Product Description
The Digital Media Player reinvented. With the new Microsoft Zune you can wirelessly share selected full-length sample tracks, playlists, pictures or your home-grown tracks directly from Zune to Zune. Listen to those received full-length songs up to three times in three days, with the option to flag the ones you like to easily purchase them the next time you sync up. Browse the Zune Marketplace for access to millions of songs, old and new. Use the bright 3" LCD screen to watch your favorite videos or browse pictures of your family and friends. 30GB of storage means plenty of space for your music, photos, and videos. Never grow tired of your music with a built-in FM tuner for access to local FM radio broadcasts. Reinvent your digital media experience with the Microsoft Zune! Import unprotected music, photos and videos in WMA, MP3, AAC, JPEG, WMV, MPEG-4, H.264 from iTunes and Windows Media Player Purchase music from the continually updated Zune Marketplace using 79 Microsoft Points to purchase individual songs, or use a Zune Pass subscription for unlimited access to millions of songs for just $14.99 a month (Microsoft Points cards sold separately for purchasing music without a credit card) Optional Zune Car Pack allows you to play your tunes in your car with an FM transmitter with AutoSeek and Car Charger (Sold separately) Easily update your Zune via your PC when updates become available to add more features! Up to 12 hour battery life playing music with WiFi off Dimensions - 4.4 x 2.4 x 0.58 Weight - 5.6 ounces 1 Year limited manufacturer's warranty Requires Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and High Speed Internet Connectivity
Amazon.com Product Description
Entertainment and sharing to go. That's the Zune 30 GB Digital Media Player. The Zune plays music and videos, displays images, and unlike the iPod, it even receives FM radio so you can stay on top of local news or sports. Designed around the principles of sharing, discovery, and community, Zune connects people and empowers them with the tools needed to share entertainment experiences. The Zune experience is centered around connection--connection to your library, friends, community, and other Zunes. It's powered by software that allows users to manage files on the player, rip audio CDs, and buy from a wide selection of music and videos at the Zune Marketplace.
The Zune lets you share music and pictures with other Zune users in the area.
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The controls are designed to be familiar and easy to use so you can jump right in and start having fun. View larger.
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Zune software can find compatible music files on your PC and copy them to your Zune device.
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Wireless Zune-to-Zune sharing lets you share your favorite tracks and photos.
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Browse more than 100,000 artist bios and hundreds of playlists in the Zune Marketplace.
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The Zune is a 30 GB digital media player, but there's a twist. You can wirelessly share selected full-length sample tracks, playlists, pictures, or your own home-grown tunes directly from Zune to Zune (within 30 feet). You can listen to the full-length songs that you receive up to three times in three days, flag the ones you love, and easily buy them the next time you sync up--its like test-driving songs before you purchase an album.
The Zune's navigation is simple and intuitive with a scroll wheel and basic buttons, and the big, bright screen makes it easy to browse music and show off your favorite pictures and videos. This attractive, smart device stores up to 7,500 songs, 25,000 pictures, or 100 hours of video. Get creative. Make playlists on the go and watch slide shows while you're listening. And if you're watching video on the Zune, you'll be pleased with the landscape mode that allows you to get the most out of the vivid display.
Zune-to-Zune Sharing
Don't forget the primary principle of the Zune: sharing. With this device in hand you're holding an opportunity to share music and photos wirelessly from one Zune to another. Send your favorite tracks or images to your friends, or just about anyone with a Zune that's within your reach.
Whether you're walking down the street, in a room with a bunch of friends, at a concert, at the airport, or on the bus, you can whip out your Zune and see all the other Zune devices that surround you. In the blink of an eye you're connected to your best friend and you can send over your band's newest song. Another friend might get the hilarious podcast your little brother made at school, plus that hot new song you just downloaded from the Zune Marketplace. And, of course, there's all the good stuff that your friends want to send back your way. The connections are made and the Zune community grows.
Best of all, the song you sent (or received) isn't a short 30-second preview--it's the whole song. Your friend can sample the song up to three times in three days, flag it on their device and then buy it from the Zune Marketplace. You can send pictures, too. If you loved the photo of your dog at the park and you just have to share it with your buddies, shoot it off to whoever is around. And any pictures that are sent or received can be kept and viewed indefinitely.
Sometimes you don't want to be noticed, and the Zune allows you to fly under the radar. All you need to do is turn the wireless function off, or adjust the privacy settings to control whether people can see you are online. And if you want to keep your Zune private while studying in the library or reading the newspaper on the bus, you can also block Zune devices in wireless range from sending you a song.
Zune Marketplace
Zune makes it easy to find music you love--whether it's songs in your existing library or new music from the Zune Marketplace. You can easily import your existing music, pictures, and videos in many popular formats from your PC and browse millions of songs at the Zune Marketplace where you can purchase individual tracks or buy a Zune Pass subscription to download as many songs as you want for a flat fee. Plus, you can apply Microsoft Points towards the purchase of music so you can buy online without a credit card for added security. At the Zune Marketplace you can read over 100,000 artist biographies and features from leading magazines including XLR8R, NME, and FADED, and you'll have easy access to Billboard Charts, including Billboard 200, Hot 100 Songs, and more. You'll even be able to browse what people in the Zune community are listening to by checking out the Zune Charts.
Pre-Loaded Content
Zune is a vehicle to explore new sounds and share entertainment experiences. With that in mind, the Zune comes pre-loaded with a variety of songs and videos from hot, new artists, as well as some fun films and images. With something for everyone, the pre-loaded Zune content may help you discover your new favorite band, but at the very least you'll have some entertainment at your fingertips so you can start connecting and sharing. Zune pre-loaded content includes loads of audio tracks, music videos, and film shorts, plus 12 classic rock posters from "Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion."
Zune Accessories
You can choose from a full line of accessories to outfit your Zune. These three Zune Accessory Packs provide complete solutions for Zune in your car, in your home or while you travel. Individual accessories are also available.
- The Zune Car Pack includes everything needed to hit the road with a Zune device, such as the built-in FM tuner with AutoSeek and the Zune Car Charger.
- The Zune Home A/V Pack enhances your experience in the home through five products that integrate Zune with the TV and music speakers: Zune AV Output Cable, Zune Dock, Zune Sync Cable, Zune AC Adapter and the Zune Wireless Remote for Zune Dock.
- The Zune Travel Pack is a set of five products designed to keep friends and family entertained on the road: Zune Premium Earphones, Zune Dual Connect Remote, Zune Gear Bag, Zune Sync Cable and the Zune AC Adapter.
What's in the Box
Zune 30 GB Digital Media Player, earphones, USB cable, and sleeve.
Customer Reviews:
Awsome.......2007-12-26
This product is simply awsome, per my daughter who received this as a gift for x-mas. Keep up the good work amazone and Zune!!!!
30 GB Zune.......2007-12-26
Upon opening package on Christmas day, the USB cable was found to be defective and it will take a week or so to get it replaced. This put a damper on what should have been a great gift for my son since he can't really use it.
Zune 30 GB Digital Media Player.......2007-12-26
I am well pleased with the Zune 30 GB Digital Media Player. It seems to fit all my son's needs and was well worth the bargain price I paid.
should have bought 2.......2007-12-26
Great deal at $89. My daughter loves it. I wish I would have got one for myself
Satisfied with ZUNE!!.......2007-12-26
I got my 30gig Zune as an X-mas gift and took it for a test run today. It's a really awesome mp3 player so far, nice storage for the price paid for it, easy setup and software updating. I even thought that the packaging was pretty neat. Synced right up to the music on my computer and ripped a cd with no flub. Not a very detailed review but I'm happy with this product.
Amazon.com Product Description
These days, virtually every new gadget that comes to market strives to be the latest and greatest "all-in-one" digital performer (cell phone/camera/music player/garage door opener. It's refreshing to know that there is still a company that continues to produce stand-alone products that are built with quality -- not quantity -- in mind. Boston Acoustics has taken its two decades of high-performance engineering and created an AM-FM clock radio that has few rivals. The Boston Acoustics Receptor Clock Radio is an AM/FM radio with alarm clock features that's been designed to deliver sound comparable to the finest radios ever made.
The Boston Acoustics Recepter Radio delivers high-fidelity AM/FM radio for home or office use. View details.
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The Heart of the Receptor: BassTrac Technology
At the heart of the Receptor is Boston Acoustic's BassTrac technology, a proprietary Boston-designed circuit that tracks low frequencies and prevents audible amplifier distortion. Unlike conventional "limiters," BassTrac doesn't merely chop off the tops of the distortion-inducing signal peaks. Instead, it actually preserves the waveform's shape so the fidelity of the signal is maintained, while preventing distortion.
For those of us who can't explain the difference between AM and FM to a room full of first graders, this basically means that the Receptor is designed to give you all the bass without any of the distortion. The result is a full, pleasing broadcast at any volume for any type of music. In other words, the Receptor will give you a rich and smooth sound, whether you're cooking to fusion jazz or waking up to the traffic report.
Ideal for either home or office use, the Receptor features a high-sensitivity digital tuner that "locks in" distant AM and FM stations that other radios can't find. With its purpose-built Boston speaker driver, the radio is capable of receiving a wide range of frequencies and has a unique ability to pick up even the weakest of signals. With its precise digital tuning, stations are cleanly separated for maximum clarity.
An Ideal Bedside Companion
The Receptor weighs in at about four pounds and measures 7.625 x 4.25 x 6.125 inches (WxHxD) -- the ideal size for a bedside (or kitchen) table. The radio includes 20 presets for 20 stations, and the dual independent alarm clocks can be set to music, buzzer or both. Like any good clock radio, the Receptor includes a built-in snooze and sleep functions. And a battery back-up stores both the presets and the alarm settings during power outages, giving you the peace of mind that you'll never have to worry about getting to work on time.
What's so refreshing about the Receptor is that there is nothing ordinary about its functionality or design. Small enough to fit anywhere in the house, it's nevertheless powerful enough to create an exceptional presence in any room. And while it's technology is more advanced and complex than you'll find in most any other table-top radio, its controls are simple and straightforward. A wonderfully easy-to-read LCD display that indicates time, station, and alarms makes operation a breeze, and two large old-fashioned knobs (volume and tuning) are as easy to use as it gets without compromising on control.
Product Description
The new Recepter Radio has tuner performance found only in the most advanced component receivers that cost many times its price. Its ability to pull in weak FM stations separates it from conventional radios, and its high selectivity allows it to separate closely spaced stations clearly. This highly praised table radio has a digital-tuner for AM/FM, a digital clock display, and allows 2 independent alarm settings. Thrill to the outstanding sound that has defined Boston Acoustics audio products with this amazing clock radio. Dual independent clock alarms can be set to music, buzzer, or both Battery backup stores presets and alarm settings during power outage Two-position brightness control to adjust for day or night 110-120 Volts AC Powered Aux-in for playback from portable devices including iPods
Reviews -NY Times ReviewE-Gear ReviewDallas News ReviewRadio World Review
Customer Reviews:
Great Clock Radio.......2007-12-26
This is a great radio, clock and alarm! I gave it to my 70 year-old mother for a birthday gift and she loves the rich, bass sound, the small footprint, digital tuning (with knobs) and wonderful reception. This would make a great gift for anyone!
Excellent radio.......2007-12-21
Very nice radio. Good tone, picks up hard to get stations with no trouble. Glad I bought it, and the price was just right in comparison to Bose and Cambridge high end radios.
A Great Clock Radio, Worth The Price!.......2007-12-19
I'm really enjoying my Boston Acoustics Clock Radio. Great sound from such a small unit. Bass and sound are very adequate. FM reception is fantastic with just the antenna wire that came with it, with a short wire hooked on to it. AM is good, but the Grundig g4000 does better on its internal antenna. I got me a Terk AM antenna that I use with the clock radio that really boasts reception. With the Terk it does slightly better than the Grundig. The display is just right in the dark in the dim mode. You can also set it to where it shows the clock even with the radio on.
Just press the display till you hear a beep. Very easy to set too. I also like the 60 minute snooze. I'd highly recomend this radio to anyone.
Great Radio.......2007-12-12
Boston Acoustics Receptor Clock Radio (Charcoal)
I needed a good radio for my wife to listen to at night. She specifically wanted better AM reception. We live on Cape Cod (MASS)and have difficulty hearing Boston stations, for instance.
The FM reception is great with just the little short wire antenna AM reception is better than the previous inexpensive clock radio. I even bought an external AM antennae recommended by Amazon (users) It helped some and as one user mentioned, it doesn't necessarily have to be connected to the radir, just put near it and the "dial" moved for best reception. Not perfect but OK. Strangely people in the midwest, the carolinas and Canada can get this station WBZ better than I can just accross Cape Cod Bay.
But back to the radio. It does have a rather bass tone to it but it is clear and has a rich sound. There are plenty of presets , and once set you can scroll through them, one to the next. There is also an Auxiliary setting and a imput for a minijack in the back. I have XM radio in my car so took advantage of getting an inexpensive small XM tuner (they had an Audiovoix one for $19 that I actually got for $6 - bought the home kit for $30 and connected it to the BA unit through the Aux connection. I had to go to Radio shack to get the correct male / male plug (about $8). BA sends you a plug that is miniplug to 2 RCA plugs which would not do what I needed.For a second subscription it is only $6.99/mo for the second set (car being the first).
My wife has regular AM/FM and 20 presets AND XM (170 channels and 10 more presets on the XM tuner) XM comes in clear as a bell on Cape Cod and the whole setup has moved to Florida for the winter and works well there as well. I hate to say this but the radio programing in parts of Florida is very poor. XM to the rescue 100% of the time down there. The radio is easy to use and program and has interesting features. Just read the instructions. We are 100% satisfied - a great product at a reasonable price.
GrannyV.......2007-12-12
I have purchased many clock radios over the years and they all had bad reception, poor quality sound and just didn't hold up.
So, when I ordered the "Boston Acoustics Receptor Clock Raido" I was very skeptical, but OHH! what a clock radio. It sounds better than my stereo. I'm very happy with my purchase.
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