Comments on: Zune-alicious: The Unboxing http://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: karrockhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-896 karrock Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:58:53 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-896 Found this gem in Google's cache too -- for some reason it doesn't exist on their current website! BleedingEdgeTV <a href="http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:unbqBhvwGxEJ:www.bleedingedgetv.com/+gearlive+zune+disassembly&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3&client=firefox-a" rel="nofollow">GearLive's Zune Disassembly Video</a> Gear Live's <a>photo gallery</a> of the Zune's dissection is also offline now... Should we start the Microsoft conspiracy theories now...? ;o) Found this gem in Google’s cache too — for some reason it doesn’t exist on their current website!

BleedingEdgeTV GearLive’s Zune Disassembly Video

Gear Live’s photo gallery of the Zune’s dissection is also offline now… Should we start the Microsoft conspiracy theories now…? ;o)

]]> By: karrockhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-892 karrock Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:40:41 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-892 Guess my one post is lost to the Internet godz then... Something along the lines of: I was able to get to Bunnie's website before the slashdot hordes, so I posted his photos up on flickr while I still had them in my browser's cache. Of special interest is the jumbo-sized photo of the logic board, if anyone wants to play "name that integrated circuit!" like the visitors to his blog have. http://www.flickr.com/photos/karrock/sets/72157594377871741/ Andrew "Bunnie" Huang has an electronics engineering background (PhD from MIT!) and is perhaps best known for <a href="http://hackingthexbox.com" rel="nofollow">reverse engineering the XBOX</a>, so perhaps he's taking a swing at the dark corners of the mysterious Zune... (Cue ominous music) Guess my one post is lost to the Internet godz then… Something along the lines of:

I was able to get to Bunnie’s website before the slashdot hordes, so I posted his photos up on flickr while I still had them in my browser’s cache. Of special interest is the jumbo-sized photo of the logic board, if anyone wants to play “name that integrated circuit!” like the visitors to his blog have.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/karrock/sets/72157594377871741/

Andrew “Bunnie” Huang has an electronics engineering background (PhD from MIT!) and is perhaps best known for reverse engineering the XBOX, so perhaps he’s taking a swing at the dark corners of the mysterious Zune… (Cue ominous music)

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-891 Judie Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:27:41 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-891 I have to approve everyone's first post (to catch spam), but after that they should all go though immediately - unless there are more than two external links in the comment (also to catch spam). Any other post delays are just be wordpress fun and the internet gods. :-P I have to approve everyone’s first post (to catch spam), but after that they should all go though immediately – unless there are more than two external links in the comment (also to catch spam).

Any other post delays are just be wordpress fun and the internet gods. :-P

]]> By: karrockhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-890 karrock Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:24:35 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-890 One quickie question Judie... How come some of my comments post immediately and other times it seems like they go through an approval/moderation process? Couldn't spot any rhyme or reason from what I've posted so far... One quickie question Judie… How come some of my comments post immediately and other times it seems like they go through an approval/moderation process? Couldn’t spot any rhyme or reason from what I’ve posted so far…

]]> By: karrockhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-889 karrock Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:32:46 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-889 Me again... Bunnie's "Zune Guts" is available in Google's cache, but there were a lot more comments the last time I was able to load his website... http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:MfJe91OJa0UJ:www.bunniestudios.com/wordpress/%3Fp%3D131+zune+guts+bunnie&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 Me again…

Bunnie’s “Zune Guts” is available in Google’s cache, but there were a lot more comments the last time I was able to load his website…

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:MfJe91OJa0UJ:www.bunniestudios.com/wordpress/%3Fp%3D131+zune+guts+bunnie&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-885 Judie Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:44:17 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-885 Oooh - thanks for the link! :-) Oooh – thanks for the link! :-)

]]> By: karrockhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-884 karrock Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:43:06 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-884 Here's "Bunnie's" Zune dismantling -- they took some macro shots of various components, including its tiny WiFi module. http://www.bunniestudios.com/wordpress/?p=131 Slashdot effect in full force, so YMMV on accessing the website... Here’s “Bunnie’s” Zune dismantling — they took some macro shots of various components, including its tiny WiFi module.

http://www.bunniestudios.com/wordpress/?p=131

Slashdot effect in full force, so YMMV on accessing the website…

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-880 Judie Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:21:17 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-880 Ha, only in a perfect world. ;-) Major wishful thinking, but wouldn't it have been nice?! :-D Ha, only in a perfect world. ;-) Major wishful thinking, but wouldn’t it have been nice?! :-D

]]> By: johnkeshttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-879 johnkes Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:18:34 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-879 Wishful thinking? Tell me about the sync connector - it looks like an iPod connector. Do you think it will actually work with iPod accessories? Wishful thinking? Tell me about the sync connector – it looks like an iPod connector. Do you think it will actually work with iPod accessories?

]]> By: Girls Gone Mobile » A brand new Zune on the way!http://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-873 Girls Gone Mobile » A brand new Zune on the way! Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:32:49 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-873 [...] I decided to with the brown one, my reasoning being that I’ve owned various white iPods and a couple of black ones - about time I went with a different coloured MP3 player! (Well, I’ve had a pink iPod mini! ) Plus I’m very partial to brown. I’m expecting it next week, so look forward to a full unboxing and subsequent review soon! In the mean time, check out Judie’s Zune unboxing here. [...] [...] I decided to with the brown one, my reasoning being that I’ve owned various white iPods and a couple of black ones – about time I went with a different coloured MP3 player! (Well, I’ve had a pink iPod mini! ) Plus I’m very partial to brown. I’m expecting it next week, so look forward to a full unboxing and subsequent review soon! In the mean time, check out Judie’s Zune unboxing here. [...]

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-872 Judie Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:24:05 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-872 karrock, don't forget that the Zune also has a wiFi radio buit in - that probably takes up <em>some</em> room. :-) karrock, don’t forget that the Zune also has a wiFi radio buit in – that probably takes up some room. :-)

]]> By: karrockhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-869 karrock Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:01:36 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-869 <strong>Allen:</strong> Not too surprising, really, since the Zune is really just a cosmetically modified Toshiba Gigabeat... <strong>Nzo:</strong> Great link! I hadn't seen anyone post the dissection anywhere else yet. Frankly, I'm surprised that it's so much thicker than the iPod... I guess they have to chalk it down to the huge logic board and all-plastic case, because the <a href="http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/video-ipod.ars/6" rel="nofollow">5/5.5 gen iPod</a> uses a half length board with fewer components, a flatter battery (though possibly displacing the same volume), and other space-saving measures. Allen: Not too surprising, really, since the Zune is really just a cosmetically modified Toshiba Gigabeat…
Nzo: Great link! I hadn’t seen anyone post the dissection anywhere else yet.

Frankly, I’m surprised that it’s so much thicker than the iPod… I guess they have to chalk it down to the huge logic board and all-plastic case, because the 5/5.5 gen iPod uses a half length board with fewer components, a flatter battery (though possibly displacing the same volume), and other space-saving measures.

]]> By: Allen Honghttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-867 Allen Hong Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:43:02 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-867 Oh, here the specs for the hard drive... http://www3.toshiba.co.jp/storage/english/spec/hdd/mk3008.htm Oh, here the specs for the hard drive… http://www3.toshiba.co.jp/storage/english/spec/hdd/mk3008.htm

]]> By: Allen Honghttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-866 Allen Hong Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:41:38 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-866 LOL, those dissection pics make taking it apart look too easy. Thats interesting that they used a Toshiba 1.8-inch Hard Disk Drive... LOL, those dissection pics make taking it apart look too easy. Thats interesting that they used a Toshiba 1.8-inch Hard Disk Drive…

]]> By: bookofjoehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-861 bookofjoe Tue, 14 Nov 2006 22:31:24 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-861 Love those magnetized earphone backs; very — dare I say it? — Cupertino-ish.

w00t!

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-860 Judie Tue, 14 Nov 2006 22:09:58 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-860 The whole vibe I got while opening the box was good, though - I will say that. Everything is very nicely done, and the "Welcome to the social" and the "Hello from Seattle" bits were friendly touches where none were expected; kinda different and enjoyable. :-) The whole vibe I got while opening the box was good, though – I will say that. Everything is very nicely done, and the “Welcome to the social” and the “Hello from Seattle” bits were friendly touches where none were expected; kinda different and enjoyable. :-)

]]> By: dmccartyhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-858 dmccarty Tue, 14 Nov 2006 22:06:56 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-858 "Welcome to the social"?! One of the few marketing blurbs I think would be better represented in leetspeak: "Welcome 2 teh social" For some reason it reminds me of a Hong Kong soccer movie with terrible but hilarious English subtitles: "Kick the soccer!" “Welcome to the social”?!

One of the few marketing blurbs I think would be better represented in leetspeak: “Welcome 2 teh social”

For some reason it reminds me of a Hong Kong soccer movie with terrible but hilarious English subtitles: “Kick the soccer!”

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-855 Judie Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:50:36 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-855 Nzo - thanks, I was just about to post that link! I have captured screenshots of the entire installation process, that will be my next post on the subject. It <em>is</em> a bit lengthier of a process than I expected, but nothing completely unreasonable. Nzo – thanks, I was just about to post that link!

I have captured screenshots of the entire installation process, that will be my next post on the subject. It is a bit lengthier of a process than I expected, but nothing completely unreasonable.

]]> By: NzoMatrixhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-854 NzoMatrix Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:48:22 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-854 How was your installation experience? I have heard people complaining about that. And Allen there's an dissection posted here http://www.minivian.com/bbs/view.php?id=zune_forum&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=14 Apparently a credit card can open up the player. How was your installation experience? I have heard people complaining about that.

And Allen there’s an dissection posted here
http://www.minivian.com/bbs/view.php?id=zune_forum&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=14

Apparently a credit card can open up the player.

]]> By: Allen Honghttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/11/14/zune-alicious-the-unboxing/#comment-852 Allen Hong Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:33:42 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=716#comment-852 I dont see any screws... is it buttoned up the same as a iPod? I dont see any screws… is it buttoned up the same as a iPod?

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