Wildchicken: Zune

Zune Launches

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:32:18 GMT

Just in case you haven't noticed the deluge of news about this, Zune launched today! If you're in the US, it should be widely available at retail (unless they sold out).

Zune Preview Event, NYC

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:10:56 GMT

Helping out with the Zune preview event that we're holding at a space on the west side. We've got a full day of media people coming through to see the Zune Marketplace, PC software, accessories, and of course the Zune device. I'm manning the living room setup where we're also showing how Zune works with Xbox 360 and to help answer any Zune-related questions they might have. No one should be walking out of this today without knowing everything there is to know about Zune! One week left, and you can get one for yourself.

Got up at 5:45 AM, ate breakfast with some of the guys on the team, then promptly showed up on site at 7:30 AM. Tonight, the place turns into a club where we've got MSTRKRFT and 120 Days onstage. Tomorrow, back on a plane to Seattle. Hello, jet lag.

Zune.net Has Been Turned On

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:55:19 GMT

As of 5:30AM Pacific, zune.net is available to the world! Check it out.

And an article on Red Herring describes a study that suggests "more than half of of the iPod faithful surveyed would consider a Zune." Pretty interesting, I would say.

Interview With Zune Designer Steve Kaneko

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:09:42 GMT

My design director here in the Entertainment Experience Group, Steve Kaneko, has a short interview where he talks about the colors of the Zune family and talks a little bit about the design approach and process that we went through.

I love the double-shot color-on-color treatment. Personally, I go back and forth on my favorite color. I initially had a brown (with green double-shot) unit, and now I'm toting around a black w/ blue unit. I'm going to borrow someone's white one, too. Choices, choices.