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Happy Birthday iPod, You’re Doomed

5:59AM Wilson Rothman and Brian Lam | Happy eighth birthday, iPod — you don’t look a day over…Aww, who am I kidding? You look old. More »
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Ballmer On Zune: Sometimes You Get It Right The Third Time?

4:40AM Wilson Rothman | Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer defended notorious products like Windows Vista and Windows Mobile throughout our interview, but when it came to Zune, he did seem to admit that Zune HD nailed what previous Zunes simply couldn’t. More »
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Gemei HD8800 Offers Down And Dirty 1080p On The Cheap

4:00AM Jack Loftus | Cupertino status symbol it most certainly is not, but the Gemei HD8800 does offer 1080p support and has it where it counts. It being price. More »
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What A Broken Zune HD Display Looks Like

5:20AM Mark Wilson | It’s tough to know just how often this particular problem is occurring, but we’ve heard a fair share of reports on the Zune HD’s otherwise gorgeous OLED display having performance glitches. And needless to say, you’d notice it. More »
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Zune HD Quickly Selling Out At Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy

5:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Here’s a statement I never thought I’d write: The newest Zune is apparently a runaway success, currently sold out or backordered at most of the major online outlets. Congrats to this underdog manufacturer “Micro-Soft” for finally hitting the big time! More »
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Micro Sports MP3 Player Helps Up The Douche Quotient

11:50PM Mark Wilson | You want to pull off John Mayer’s DoubleDouche, but you only have one Bluetooth headset. Don’t fret, because this MP3 player from Thanko fits right in your ear. More »
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First Zune HD Commercial Underwhelms, Teases

11:30AM Dan Nosowitz | The first Zune HD commercial came out today, and it’s an extremely brief look (more like a list, really) at a few of the PMP’s main features. I really like the Zune HD, but this ad doesn’t get me excited. More »
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It’s Been A Long Week

3:00AM Matt Buchanan | I feel exactly the same way, and it’s only Thursday. [BBG]
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The New iPod Touch Really Is About 50% Faster…OK, Not Quite

2:15AM Mark Wilson | Apple claims their latest 32/64GB iPod touch is 50% faster than the old iPod touch. Macworld tested the claim, and they found the new touch is certainly close to that benchmark, even if a bit short in some testing. More »
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Zune HD Review: The PMP, Evolved

1:00AM Dan Nosowitz | The Zune HD is, without question, the most buzzed-about dedicated PMP this year. Microsoft is hoping the premium device will lure hardcore media junkies as well as those looking for something a little different. But was all the buzz justified? More »