Zunepad?! That's the name of the new square/circle control? Is that the branding effort to combat Apple's well-known clickwheel or multitouch interface?

But it was the V2 update introduced in 2007 (alongside the second-gen Zune and its nifty touch-sensitive ‘Zune Pad’) that really stepped it up.

Click to viewThe next-generation Zune has just been announced, coming at you with a price tag (which we already saw) of $249 for the 80GB hard drive model and $149/$199 for the 4GB and 8GB flash ...

The Zune Pad . The controller now looks like a square with rounded edges and is actually a hybrid touch controller/five-way click device. The touch functionality works a bit like that on the ...

Zune’s UI is designed to do two things: ... The old Zunes had controls always at the ready thanks to their little Zune Pad (RIP), and since that’s obviously no longer an option, ...

"We believe in the magic of software," Bill Gates told the 15 journalists gathered at Microsoft Zune headquarters in Redmond, Washington for the relaunch of Zune for the 2007 holidays. But will ...

When we first caught wind that Microsoft was in fact doing its own portable media player (and then published the first ever photo of the Zune), we hoped it might finally be the play to knock the ...

We're actually kind of surprised it's taken this long for us to get a solid look at the guts of a new Zune 8, but we suppose it gets pretty distracting up in the social. Anyway, the fine folks at ...

The Zune Pad works particularly well with Zune’s clear and intuitive interface. The top-level menu has, in large type, the main features offered by the device, such as music, video, still images ...

CNET's Donald Bell gets hands on with the Microsoft Zune HD MP3 player and shares his first reactions. X. Your Guide To a Better ... Without the benefit of a navigation pad or playback buttons, ...

It was weird to own a Zune in 2005. It is even weirder to own a Zune in 2021 — let alone 16 of them. And yet, 27-year-old Conner Woods proudly shows off his lineup on a kitchen table. They come ...

Alternately, 30GB Zune owners should hold down "Back" while also pressing the center and left side of the Zune pad. The Zune eventually restarts and begins the reset process.