Here is a video review of the new Zune 120 from ZuneScene. The Zune 120 features updates such as the new Zune 3.0 software and the 120GB harddrive at the same price point as the discontinued Zune 80. Maybe the best news is that you can now pick up he Zune 80 on sale all over the web but the Zune 120 is a sweet package with enough space to manage a huge media collection.

You can store more than 200 feature length movies and a serious music collection on 120GB. If you chose to grab the Zune Pass you have enough room for up to 30,000 songs and unlimited downloads. You may need to upgrade your internet connection just to download all the stuff you can jam on 120GB. A new Zune player makes a great holiday gift for friends or family. You may want to buy two so you can share songs and photos with the wireless connection.

In the two years I have had MAX we have been a few places. I don’t have a lot of pics of me and MAX but he’s been right there with me for lots of cool stuff from beaches to mountain peaks and lots inbetween. I’ve read a few stories about broken Zunes and I have also heard all the complaints Zune owners and haters have. I may have a few gripes about Zune but most of my disappointment is with Microsoft and the botched launch of the Zune line that ticks me off the most. I think the stumbles they made in the first year are going to cost them billions to overcome in name alone and the Social has been lonely to say the least. It was stupid to rush to market ill prepared with a crippled device but I like my Zune and it’s been a great player that keeps on improving.

That’s what most cool about my Zune, it keeps getting better and more interesting. My original Zune 30 now comes with some cool wireless multiplayer Games for Zune as well as podcast support, gapless playback, and all the stuff people cried was missing in the first firmware like a clock and wireless sync. How many other portable media players get better with age?

When Microsoft announced a subscription music service to go along with Zune a lot of folks laughed at the idea or thought it was dumb to rent music as some said but for me it was a great way to get new music pushed in my face every time I logged into the Zune MarketPlace and it helped kept me deep into the Zune universe. I have maintained my Zune Pass subscription the entire time an it’s been a good deal for me. I have listened to 100′s of new artists and at least 1000 new songs I may never have heard without my Zune Pass and now it gets even better.

I still pay $15 per month for unlimited Zune downloads but now I get to keep 10 songs each month as part of my permanent collection. How cool is that? When you consider the going rate for 10 songs is $10 its like paying $5 extra for the subscription service. That makes Zune Pass the best deal of all the pay for content models. It’s better than buying a CD each month, its better than buying individual songs from iTunes and its the best subscription service of them all. The only way to get music any cheaper is to steal it!!

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I got scooped on a story because I’m too lazy to write. I installed the Zune 3.1 updates yesterday and ran through the navigation before I played each of the new games. I like the new games for Zune, the graphics are much nicer than previous games. As I was running through I noticed a button on a game for Zune that said Touch. I knew right away they had built this in for a future Zune touch device and I should write something about it here on Zune MAX.

Instead I went on and wrote some other junk on another website and missed an opportunity to be the first to write on something. So this guy RyJones sent a video to Gizmodo and they posted it this morning.

I wonder if we can expect a Zune Touch screen device some time soon or may we see Games for Zune on some other manufacturers touch device?

I actually saw this ad on tv two nights ago. I thought it was kinda generic but better than most of the early Zune ads. The new Zune 3.0 add features musician and actor Common and highlights the new Zune 3

Zune Review

I’ve owned 5 different kinds of iPods, as well as the original Zune, and I must say, that this product is by far the best of the group. I spent the day trying to return my iPod Classic (80GB)so that I could get my hands on one of these—and I had to look just about everywhere in town to find one. Is this better than the iPod Classic? Undoubtedly. I can make a fair comparison, as I have been toying with the Classic for the last two weeks.

Gears Of War Zune Contest

Zune has not been setting any sales records and Microsoft is making a move that should help out for sales this Holiday season. Yesterday they announced that there would be a permanent price cut on Zune players and accessories. The price move may not be enough to put Zune on top of sales but with the new firmware updates every so many months you get a lot for your money.

I was watching the news this morning and the news anchor made a comment about a story I had just missed but it was to the effect that she hoped it was “not the same as when Microsoft told us Zune was going to kill iPod” and I told myself that Zune was still trying to get over the botched launch and would for a long time to come.

Buy your Zune players for less this holiday thanks to Microsoft.

Zune Insider

Just in time for the holidays: a flash-based device and accessory price cut for the US and Canada. You may have seen some chatter last week about lower priced devices at certain retailers, well we are happy to “officially” announce that the lower prices can be found at Zune Originals and all our major retail partners (all prices listed in USD, and are only suggested prices). Check the list:

Product New Price Old Price Change
Zune 4GB $99.99 $129.99 -$30
Zune 8GB $139.99 $149.99 -$10
Zune 16GB $179.99 $199.99 -$20
Car Pack $69.99 $79.99 -$10
Home/AV Pack $59.99 $79.99 -$20
Dock Pack $39.99 $49.99 -$10

Ok, happy shopping!