Sep 3rd, 4:41 am

By:
Mike

First Look at Zune 2.0

Here is a reported pic of the new Microsoft Zune players called “Draco” and “Scorpio.”

The standard size Zune will feature a 80 Gig hard-drive and the Flash based smaller Zunes will feature and 4Gig and 8 Gig flash drive respectively. The Flash based player will likely be the same size as the iPod Nano. I would expect the release of these new Zunes within the next 60 days, just in time for Christmas. The good news is Microsoft expects the Zune to be around for a long time, eventually owning the market or being even with iPod within 4 years. Here is a good report from Microsoft:

In July, Microsoft’s Robbie Bach, president of the company’s Entertainment & Devices Division, reiterated that it would be three or four years before Microsoft gets where it wants to be in the portable music market.

“You are going to see more from us in terms of new software, in terms of new devices, in terms of new features,” Bach told analysts during a meeting on the company’s Redmond campus. “You’ll see us broaden our presence in the marketplace for sure going forward.”