Zune

By now we've all heard the buzz around Microsoft entering the handheld realm with a device that will make the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS extinct. The company has officially confirmed the existence of a handheld project called Zune. But the device looks more like an "iPod Killer" if anything.

At first, Zune will be a music player for people who like music. But according to an interview in Billboard Magazine, "additional Zune-branded devices will follow, including a portable video player and, potentially, a portable game device."

This is a little disappointing. Microsoft will most likely base their decision about producing a gaming device on the success of the music player. It's not that I don't like music. I just think that innovation is important. The iPod innovated the crap out of mobile music player and left little room for Microsoft's creativity. When it comes to innovating with entertainment, I think games are where it's at.

[via engadget]