Microsoft Zune Pricing and Release Date Confirmed

September 29th, 2006

Microsoft Zune is confirmed to be available to the U.S. consumers starting Nov 14th, 2006 for $249.99.

The Zune is a 30GB digital media player that offers music and picture sharing through WiFi, 3-inch LCD video screen that works in portrait or landscape mode to view pictures and videos and FM transmitter.

Each Zune digital media player is pre-loaded with songs, music videos and fun films and images. Users can pay a flat $14.99 fee to download unlimited music at the Zune Music Store.

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The pre-loaded content includes the following:
Audio Tracks

  • Band of Horses, “Wicked Gil” (Sub Pop Records)
  • Bitter:Sweet, “The Mating Game” (Quango Music Group)
  • CSS, “Alala (Microsoft edit)” (Sub Pop Records)
  • Darkel, “At The End of The Sky (edit)” (Astralwerks)
  • Every Move a Picture, “Signs of Life” (V2)
  • Small Sins, “Stay” (Astralwerks)
  • The Adored, “Tell Me Tell Me” (V2)
  • The Rakes, “Open Book” (V2)
  • The Thermals, “A Pillar of Salt” (Sub Pop Records)

Music Video

  • 30 Seconds to Mars, “The Kill” (Virgin Records)
  • BT, “1.618” (DTS Entertainment)
  • Chad VanGaalen, “Red Hot Drops” (Sub Pop Records)
  • Coldcut featuring Roots Manuva, “True Skool” (Ninja Tune)
  • CSS, “Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above” (Sub Pop Records)
  • Fruit Bats, “Live: The Wind That Blew My Heart Away” (Sub Pop Records)
  • Grandaddy, “Elevate Myself” (V2)
  • Hot Chip, “Over and Over” (Astralwerks Records)
  • Kraak & Smaak featuring Dez., “Keep Me Home” (Quango Music Group)
  • Kinski, “Live: The Snowy Parts of Scandinavia” (Sub Pop Records)
  • Paul Oakenfold, “Faster Kill Pussycat (Featuring Brittany Murphy)” (Maverick Records)
  • Serena-Maneesh, “Drain Cosmetics” (Playlouderecordings)

Film Shorts

  • 5 Boro: “A New York Skateboarding Minute” (Skateboarding)
  • Radical Films: “Kranked — Progression” (Mountain Biking)
  • TGRTV The North Face (Skiing/Snowboarding)

Images

  • A variety of images to personalize a Zune device, including 12 classic rock posters from “Art of Modern Rock”

The device will be available in three colors – black, brown and white. Accessories for Zune are also available (sold separately) – Zune Home A/V Pack, Travel Pack, Car Pack, AV Output Cable, AC Adapter, Sync Cable and more.

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