Zune phone concept: Hot or not?
It's a fake, folks. The "Zune Contact" phone dreamed up by Adam Huffman from Yanko Design is pure fantasy, and it's not the first.
If you like what you see, don't hold your breath. With the Zune brand still recuperating from its awkward first attempt to unseat Apple's iPod, the chances of Microsoft developing a new phone under the Zune umbrella seems unlikely. Still, it's fun to think about, if only to guess at the countless ways it would likely flop in the face of the iPhone.
Then again, with all the iPhone headaches people are experiencing these days, maybe a smartphone newcomer would be just the thing to stir things up. God knows the touch-screen iPhone clones spewing out from all the usual places aren't quite up for the challenge.
So what do you say? Would Zune's hypothetical phone suffer the same fate as its MP3 player, or is the company that brought you the Xbox 360 the perfect manufacturer to humble the iPhone?
Donald Bell is CNET Reviews' senior editor for MP3 players and portable audio, and one half of the MP3 Insider blog and weekly podcast. He also likes getting his hands dirty with digital audio tools for musicians and DJs.
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this is only a fan-made picture of what (s)he wants, not anything from Microsoft
And through all this posturing and spin the Apple Iphone is still the number 3 smartphone in the US market, well behind leader Nokia and LG. On top of that Iphone cant seem to get even phone calls right.
brings you the zune phone...
Fail Fail Fail
You do know this is a concept "The "Zune Contact" phone dreamed up by Adam Huffman from Yanko Design is pure fantasy, and it's not the first. "
Read before you jump maybe you wont embarass yourself next time.
Don't forget the apple white screen of death.
I really hope someone from Microsoft takes a look at this so they don't make the same mistakes the iPhone did. Tell me what you guys think by replying to this comment. Thanks a bunch.
End of story, forever.
What I thought MS might finally do is get into the hand held market! (With PSP and Nintendo DS)
So take some smaller games that can play Xbox live Arcade Games, take the music from the Zune, and take the OS from Mobile Windows. Make it about the same size as an iphone (maybe a little longer but thinner) you have yourself a winning phone.
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by Wolfie2k5
September 9, 2008 12:57 AM PDT
- I just don't get it... Why would anyone really, truly want a Zune phone...? Microsoft already has a cell platform on the market and it already supports all the features needed for being a cool all around phone. While the Zune interface is ok, there's not much in the way of a point in reinventing the wheel. HTC and Samsung have done a pretty good job of modifying the basic WM 6.1 interface that give it a lot of that iPhone kinda feel while maintaining originality - all while NOT having the iPhone's limitations. Ok.. So some of HTC's phones aren't as "kewl" looking as the jesus phone. But it's just as, if not more functional...
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See all 24 Comments >>Also, WM has never blocked apps, you can get them pretty much anywhere - not just Apple's store.
Could WM be better? Of course. And it likely will be in the next release.
At any rate... I don't really see much point in having a Zune phone. It's bad enough you have to pay through the nose for phone service, and to have to pay a subscription fee on top of that seems a bit silly...