30 August 2006

Microsoft Zune will be built by Toshiba

It may be hard to say what the best MP3 player is in the market, but Apple’s iPod is definitely the hottest and most popular! If there is something that’s really hot that is the only one of its kind in the market, will Microsoft just sit there and watch? No, it won’t. Sony’s PlayStation was very hot, so Microsoft launched Xbox to compete with it. The iPod is very hot so Microsoft is bringing out Microsoft Zune to try to take some market share – see the prototype image above.

Microsoft will launch its new music player Zune around Christmas time and a music service called “Argo” which is similar to Apple’s iTunes. Microsoft has confirmed that Toshiba will build the Zune and it will include 30GB of storage, wireless capabilities and an FM radio tuner. The wireless capabilities will allow users to search for other Zune devices in range and share music, photos, playlists and other media contents.

Toshiba already has its own music player range, Gigabeat, in the market. Click the following links for more information and pricing of Toshiba Gigabeat music players.

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