Yay, my newest gadget addition is here. Thanks to Chewy who is kind enough to bring the device from far away land called America.

The box:

The contents of the box:

But before I can do anything with it, it must be recharged... argh!

Finally, up!

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Well, Microsoft finally hit Zune Pass with a lot of track restriction (you can't download, you have to buy). We're not even owning the tracks, why the need to have restrictions?

I've put up a forum post complaining about this issue here. Vote if you think that Zune Pass should lift track restrictions.

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This magic number seems to hold so many in so short form.

933888 is Microsoft Knowledge Base article for Zune update to version 2.5. Yes, it's here, and it shows that Microsoft listens to customer.

Big improvements for this version are:

• Auto playlist is back! (previously removed from v1 to v2)
• Gapless play is available (I haven't tried this one).
• Video store, now I can watch movie without having to pirate it.

Notable is the social features. Too bad I live in the region where Zune is not out yet (that practically means anywhere but US and Canada), and I can't even upload my play records (since it only accepts North America IP addresses).

Features still on queue:

• games, said CTP will be out this month
• full five stars rating (previously removed from v1 to v2)

Update: I thought Zune Marketplace is out for updates/repairs, instead it was blocked. Long Zheng have the info on that and how to remove it here.

Update again: Now Zune Card is working! Jamie Thomson have the info on that and how to make it work here.

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Microsoft made another marketing move for Zune again! The popular series Heroes is releasing the first soundtrack album soon. In preparation for that, Microsoft and NBC will host 5 music videos (taken from the soundtrack) and mix-it with Heroes clips.

The videos will be released as movie podcast here (don't forget you have to install Zune software first, free). Enjoy!

So Zune + Heroes = happy smiley faces on me.

I'm spending several minutes going through the blogs on my read list (while uninstalling some no longer used programs -- like Visual Studio 2005). Here are several interesting posts:

• Visual Studio 2008 is pirated already! Ronald have the news.
• There's a business competition sponsored by PT Microsoft Indonesia called iMulai. Is it Apple related? You tell me! More: www.imulai.com
• Identity Chernobyl in UK. Basically, information about personal data for 25mil Brits are exposed to the public. Kim Cameron (the Microsoft Identity Guy) reports it.
• (not exactly a blog) Zune Originals -- customize your Zune design. Now would anyone tell me that Zune is not the iPod killer? www.ZuneOriginals.net (available using US IP Address only, sorry)

Have a great week!