A Zune Ad, That Doesn’t Suck!

Posted by: PatrickJ on May 14 2008 - 182 views

I am one of those rare and mythical creatures - a (very) happy Zune owner.  I have a Gen 1 Zune and really have no complaints with it and use it all the time.  I have not been a fan of Zune advertising however, which I just may have mentioned in the past on this site.

This week I just caught a Zune ad on TV for the first time ever - and I was really almost shocked to find that I like it.  I think it’s a well done advert for the Zune … finally.

Things I like about it:

• No enormous pink bunnnies starring in it at all
• It’s simple
• The track used in it (I don’t know what it is) is not lame IMO
• It highlights the single biggest selling point of the Zune - the Zune Pass all-you-can-eat music plans
• No pink bunnies

Have any of you seen the ad yet?  (if not, click the image at the top of this post to have a look) What do you think?

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Zune Finds THE Answer

Posted by: PatrickJ on Apr 20 2008 - 543 views

Reebok and Zune have teamed up for the first time to bring you a limited edition Allen Iverson sneaker - the Answer XI Zune. The sneakers will be sold with a customized Zune 8g black Zune, featuring etched AI graphics on the back, and loaded with special AI content. Only 60 will be produced and sold.

Cool.  This limited edition offer comes out to coincide with the start of the NBA Playoffs, where unfortunately AI’s team probably won’t be hanging around very long - as the Lakers should make it a short series. 

I think it’s good to see Zune branching out a little on the subject matter for a limited edition series - and Iverson is a great pick as a first sports figure to feature.  He’s been one of the NBA’s most electrifying and hardest working players for a long time.  Definitely one of the top players I’d go out of my way to see playing.  Not sure how any of that ties back into Zune’s brand image - but I’d go for one anyway if I had some spare funds laying around, although I might have to accidentally forget the sneakers box when walking out.

If you want one, there might still be some left at these participating stores:

* Complex/Training Day Store (NYC)
* Commonwealth (VA)
* Major Commonwealth (DC)
* Wish (ATL)
* The 400 (Denver)

How can there not be a Philadelphia store in there???

Via: Gizmodo and Zune Insider

Tags: Zune, limited edition, Allen Iverson, AI, Reebok, The Answer

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Zune Sync to a Virtual Machine on a Mac = Easy

Posted by: PatrickJ on Apr 02 2008 - 1,007 views

Admitting this will probably get me kicked out of the Mac Switchers Club - and to think I only just joined by getting a MacBook a couple of weeks ago.  Oh well, anyway - I am one of those seven people (I’ve upped the number because of Zune 2) who own a Zune. 

A  couple of days ago on my dying Dell PC, the Zune software informed me that it was ‘corrupt’ and pretty thoroughly buggered by the sound of things - and offered me up a pretty lengthy set of steps to correct the issue, involving a complete uninstall of itself and several MS component drivers, reinstall from the web and so on.

Since I am increasingly using only the Mac (and pulling all my data off the PC), I figured that was as good a time as any to see if I could get the Zune syncing with the Mac through a VMWare virtual machine.  I figured it might be possible, but would probably be a bit of a pain, with a lot of hoops to jump through to make things work.  Boy was I wrong.  It was easy.  A breeze really.

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Sandisk Lights My Fire With The Sansa Fuze.

Posted by: dgoldring on Mar 11 2008 - 690 views

Earlier this week, although we did not write about it in this space, rumors started trickling in about a new Sansa media player from Sandisk.  In fact, it wasn’t long before Amazon confirmed these early reports of a new media player, posting for pre-order sales.

 

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Sony Updates…Almost Everything

Posted by: dgoldring on Feb 26 2008 - 445 views

Wow!  When I woke up this morning, my inbox was overflowing, and much of it was upcoming releases from Sony.  The powerhouse of multimedia is at it again, updating almost everything in their line of headphones and multimedia players.  In fact, I am extremely please to find that their new multimedia player finally includes Bluetooth functionality, one of the biggest criticisms I laid into the NWZ-A818 when I reviewed it a few months ago.

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128mb MP3 Player a ‘Clear’ Winner Over iPods

Posted by: PatrickJ on Feb 15 2008 - 413 views

Photo: Todd Tankersley - Image Source: Wired

The mpion releases positively and negatively charged ions, which supposedly neutralize breakouts. Here are the instructions: Touch the device to the offending area as you listen to tunes, flip the switch to Minus, and hold for five to 10 minutes. Allegedly, the negative ions open pores and replenish moisture. Then, flip it to Positive and hold to reduce oil and close your pores back up

Yup, this little media player is supposed to also have the ability to help clear up acne!  So whatever the mpion MP3 player lacks in storage and other more traditional features, it more than makes up for with its super acne-fighting powers. :)   Even the latest big-screen iPod doesn’t have that sort of ‘touch’ effect …

Via: Wired

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