MS Zune - New MP3 Player Rumors

Talk has resurfaced again about a new mp3 player to combat the iPod. We've searched around and blieve it'll be called the MS ZUNE.

"Sources close to Microsoft" (don't you love that phrase) say that it'll be a wireless digital music and video player and you'll be able to download tracks from a new, competing service to iTunes - Urge.

The news also states that the Microsoft Zune will also offer a free conversion tool to change your iTunes into compatible files.

Another piece of information is that the MS Zune will have an internal 400 Mhz processor which currently out punches the iPods.

Also, as the Zune looks like it is being developed by the same team as the XBox, can we expect a device that plays games and can be connected to the internet?

External News Stories:

• Is Microsoft going to release an iPod killer? - Guardian Unlimited, UK
• Microsoft’s ‘Zune’ leaks more revelations - Stuff Magazine, UK
• Zune Shipping with Interesting Processor - 1UP.com, NY
• Amid iPod buzz, separating fact from fiction - Think Secret
• Microsoft Approaching iPod Manufacturers For Zune Accessories - Gizmondo