The rumor about the Zune HD is real. Microsoft has officially announced the latest Zune HD, which will be available in the U.S only starting this fall. The Zune HD is an OLED touchscreen PMP here to take on the iPod touch. The Zune HD features 3.3-inch, 480 x 272 OLED capacitive touchscreen display, built-in HD radio receiver and HD output.
There aren’t any more details just yet, but Microsoft says more will be coming at E3. Microsoft is bringing Zune store to Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace. According to the company, at E3 “attendees will see first-hand how Zune integrates into Xbox LIVE creating a game-changing entertainment experience”
Press release after the break.
No specs or anything at all right now but based on discussion its seems most think this is real. All we can see is one image with a possible new Zune HD with a touchscreen while the rest is just a bunch of strange graphics 
, we’d love to hear your comments.
Gallery right after the jump…
Check out some new Zune ads which were released just earlier this week!
It’s nearly a month since the latest third generation Zune was unveiled and you will probably have seen the video of the portable media player in action in one of our earlier posts. Here what we have is a review of the 120GB version by CNET and here’s the verdict in one quick summary…
The good: The 120GB Microsoft Zune MP3 player has expanded the usefulness of its Wi-Fi and social music-discovery features, added support for games and audiobooks, and maintained enviable features, such as a 3.2-inch glass LCD, friendly interface, exceptional navigation control, audio- and video-podcast support, superlative FM radio, wireless syncing, good audio quality, and a built-in composite-video output.
The bad: Battery life isn’t great; high-quality earbuds are no longer included; the glossy plastic front is more prone to scratches and smudges; and using many of the new features without a Zune Pass music subscription can be disappointing.The bottom line: The Zune 120, with a unique focus on music discovery, is a fierce competitor to the iPod Classic. The Zune’s substantial storage capacity combined with its Zune Pass music subscription makes it an ideal solution for restless music fans with large appetites.
While many iPod fans would debate over whether the new Zune is a any better competitor than its predecessor, I’m sure Zune fans will definitely appreciate the new exciting features that Microsoft have put an effort into achieving.
Unfortunately in my view, one thing is for certain, Zune is just Zune while iPod, well there are a range of iPods to choose from, if Microsoft wants to be more convincing and gain that bit more of the portable music player market, they definitely need to put on a few more thinking caps. As right now, I can see that the Zune 120GB has a slight advantage over the iPod Classic 120GB in terms of price and functionality but that’s just one of a shelf full of iPods and when compared to all the other iPods? – Zune just doesn’t stand a chance 
By the way I’ve forgotten to mention that the new Zune will also have FM radio function, here’s a demo video I just bumped into from CNET….
Just a few days after we featured the next gen Zune Contact design concept by Adam Huffman, Microsoft’s rolled out the official next gen Zune, just a day or so before the Apple Event (hmm, let’s not go into that…)! Anyway, now that the specs have been officially revealed, let’s take a look…
For Zune fans awaiting the next Zune to come out, here’s a concept under the imagination of designer, Adam Huffman. Though it’s just his personal view on what it should or could look like, I personally like the design of his concept, I think the major downside to it, is that the width of the screen appears abit too wide…
He’s revamped the interface, made the body madly thin, slapped on a 5 MP camera and went all touchscreeny. Sure it’s just pie-in-the-sky now but who knows, something similar may come from Redmond Washington.
