Microsoft’s Zune HD, will be powered by Nvidia’s Tegra, says CrunchGear.
Microsoft said Thursday a new generation of its Zune music player will go on sale Sept. 15, but eager customers can pre-order the gadget online now.
The Zune HD has a touch screen, built-in Wi-Fi and a Web browser, much like Apple Inc.’s iPod Touch, says the Seattle Times. The Zune HD’s Web browser uses the Bing search engine. Zune users can stream and download music from Microsoft’s Zune Marketplace. Unlike Apple’s device, the Zune HD also has a built-in HD radio receiver.
So far the Zune has attracted only a tiny slice of a digital media player market dominated by iPods.
NVIDIA Tegra is a system-on-a-chip with an ARM processor developed by NVIDIA for mobile devices such as smartphones, PDAs and MIDs. It is the successor to GoForce GPU series, says Wikipedia. A 16-gigabyte Zune HD will sell for $220, and a 32-gigabyte Zune HD will be $290. A docking station for sending high-definition video from the gadget to an HD television will be sold separately.
