Call me what you will, but I always think it is proper to wait a week or two before actually posting about new software and hardware to give the developer some time to get all the minor things worked out. This is no different in the case of the new zune device and software. Personally, I love the zune. It is better than the iPod in all ways imaginable. As far as the software goes, the zune software does use more memory, but wow…. does it use it well. It is a work of art. The software is so customizable, user friendly, and way more organized that iTunes. Also, the new “MixView” puts Apple’s “Genius” back in school. 

I have a zune pass, so all my views are based on that. Microsoft made MixView similar to Genius, but with a small exception. That is that with iTunes, it seemed like everything it suggested I didn’t have. I think this may be a move to get even more people buying from iTunes, but zune suggested a few things that I had, and the others I just downloaded because I have a zune pass. Very convenient. Something I was confused by happened a few days ago, I had Flobots playing and Genius recommended all these Black Eyed Peas albums. Now, don’t get me wrong, I have no problem with Black Eyed Peas, but I couldn’t see how this related to Flobots. I used the zune marketplace and used MixView and it also suggested Black Eyed Peas. I moused over it in the zune marketplace and it actually told me why. Black Eyed Peas and Rage against the Machine are related artists and Rage is inspired by the Flobots apparently. I actually learned something new from music. I was also recommended to people who listen to a lot of the same music as me, so I was able to listen to their recents.

The zune marketplace, zune pass, and zune 120 make a seamless music/social networking experience other players just don’t have. I am currently working on filing up the 120 and with the zune pass and all these cool features, it shouldn’t take too long.

Also, Corpus Christi doesn’t have the radio tags like other cities, so I can’t test that feature. If you like the zune or have a favorite player, list it in the comments and say why it is your favorite!

On a side note…. Spammers, rot in hell if you keep trying to comment on my posts. I moderate every comment that goes in and out of my blog. Yours will not be seen by anyone but myself and I will not click on anything. Stop wasting my time and yours as well. That is all