Customizable gift options and themed playlists from Zune Marketplace help
consumers share the love this Valentine's Day.
REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Responding to
consumer excitement for the Zune 80GB, Microsoft Corp. is making the
popular wireless digital media player available in red with Zune Originals,
just in time for Valentine's Day. Inspired by the themes of love and
sharing, an exclusive collection of 20 new laser-engraved designs will be
available to consumers for a limited time at http://www.zuneoriginals.net;
in addition, Zune Marketplace will feature Valentine's Day playlists that
can be shared with friends or loved ones Zune to Zune or via the Zune
Social online music community.
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"Zune gives consumers a dynamic canvas that is brought to life by the
music, pictures, videos and podcasts they fill it with," said Scott
Erickson, senior director of product management for Zune at Microsoft.
"Zune Originals makes it easy to design a customized player, while wireless
sharing and the Zune Social online music community give people new ways to
connect."
Zune Originals gives customers more options to personalize their player
with 20 new designs celebrating love and sharing that can be laser-engraved
on the back of their Zune. The new Valentine's Day series features artwork
from four new artist collectives -- Colorblok, Friends With You, PSYOP and
Studio Play Pretend -- and is available exclusively at
http://www.zuneoriginals.net through Feb. 14. Each new graphic can be
paired with up to three lines of text, letting consumers add a personal
message; if no graphic is chosen, up to five lines of text are available.
For a limited time, Zune Originals also offers a gift-wrap option and
shipping at no additional charge.* With the addition of the Valentine's Day
series, customers can now choose from more than 65 designs, to create a
custom wireless player in the size and color they want.
The Zune Marketplace online store makes it easy to load the Zune player
with favorite love songs that can be shared wirelessly Zune to Zune or with
friends via Zune Social. To find their perfect Valentine's Day soundtrack,
consumers can browse playlists such as "Hip Hop Valentine," "80s Love,"
"Broken Love," and "Talk to Me, Barry," love jams from the legendary Barry
White featuring spoken introductions. Zune software also makes it easy for
people to create their own playlists in seconds by simply dragging and
dropping songs to the playlist icon.
With a bright 3.2-inch screen and premium in-ear noise-isolating
headphones, the red Zune 80GB is the latest addition to the new line of
Zune wireless players, which also includes the slim, ultra-portable Zune
4GB and Zune 8GB, available in pink, green, black and red. All three models
offer wireless sync and sharing, a built-in FM tuner, and the new Zune Pad,
a touch-sensitive navigation button that lets people fly through menus or
lists with the flick of the thumb, or click to easily change songs or
adjust the volume. The Zune 80GB (estimated retail price $249), Zune 8GB
(ERP $199) and Zune 4GB (ERP $149) are available at retailers nationwide
and at http://www.zuneoriginals.net.
More information on great Zune Valentine's Day offers from Zune
Originals and retailers nationwide is available at
http://www.zune.net/valentines. About
Zune
Zune is Microsoft's music and entertainment brand that provides an
integrated digital entertainment experience. The Zune platform includes a
line of wireless digital media players, the Zune Marketplace online store,
and Zune Social online music community. Zune is part of Microsoft's
Entertainment and Devices Division and supports the company's
software-based services vision to help drive innovation in the digital
entertainment space. More information can be found online at
http://www.zune.net/en-us/press.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize
their full potential.
* See http://www.zuneoriginals.net for details.
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