About Your Zune / History of Zune
Zune is a digital media players and services by Microsoft. It includes portable media players, Zune Marketplace with online music, videos and podcasts stores. It runs on Windows XP and Vista and allows users to manage files on the player, rip audio CDs, and buy songs, music videos, and TV shows at the online store using Microsoft Points.
The first Zune models were released in the US on November 14, 2006 with 30GB of capacity. The Zune 4, 8 and 80 were announced on October 2, 2007. All Zunes (new and older models) now offer the ability to sync wirelessly, a new touchpad-style input device, additional file support for H.264 and MPEG-4 files, podcast support, and an upgraded song-sharing licensing. The 4 and 8 GB Zunes are flash-based and smaller in size than the 80 GB version. The 30GB Zune was not redesigned.
The Zune comes with earphones, USB data cable, and carrying bag (Zune 30 only). The Zune 80 models come with upgraded "Zune Premium" headphones. The Zune 120 includes standard headphones only.