1.2 million zune devices sold and some rumors

Cesar, zune insider, has announced that Microsoft has over reached their goal of selling one million zune devices as of this summer. They have sold 1.2 million zunes!!! Those are great news, so thanks to Cesar for that info. Now on some zune 2 rumors, zune-online.com is reporting that a Microsoft official has stated that they expect to expand the zune family by this Christmas and also that actual owners don't have to worry about their device becoming obsolete. As new hardware is released the software that comes out with the new hardware will be available as an update to actual owners. So stay patient that new features are on the way (Not that we have been waiting for a while now...).

I'm leaving for vacations to Seattle for the next two weeks so don't expect any posts for that time (unless there is something very very important to announce). I'm planning on going to some Mariners games as well as to visit the Seahawks training camp!!

watermelon zune now available

The new limited edition is now available at Amazon.com and Target stores for 30 days at least. After that 30 day period the device should be available at most retail stores for everyone to buy. But get it now if you can from Amazon or target. Makes great Father's Day gift!

Watermelon (red) zune announced!

Microsoft announced today that the latest limited edition zune will be available exclusively from Target and Amazon starting June 10. Here are some official pictures. Also a shot of the complete zune family.

Microsoft presents coffee table that will change the world

The software giant presented to developers a revolutionary touchscreen computer in the form of a coffee table. The most special part of this computer is that the touchscreen interface can recognize multiple touch points at the same time and also from multiple users. Microsoft says that the idea with this is to eliminate the keyboard and mouse as the primary elements of controlling and using the home computer. Its codename was Milan but now it is called Microsoft Surface. Surface has no cables or USB ports. It works with external devices as cameras, cellphones, pocket PC and other devices such as Zune by placing the device on top of the screen. The system now recognizes the device and connects wirelessly to it and quickly displays the files that device has in the main screen. Now if you want to edit those files you can do so and send the file back to the device or transfer it to another device. A very nice trick is to send music files and playlists from one zune to another. Just place two zune devices on the table and drag and drop files from one device to another. The main components of Surface are: 1)Screen, 2)Infrared (which works as the machine vision), 3)CPU, and 4) Projector. Microsoft says that the table computer will be available this summer in hotels and public entertainment places for the general public to see the machine in action and plans for it to be ready for sale by the end of 2007. Check out a hands on review and video from Popular Mechanics

new limited edition zune already out there?

You still don know this but I am a very huge fan of Microsoft's Zune. I believe it is one of the most complete digital audio players out there and that it has one of the best sound quality of any other players in the market. After saying that, back to the topic at hand, zune-online.com just announced an Ebay auction for a red limited edition zune which Microsoft has promised to roll out this summer after the production of 100,000 limited edition pink zunes. How the seller got his hands on one and is it really an authentic one we don't know for sure. A few days ago we also saw out there a couple of pictures of a red zune spotted by a photographer. I just hope that Microsoft makes available this edition to the general public and that they finally announce that much awaited flash-memory zune. I'll keep posting as more rumors surface, in the meantime check out the auction, it has some box pictures.

Windows Live Mail Desktop

I have just downloaded a new hotmail tool from www.live.com that is called Windows Live Mail Desktop. I find it really useful and you should try it out. I believe it is based in an Outlook type platform that almost everyone is familiar with. It is also very user friendly and customizable. You can also control more than one email account from it. Everyone should try it out and see how it works for them !