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Big news on Zune players today as MobileWhack reveals documentation on the FCC website for a new HDD portable audio player by Toshiba labeled Model 1089. As can be seen in the pictures above the Toshiba 1089 is no doubt the Microsoft Zune. The pictures Below even have the Zune logo on the back of the device.

There has been much speculation as to who would produce the hardware for the Zune and it is now obvious that Toshiba was the choice for Microsoft. Having Toshiba develop the hardware saves Microsoft the troubles of hurting one its PlaysForSure partners and allows full scale production on already developed assembly lines.

Some interesting tidbits from the FCC filings include the revelation of Pyxis through the "Sync your movies and pictures" features described in this PDF. Pyxis seems to be the name for the network which Zune devices will use to share content. In the "DJing Content" section of the filing it reads that "Pyxis allows you to stream music to up to 4 other Pyxis devices." Whether or not Pyxis is the same network used to link with the Xbox 360 remains to be seen. For now the Pyxis website leads to Pyxis Products " Pyxis products from Cardinal Health offer the latest advances in health care automation technology". We’re guessing Microsoft is going to change that some time before the official release date of Zune players.

The FCC filing also reveals some details on what’s going on inside the Zune player. We can see by these Zune photos that the player is compatible with WLAN 802.11 and will offer Zune users the capability to "DJ" music. With your new Zune player you can act as a DJ by using special modes available on the player. Friends with compatible devices can then tune in to what you are playing. Welcome to Zune casting folks. It’s a limited edition of what is sure to become a Zune podcasting feature. Zune Pods will allow you to broadcast your productions over the WiFi network and that’s awesome! Our friends over at Zune Luv are gonna be excited about this one. Although it’s probably not exactly what they are looking for it’s a big step forward to a true Zune podcast feature and the fact is the foundations are set for Zune casting.

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