In case you don’t remember, I’ve been on the hunt for a media player. My PSP wasn’t cutting it because of its size and interface so it just wouldn’t do. The Zune caught my eye because it had more features than the iPod and was the same price. Initial reviews from some major sites are rather lukewarm, scathing in some cases, but I think it’s because they’re all Apple hugging zealots who are too attached to their iPods. The Zune will probably never be able to top the iPod since it is so entrenched in culture, but that doesn’t make it a bad player. Hit the jump for the rest of the review.
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Posted on November 27, 2006 in Gadgets, Reviews
I am one of the eight people in the US who does not have an iPod. I have a PSP, but it isn’t a very good music player. It’s not bad, the sound quality is excellent, but it can’t match a dedicated music player. For one, it can’t remember track position if you turn it off, which gets really annoying when you decide to stop in the middle of a forty minute podcast — it takes a long time to fast-forward to the place where you left off.
The remastered iPod nano looked really appealing at first but then came Zune… Microsoft decided to expand there hardware division to also encompass media players. Initial reviews are rather lukewarm, but I think the reviewers are just too attached to their iPods. Some complain about crummy format support and others whine about the Zune music store. But from what I gather, its flaws are pretty trivial. I’ll have to take a look see at the device and decide for myself.
Until I can get a hands-on with the Zune, you’ll have to make do with Gizmodo’s Frankenreview.
Posted on November 18, 2006 in Gadgets
Welcome to my little piece of the internet. Here you can find what is going in my life. I’ll try to post as often as I can, but I can’t promise anything (school is hectic you know?).
I originally planned to create a custom theme for jameslao.com but unfortunately I don’t have time at the moment. K2 with a custom header image will have to suffice for now, which isn’t so bad if you think about it. I always liked K2…
Posted on November 11, 2006 in Uncategorized
