There is a rumor floating around about a SD card size Zune that will hit this holiday called Zune 2GO. This would target the iPod shuffle. Apparently you will be able to just slide the Zune 2GO into a pair of headphones and it plays. Now you will need these magical headphones in order to do so.
Acoording to this leaked info from
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The very first thing we noticed is its diminutive size. Zune 2GO is just like the SD card! Goodbye USB, no more cables to sync the player with the PC. Just plug it in the SD card slot most of modern PCs already have and you are ready to sync. Copying files is extremely easy, no special tools or software is needed. Just copy your music to a special folder named “My Music”.
Zune 2GO supports only WMA format for the playback. WMA files can have up to 128 Kbps bitrate promising near CD quality reproduction. However, if your music files are in some other format, Microsoft is working on a simple utility that should seamlessly convert other formats to WMA. Based on our sources even FairPlay protected files purchased at iTunes Music Store will be converted to unprotected WMA files! In order to prevent piracy, such converted WMA files will be locked to a single PC and a single Zune 2GO.
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There is talk about being able to 'refresh' the device at any Zune2GO station with music that someone else may have dumped to that station. Pretty cool if you really want to check out new music. Not sure how you would control that environment though.
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The other option is “Refresh My Zune”. This service will be free of charge and should be available on any Zune 2GO Station. You can just drop-in your Zune 2GO to any station and get a random Zune 2GO that somebody else dropped before. What a better way to discover new music than to get a completely new Zune 2GO preloaded with someone's music? We can imagine a lot of new community services developing around this feature. Of course, Zune 2GO Station will transfer your profile automatically to a new Zune 2GO so there should be no worries about losing your Live profile or syncing with your PC later on.
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