http://gizmodo.com/5272228/zune-hd-hands-on-photos-and-video-tour


Having just played with a prototype for a few minutes, I'm really impressed with the Zune HD. I've got a video, too, showing off how well the animations work.

The device is tighter and more physically beautiful than the iPod Touch and it's got a better UI, the main menu's scrolling so natural through the swipe gestures. There's a little note on the side, under the volume toggle—"Hello from Seattle." The power button is up top. The home button is nice and prominent, a bar rather than a round button on the Touch. It's smaller. And the accelerometer is more swift in responding to repositioning; images rotate very fast.

Of course, this thing won't have hundreds of apps ready for download when it comes out, as the Touch does.

But I would take this in a heartbeat, provided they get around to making a Mac client.

Zune HD Video Hands On from Gizmodo on Vimeo.

Very nice. Definitely getting one to replace my old one.

Just noticed that this is a black model, so that's 2 colors confirmed so far.

They will probably allow you to do this to them:

http://www.zune.net/en-us/mp3players/zuneoriginals/default.htm

http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/zune-hd-hands-on/

Sure, it was fun to have Ballmer run us through a little demo of the new Zune HD, but we'd be remiss in our duties if we didn't spend some time manhandling the device ourselves. We managed to track down the beast and toy with it a bit, and we must say... the thing kind of rocks. In your hand the Zune HD has a nice, solid feel, with good heft to it and a surprisingly thin profile. The OLED screen looks absolutely stunning -- even at severe viewing angles, colors were super bright, edges were crisp, and text looked beautiful. The UI is an extension of the exisiting Zune interface, but way tricked out in this version, with lots of flipping images, scaling text, smooth scrolling, and an extreme emphasis on simple visual navigation. While the OS isn't finished, we didn't notice a single hiccup while jumping through menus or playing back HD video. We'll definitely have more on this in the near future, but for now, you'll have to manage with this handful of images.

Very cool.

He seemed enthusiastic.

Is MS selling them for a loss?

Damn... not even complete and it runs smooth and fast...

That screen looks feckun nice and clear..

Good to hear that it rocks.