Microsoft Zune HD?

This September, Microsoft will release the Zune HD (left), a PMP (portable music player) with a multitouch OLED (organic light emitting diode) screen, HDMI output, HD radio, and 16GB or 32GB of storage, multiple rumors claim. Here, we round up both the leaks and the facts.



The Zune HD rendering shown above was first published by the website Wmpoweruser.com, without any attribution as to its source, and has since been widely reproduced elsewhere. Indeed, in an amazing example of collective wishful thinking, the blogosphere has been alive with information about the purported Zune HD.

Assuming any of the details are accurate, the leaks have resulted in publicity that Microsoft's money just couldn't buy. Not even Apple could create such buzz about a device that won't be released until September.