Company Name: 
Zune Design Team
Website: 
http://www.microsoft.com
Company Name 2: 
ASTRO Studios
Website 2: 
http://www.astrostudios.com/

Combining an OLED display and HD processor, Zune HD delivers an immersive, portable entertainment experience for media enthusiasts. HD Radio provides audio on more than 2,000 stations, and the HD AV dock accessory enables high definition playback on an HDTV. The new Quickplay feature makes access to favorite content one touch away, while Artist View goes deeper into the music experience with artist profiles, pictures and related artists. The built-in Web Browser gives direct download capability for music, video and exciting new games.

Credits: Greg Jones,  Lisa Hanson, Alec Ishihara, Oho Son, Jeff Fong, Mark Gibson, Emily Ching, Eric Braff and Steve Kaneko of the Zune Design Team, and ASTRO Studios

IDEA Image: 
Photo Credit: 
Douglas Evans
City: 
Redmond
State: 
WA
Juror Quote: 
"In a category dominated by one major brand, the Zune HD is a real game-changer!  It's a remarkable product that redefines interaction models and creates a new standard for 'great user experience.'  Everything about this product has been well considered and well designed from the packaging to the form factor to the Zune software to the product interface. It's elegant and beautiful.  The first time I picked up the Zune HD, I spent a couple of hours playing with it.  The whole experience was one of surprise and delight. I couldn't believe how good it was." <p>--Michelle Berryman, Echo Visualization, LLC</p>
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