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Summary: While it remains to be seen whether the Microsoft Zune will be the iPod killer that they hope it to be, there is one way in which it has already taken the lead: Zune hacks. The Zune can be hacked (i.e. modified) in many ways, while most are afraid to hack their iPod at all.

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While it remains to be seen whether the Microsoft Zune will be the iPod killer that they hope it to be, there is one way in which it has already taken the lead: Zune hacks. The Zune can be hacked (i.e. modified) in many ways, while most are afraid to hack their iPod at all.

Zune hacks are popping up all over the Internet, and indeed, no less venerable a place than Make Magazine (and also Wired) have published Zune hacks.

Want to increase your Zune’s storage capacity? Make tells you how to add a 40gig hard drive to your Zune!

And now that you’ve added all that storage capacity, you can use your Zune as an external hard drive!

Then stick it in your pocket, and use it to trade files with your friends using Zune’s built in wifi, after following Wired’s instructions to trade any file type with the Zune.

8 bazillion songs in your pocket - along with your entire file system - may sound appealing, and more Zune hacks are bound to follow - but will it be enough to kill the iPod?

Amazon now carries the Zune! Check out the Zune at Amazon (click the picture below):

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For additional similar stories check out our archives on File Sharing & P2P, Hacking, iPods & MP3

5 Comments »

hi iam azhar from pakistan city of hyderabad sir i want to yahoo hacking software internet explorer so pls help me

Comment by azhar — 8/19/2007 @ 10:03 am
can my zune get a virus?

Comment by jammer — 9/23/2007 @ 3:15 pm
No, your zune cannot get a virus

Comment by Bob — 9/29/2007 @ 7:26 am
Hey guys, does anybody know if i could put a different OS on my Zune? like instead of microsoft install Ubuntu. thanks

Comment by Drew — 2/24/2008 @ 6:32 am
lol like ipod and linux LOLOLOL maybe linux one day.

Comment by fernnnvdd — 8/13/2008 @ 8:30 am

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