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I am definitely looking forward to this. Hope to see blue in the the larger sizes, too. I think it’s fair to say that the WiFi features are definitely coming into their own. More information here. Oh, and all of the new features will be available for ALL Zunes, including the original Zune 30. No device left behind. No forced upgrades.

Just a quick reminder that the Geek Dinner with Shawn Wildermuth will be held tomorrow night at Damon's in Chantilly, VA. If you haven't already, please RSVP by email to hold your spot (and help us get an accurate number for the reservation). It's shaping up to be a fun event, and I hope to see you there!

The XNA Creators Club website has a nice step-by-step walkthrough of creating a game for your Zune, including a cool sample game with very nice graphics and play style: Are you ready to start programming games for your Zune? All you need is the XNA Game Studio 3.0 CTP and any model of the Zune media device. Follow these instructions to get ...

For all that I've definitely been a skeptic of some of his other projects, particularly the hype-ridden (but nonetheless fun-to-ride) Segway, Dean Kamen's latest project is nothing short of inspirational: If Kamen and his team can pull this off, and bring it into production at anything like a reasonable price, he will have changed the lives of ...

I was privileged to join JD Lewin, Nic Fillingham, and Brian Johnson for the latest episode of their podcast. Among the topics, Maker Faire, sensitive robots, the EEE PC, Zune 2.5 (including Zune games), and more: JD, Nic, and Brian Podcast - Episode 7 You can find links to stuff mentioned in the podcast on on10.net.

The Zune team has dropped the latest software and firmware, and you can download it from zune.net, or update from within the Zune client. Among the features of note: Gapless playback (yay for Pink Floyd fans everywhere!) Video Marketplace (get your Heroes fix on your Zune) Autoplaylist support Metadata Editing Windows Live Messenger integration ...

OK, so now I'm torn...should I pine for the day when I can have my own Surface device in my living room, or instead transfer my geeky affections to this incredible 3D LED animated display: I wonder if someone's already hard at work on a Quake 3 port to the LED cube. Speaking of Surface, the first retail store to feature a Surface device will ...

Gizmodo's got pictures and video of Zauri, the Zune game prototype that was shown at the Game Developer Conference. Click the link at the bottom to check out the video: I got a chance to see first hand what the newly announced Zune gaming platform could look like. It's important to keep in mind that this announcement is still in the early stages ...

Engadget has the first pics I've seen of an XNA game running on Zune, take a look here: http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/games-for-zune-details-hands-on/ Games for Zune details, hands-on - Engadget

Really cool news out of the Game Developer's Conference: 10:56 am PT -- It's changing today. For the first time, community games will be distributed through Xbox Live. (emphasis mine) 10:57 am PT -- '''Xbox Live Community Games' will give creators a huge audience to share their creativity with. Game distribution will be democritized, allowing ...