Microsoft Opens Order Books For Zune HD

The portable digital media player from Microsoft is available in its new avatar. The Redmond, Washington-headquartered computer behemoth has opened the order books for the Zune HD mp3 player. The product will be available in the stores beginning September 15, a month from now.

The player is available in two capacities: the 16Gb machine costs USD 219.99 while the 32Gb machine is tagged at USD 289.99. They can be preordered from Amazon.com, Best Buy, Walmart and Microsoft. The players will be available in five different colors, and there is an option to customize your particular piece with engravings designed by guest artists, and which you can choose any one from a catalog of ten.

The new version of Zune has a number of nifty features. A built-in HD radio receiver makes the music player a portable radio too, which can catch local FM radio stations. The player can store video which can be viewed on an HDTV by connecting through an HDMI A/V docking station. The Zune is now a touch-screen product. Like its competitor the iPod, the Zune customer can download music from Zune Marketplace.

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