Gadgets

Zune

At $250, Microsoft's answer to the iPod features a much larger color display screen, a 30 GB hard drive, and a wireless connection that lets users immediately share songs and photos with other Zune owners. Shared songs can be played three times, and stored for up to three days, before they are prompted to either buy the full track or subscribe to the Zune service for unlimited listening. It also comes preloaded with songs from both newer and established artists.

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