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Microsoft Zune Joy Division Special Edition Goes Live In June

Microsoft plans to launch a Joy Division limited edition version of its Zune MP3 player, courtesy for the the band’s Unknown Pleasures DVD release on June 10th. To shed more info, Unknown Pleasures is the first album by Joy Division, released in 1979. In 2000, Q Magazine has placed this great album at number 19 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever, as Pitchfork Media placed it at number 9 in its list of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 1970s, so it’s very exciting to see a company like Microsoft, making this nice gesture, by endorsing the band with a special Zune edition, that will be designed by Peter Saville, the original graphic designer behind the Joy Division album covers.

Update: There are 500 copies available in the US for $400, coming in a luxury package.

[via wired]

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Tags: 70's, 80's, art, Design, joy division, limited edition, media-player, Microsoft, Microsoft-Zune, PMP, Zune

Sunview PMPP Combines a Media Player And a Projector In One Box

Hong Kong company, Sunview has introduced the PMPP, a new media player that squeezes inside an illuminated iView IPL630 projector and lots of other features, including a speaker, an SD slot, a remote control and more. The 3.5-inch LCD device runs a Windows CE operating system and allows you to project documents or PowerPoint presentations at 640 x 480 resolution, on the go, which is a pretty cool thing. No word on price or availability, but we hope to find it on west side very soon.

[via displaydaily]

Tags: hong kong, iview, media-player, pico projector, PMP, pmpp, projector, sunview