Microsoft has made a pledge to release a "Zune" MP3 player and matching online music and video store in time for the yearend holiday shopping season.The Toshiba-manufactured MP3 player (mainly that is what Zune is going to be…) will also be endowed with a 802.11b/g Wi-Fi module, an FM radio tuner (some people are reporting it doesn't, but the main FCC report clearly states it does), a 3inch LCD, and a USB 2.0 port to allow for data transfer and to connect to a TV-out dongle which is shown running on a standard TV in the main test report.It all depends on Zune’s success: Microsoft will eventually decide to manufacture it “in-house” if it meets its objectives, sending both Gigabeat and Toshiba’s hopes in the MP3 market into oblivion.
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