I was at Virgin Records in Union Square, NYC this past Thursday. Here I was able to play with the Zune. I have to say that I did like it. The interface was a little more flashly and had more graphics. The screen was bigger and I was able to turn it onits side when watching videos. It sounded good and the screen looked good as well.

However, I wasn’t able to feel its weight or experience the battery life. Several times I couldn’t understand why it was not working, as it turns out I was attempting to spin the wheel like an iPod when I was instead supposed to be pressing the buttons. The interface was a little too flashy for me, though it was a nice change from the simple interface of the iPod. I was not able to use the sharing and community features on the Zune, but from I have heard I didn’t miss out on much.

Overall, I like it and it was a pretty decent atempt from Microsoft. But the iPod will of course live on with all its glory and beat the Zune.