Originally slated for a December release, Zune Arts has released some of its new features a few days early. Once you are at the site, visit one of the many films and art links where you can download you favorite. You will now notice the ability to post comments and the opportunity to sign-up for the Zune Arts Newsletter.
The ability to embed Zune Arts media into your own site is on the way...
A mere thirty minutes after the Toys R' Us flagship store in Manhattan opened its doors, employees were already yelling, "The Zunes are DONE! The Zunes are DONE!"
Customers lined up outside this location long before 5am when the neon lights filled the street. Hundreds of these shoppers were there specifically for the 30GB version Zunes that had been slashed down in price to near $80.
"It definitely was very hectic in the beginning, due to the Zune being on sale," said Gianni Incontro, an employee based in the corporate headquarters in Wayne, N.J., who was helping out at the Times Square location.
In Victorville, California customers lined up outside another Toys R' Us, same sceanario, only to get inside to find that the Zune sale only had 5 to offer the hundreds waiting a chance for just one! This did not go over very well...
“It should have said something in the flier,” said Harim Sanchez who waited in line for almost an hour with his family for the deal. “We were going to buy them at OfficeMax but we saw them here for $80 and decided to come here.”
Glad you shop online and waaaay early like me?
Cesar, the Zune Insider, has reported that the Zune 80GB should be available again in the the next 7 to 10 days.
"Based on our own forecasts as well as early retail orders, we chose to prioritize production of the Zune 4 and Zune 8. Zune 80 was at retail on launch day albeit in lower numbers. That combined with the positive press cycle and higher-than-expected demand has led to the current situation"
Thanks again to Cesar and the entire Zune team for keeping us posted and good luck everyone who missed the boat first time around snagging their own Zune 80GB!
There's so much going on in the Zuniverse right now that some things get overlooked. One dimension of our beloved gadget and community of users that deserves our attention and praise is Zune Arts. Over a year ago Zune Arts launched with a Regina Spektor song about two men and a bunny. Now, Zune Arts has relaunched as a full fledged online program that features some of the best up-and-coming artists in the world.
Zune Arts is keeping its minimalist approach but there are many more features that have been added to the buffet to make your browsing more productive and enjoyable. Some of the new features include:
- Getting the inside scoop on Zune Arts films, artists, competitions and more...
- By RSS feed you can now get the up-to-the-minute buzz from Zune Arts delivered directly to your reader, blog or homepage
- Coming in December, you can sign up with Zune Arts to receive the Zune Arts Newsletter and receive exclusive content from the site
- Also coming in December you will be able to share your thoughts inside Zune Arts using a newly designed Comment Board
- Zune Arts will also have the capability for you to embed your favorite films into your own site or blog
Seems that the new V2 Zune 80GB is running out all across the board! Even ZuneOriginals.net is out of the coveted new media player. Too bad I was stuck in a hotel last week with almost non-existant bandwidth, not enough to even get a stab at one of the 80GB custom Zune's. It will be worth the wait.
You can still get a custom Zune 4GB and Zune 8GB in a wide variety of schemes that suit your style. Visit Zune Originals >>>
The new Zune 80GB version is selling out in most major retailers, online or otherwise. In a way I am very happy that it is so popular but I am also a bit disappointed. Not because my buddy can't snarf one up today, but I'm a bit disappointed in Microsoft for not anticipating the rush a bit more. In a market that is almost completely captured by the iPod, it would make sense to me to seize this Holiday shopping season as a way to put a dent in the armor of Apple and make a huge surge forward....
Again, I am very delighted at the Zune's resurfacing popularity. As all Zune owners know, this is a fantastic product and now its even better. Even if the Zune 80GB is six weeks behind production, this is great news that they are being sold in boat-loads. Great job Zune Team!
