment possibilities at a reasonable price
and are not Apple fans.
Price and Where to Buy
The Microsoft Zune HD 16GB is selling for $204.99 on
Amazon.com.
The Microsoft Zune HD 32GB is selling for $267.99 on
Amazon.com.
This gift tip is part of the I4U News Top 100 Holiday Gift Guide. Find many more tech gift recommendations across 10 categories and shopping tips here.
where to buy
What Others Say about This
Goalbook - Social IEPs for everyone? Actually, yes
Summary: Goalbook could revolutionize how we approach differentiated instruction and outcome-based education. Four of my five kids have been on IEPs (Individual Education Plans) at one point or another. Two of them still are and I have little doubt that ...
Full article at: ZDNet
More like this 3 days ago, 8:34am CST
Blogoversary, demolition and a giveaway.
This is not a photo of my house, but it might as well be. It’s pretty much what our kitchen currently looks like. We’ve embarked on a major remodel, and it’s taking up much of my free time. I’m not the most frequent poster as is, and unfortunately it’s g ...
Full article at: ScentHive.com
More like this 4 days ago, 9:32am CST
Next-gen textbooks? It's the ecosystem, not the device
By Christopher Dawson | February 7, 2012, 11:02pm PST Summary: I love hardware as much as the next geek, but solving our ed tech problems will require one heck of an ecosystem; hardware is a tiny piece of the puzzle. Last week, Jason Perlow and I both wr ...
Full article at: ZDNet
More like this 5 days ago, 1:27am CST
Don't miss ...
shopping
Buy a Zune HD Player and get $50 off Select Accessories
Apr 14 2010
The Zune HD Player is available at Amazon for $170.54-$233....
shopping
Zune HD 16GB Video MP3 Player on Sale
Feb 12 2010
Zune HD 16GB Video MP3 Player on Sale at Amazon for $188.88...
news
The Top 10 Portable Media Player Gifts 2009
Dec 16 2009
The Holiday Shopping season is in full swing and Christmas...
Luigi Lugmayr
Luigi is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years
experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting
world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into
vibrant technology magazine.
Luigi can be contacted directly at ml@i4u.com. Luigi posts regularly on LuigiMe.com about his experience running I4U.
blog comments powered by Disqus Comments
Latest stories
Think Geek is following up the successful iCade with the iCade 8-Bitty.
The plot thickens. The iPad 3 will likely have a retina display and it is likely made by Sharp.
Samsung hits up Northern European countries with the new 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2 running Android 4.0.
- Visit our Homepage for the Latest Rumors, News and Shopping Tips
Featured hubs
I4U: Follow the Gadget Life Cycle
I4U News covers the complete life of a gadget starting with rumors. Some rumors turn out to be true and become news and gadget reviews become interesting. Then a gadget goes on sale. Now it is all about shopping and deals.