Digging through software resource files to find
hidden tidbits about upcoming iPod and iPhone features has become almost as automatic as the unboxing ritual these days, and apparently the Zune 2.0 software hasn't been spared this treatment. Long Zheng did some hefty digging, and unearthed a citrus yellow "Citron" flavor of 4GB / 8GB Zune. Obviously Microsoft has announced no such Zune, so perhaps they're holding onto it for a holiday surprise. The player does have the odd distinction of being the only one with a black touchpad instead of a consistent color across the device, so maybe Microsoft just axed this one early on and forgot to pull it from the software. Only time will tell, but here's hoping that Microsoft doesn't bore us to tears this time around with
incessant color updates while the software is left to rot.
posted Nov 13th 2007 10:39AM
what color would they come up next? Grapefruit?
Nah, it would be called Grapefrune. :)
It's the scheduled-then-scrapped BumbleBee Transformers tie-in Zune . . .
Seems a little suspect that MS would call this 'citron' when their other color names are 'red', 'green', 'pink', and 'black'. I would believe it more if the unearthed color was 'yellow'.
It says "Warning" to me. Doesn't look very nice and I prefer my brown trout Zune.
What about colors for the 80?
black and yellow....yuck.
two colours that nature combines to tell us to keep away.
nice thinking zune muppets.
...and yet people willingly get into black and yellow cabs all the time. Congratulations on a specious argument.
"and yet people willingly get into black and yellow cabs"
go away
Don't forget school buses.
school buses scare me...
school =(
It only plays Stryper songs, right?
Soldiers, Soldiers, under command
Soldiers, Soldiers, fighting the Lords battle plan
wow...that's bringing me way back....saw them in concert last year in Orlando...
i wish this would've never 'unearthed'
I like it. Better than the same old white or black.
how do we know it's "citron" and not yellow?
seems like it's one of those "surprise" colors like the pink.
I kinda like it. It reminds me of the Sony Sports line of stuff they used to make (or still do),
Looks more like "Electric Vomit" rather than Citron.
It can't be good when your crap comes out yellow!
Esrog?
Too bad, Microsoft's two months late for Succot :P
I shall call this the 'Bee' Zune.
actually they could market it as the 'BEE MOVIE' zune..
Is anyone else reminded of the old Sony Sports brand?
Yes. The guy about 5 posts back.
Gold Jerry Gold
now available in number one or number two...
So, first there was a poo colored one... now...
wasn't really that keen to ditch my ipod for a zune until I saw this...just LOVE it.. :)
Just realized the software doesnt support auto playlists. WHAT??
Next up: the dark purple Prune Zune.
No one thinks it looks like "Kill Bill"? Ironic color scheme.
now that u mention it.. it does.. if it has Uma Thurman with a sword on the back.. im sold.. :)
haha, they called it "Citron" Lemon in French.
Imagine if they kept the name in English
Get your lemon Zune... I swear it works!
The problem is that this expression of calling something extra cheap, a lemon also works in French, with it's French work.
I wonder if for the French language they will call it Zune 2 "Lemon".
Maybe they'll only market it in Pittsburgh.
That's fukcin hot! GO STEELERS!
It's also 16GB :-)
If they thought translating lemon in french would be more appealing, they were wrong. In their place, i would have called it Lennnon or yellow submarine. Anyway, Zunes suck (less then ipod, but...) and Sansas rock
Paul Thurrott discusses this on his site as a special release given to the Zune Team. http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2007/11/13/about-that-yellow-zune-it-s-a-commemorative-ship-gift.aspx
Ew!
How much would this go for? $200 maybe?