Gadget Lust - Zune HD

I want one of these. I don't need a PMP nor do I even know fully what I would really do with one but I want one anyway.

The Zune HD will be the latest addition to Microsoft's Zune lineup when it launches in September. The specs for it are pretty nice. It will have a 3.3 inch OLED touchscreen, the first touchscreen Zune. The aspect ratio will be 16:9, the same as high definition wide screen video, and will have a resolution of 480x272.

The Zune HD has two features that give it the HD name. The first is its ability to output 720p video. You need to buy a base that has an HDMI video port on it in order to use this feature though. The second is HD radio. HD radio is digital radio, just like the television signals are now.

The HD video on the Zune HD is made possible by NVidia's Tegra chipset. This is an ARM11 based processor coupled with graphics and DSP chips all wrapped up into a tidy and power sipping package. This is the first of many devices coming along that will be using Tegra and many are looking forward to how this will shake up the PMP and Netbook markets.

The Zune HD has WiFi built in just like the rest of the Zune lineup. The Zune Marketplace will retain its place as the source of the content available. You can get music, videos, podcasts, and apps.

Apps you say? Yes, Microsoft hasn't really talked about this much yet but I believe there will be apps for the Zune HD. XNA Studio can not only build games for the XBox and PCs but it can target the Zune as well.

Microsoft is integrating the Zune and XBox as well. I would look to see more on this as the launch date gets closer.

For more coverage of the Zune HD see Gizmodo and Engadget