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CNET.com | | Zune HD details
On May 26, 2009, Microsoft officially announced plans to release a touch-screen version of the Zune portable media player, intended to compete with Apple's iPod Touch. The new device is called the Zune HD, and it offers several features not found on the iPod Touch, including an OLED display, HD radio, and high-definition video playback (using an optional dock accessory). Long-standing Zune features, such as a photo viewer, games, podcast management, and Zune Pass music subscription integration, will continue to be supported, as well. Read the Zune HD preview
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Zune HD | | CNET's hottest products | | |  | | New in audio | | | Tiny MP3 players
Flash-based MP3 players are taking over the marketplace. Unlike their hard-drive-based counterparts, flash MP3 players have no moving parts, affording them entirely skip-free playback and, in most cases, a long battery life. Also, flash chips are tiny, meaning the players that use them can be small to the point of ridiculousness. Read more
| | | JBL On Stage 400P speaker dock
A full $50 cheaper than the Bose SoundDock, the JBL On Stage 400P offers a solid alternative for iPod owners who want clear audio and present bass from a reasonably compact speaker. Read more
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| | | Sirius XM teases iPhone app
On May 27, 2009, a PowerPoint presentation from a Sirius XM shareholder meeting revealed the satellite broadcaster's plan to bring its service to the iPhone.
| | | Miccus BluBridge Mobile Speaker
The BluBridge speaker design is easy on the eyes, but sound quality is lacking. Read more
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| | | | Crave blog | | | How many times have you whipped out your iPhone and fired up Shazam, only to have the song end too soon to get a reading? There's a fallback app for that: ClickOnRadio Pro, which not only streams radio in real time, but also shows real-time playlists for over 2,600 stations. Read more
| | | | | How-To | | | Rip an audiobook CD to an iPod
Posted by Donald Bell
As an English major with a tech job, I feel a little guilty not jumping onto the e-book and Kindle bandwagon. I love books, but I'm just too cheap to justify an e-book reader and too lazy to believe I would use it. Nope, until they find a way to upload books directly to my brain, my format of choice is the audiobook. Read more | | Top 5 headphones | | | | | | | | | Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most |
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