The $249.99 Zune

The price of the Zune is set to match that of the 30 Gb iPod with video. Is this enough to bring the masses on board? Microsoft admits they will take a loss on the product at the beginning. They have done the same with the XBox, and it seems to be doing well. Can Microsoft repeat the same trick with the Zune? Comments?

Wal-Mart Bites Back!

Gentlemen, we have heard it before, and this article appeared in the New York Post:

Walmart Bites Back

Are things supposed to work like this? It doesn't sound very nice! Comments?

Imagine the Zune commercial

Since Microsoft likes to mimic Apple I can only imagine what their TV ad will be for the Zune. Imagine a series of dancers trying to sway this heavy brick through the air while it leaves a glow of brown streaks. Now that image should really drive up sales. Not.

125,000 movies in one week

125,000 movies in a week purchased from the iTunes store- is this significant? It sounds like a good chunk of change when they charge betweem $10 and $15 per movie. I don't feel I have a good handle on how important this number is, though. Any thoughts?

The Zune Revealed - except...

Well, Microsoft revealed the new Zune! Colors are white, black and ... brown! They did reveal, except we still don't know how much the Zune will sell for, how much their songs will cost, how much the Zune weighs (according to MS), or when it will go on sale. They say it will be available for the Holiday season.

Has anyone heard more? Comments?

ipod nano spoof

New iPods!! And...iTV!!

Well, we now know. The iPod with video isn't bigger, but now it has games. The iPod nano comes in aluminum with colors and a higher top end. The shuffle got smaller, and everyone's got better ear buds.

I was disappointed at first about the iPod with video - why isn't it bigger? But with iTV, I think Apple isn't aiming at watching movies on the iPod, but rather on the high definition TVs. The iPod is more of a storage device when it comes to movies.

Movies at higher definition, but not HIGH definition - I think they are avoiding what in my opinion is a mistake for Amazon. Amazon does offer high definition, but at a download time that most people really don't want to be bothered with! Later, when broadband speeds increase, it will make sense to download high definition content, but it may not be ready yet.

What do you think??

Amazon Unbox

Does the new Amazon video download service threaten whatever Apple unveils next week? I know we don't know what Apple will unveil, but will it offer something comparable? I know the video quality is supposed to be better on Amazon, but those download times are sure long! It'll be fascinating!

Zune brick

I was reading up on the new Zune player. The thing sounds like it is going to be a brick. The thickness is 1.8in. Not exactly portable. One of the touted features of the Zune is the Wi-Fi capabilities for transfering music to other players and possibly downloaded from networks to the Zune. But a review that I read said that Wi-Fi is power intensive and will quickly drain the battery. Maybe that is why the device is going to be so big. Even Bluetooth would have been better, because it uses far less power.

An executive at Microsoft acknowledged that in order for the Zune to compete with the iPod it will have to be cool. It sounds like carrying a portable power hungry brick is not what I would consider cool. But its just one man's opinion.

Burger King "FryPod!"

Gentlemen,

So as not to be left at the station as the iPod Express steams by, Burger King has introduced the "FryPod!" It's an order of french fries that comes in a container that is supposed to fit neatly in a car's cupholder, thereby making eating on the go less troublesome - although, it looks the same as always to me. I found this highly amusing, while at the same time wondering if Apple will seek legal action against the company for trademark infringement.

-Le

Special Event Scheduled!!

Showtime, gentlemen! Tuesday September 12, huge announcements! Rumor has it there will be a new iMac with 23 inch display and Core2Duo, refreshed iPods and online Movie store! Anyone hear of anything else? Comments?

We've been spammed!

Have you noticed the spam comments from Annonymous on our blog? Then they have links to ads. To combat this I have turned on word verification where you need to see a picture of a word which is twisted in shape to post a comment. This avoids automatic spam to post comments. I hope this fixes the problem and doesn't cause too much inconvienence.

Google CEO on Apple's board

Any thoughts about Google's CEO being on Apple's board now? I think it can only be good. A united front against the bohemouth Microsoft gives you strength in numbers.

I never understood how you sitting on multiple boards for different companies is not a conflict of interest. Where do you stand when an issue regarding your other company comes up in board meetings? What if the Apple board said they wanted to do a streaming video site like Google's. Do they ask the guy from Google to leave the room?