Official Zune Price is $249

Microsoft has issued a Press Release today with details on the Zune release date and price. Zune will be available on November 14th and sell for $249.

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"Made for Zune" official Zune accessories for sale

More has been revealed of the "Made for Zune" accessories program. Select manufacturers have been unveiled as producing licensed accessories for the new Microsoft media players.

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Zune for sale at Amazon

The Zune MP3 Player is being advertised for sale at Amazon. There are also some interesting accessories including a battery backup that sounds like a great idea.

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RED HERRING | Real, SanDisk Team on Music

RED HERRING | Real, SanDisk Team on Music:

"Real, SanDisk Team on Music

RealNetworks’ Rhapsody DNA technology will work with SanDisk’s Sansa MP3 players.
September 18, 2006

RealNetworks introduced its Rhapsody DNA music technology Monday and said that SanDisk would be introducing music players this fall that will incorporate the technology, which aims to make the company’s Rhapsody service work as seamlessly with devices as does Apple Computer’s iTunes.



Apple has a long lead in the digital music industry with its iPod line and iTunes Music Store. Last week, Apple expanded the breadth of iPod and iPod nano devices, and introduced movie and game downloads to iTunes (see Apple Attacks Digital Living Room).



RealNetworks wants to draw in more users to Rhapsody, but it is perceived as being in the same league as other services like Napster, Yahoo Music, and eMusic that work with Microsoft’s Windows Media software.



Now RealNetworks is facing a threat from Microsoft itself, which is rolling out its own music service to work with its upcoming Zune devices (see Microsoft Unveils Zune).

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CNN.com - PlayStation's serious side: Fighting disease - Sep 18, 2006

CNN.com - PlayStation's serious side: Fighting disease - Sep 18, 2006: "Kids aiming to persuade their parents to buy the PlayStation 3 have some new ammunition -- donating their PS3's down time to researchers could help cure Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or mad cow disease.

This November, Sony's PS3, with a price tag from $499 to $599, will challenge Microsoft's XBox 360 and Nintendo's Wii in a battle royale for holiday dollars when it hits stores in the United States and Japan.

The PS3 uses a powerful new processor called the Cell Broadband Engine to run highly realistic games like 'Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07,' 'Metal Gear Solid 4' and 'Full Auto 2.' It also has a 20GB or 60GB hard drive (depending on the model) and can connect to the Internet either wirelessly, or with an Ethernet hookup so gamers can download new programs and take each other on.

The PS3's chip is the same one IBM is using in a supercomputer it's building for the Department of Energy. That computer is expected to reach speeds of one petaflop, or 1,000 trillion calculations per second."

Microsoft Zune Player finally revealed

Details of the Microsoft Zune are finally revealed. See the first official pictures and device descriptions.

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Microsoft Zune (firmware 0.9 beta) Hit Hundreds of Podcasts

This website has posted information on the Zune and it's potential as a podcast device.

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Zune US Trademark Application filed

Microsoft has revealed quite a bit more about the potential plans for the Zune family of devices and services. The US Trademark application has been posted at USPTO website.

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