by , 4:10 PM EST, November 19th, 2006

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This week Microsoft launched the Zune portable media player. The press have taken it far more seriously than previous iPod competitors, so Ricky and Jeff use the Context Machine to handicap the new MP3 player playing-field. Also, Blue's Snowball USB condenser microphone.

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The Context Machine Fodder
• Zune Hits Stores, Nobody Notices
• Ballmer- Zune Can Take iPod
• Apple Teams with Airlines for In-flight iPod Support
• iPod Set To Be Hot Holiday Seller
• Hon Hai to Build iPhone

The Product Roundup

• Blue Microphones - Snowball
• Gigawiz Introduces Citrin Graphing App
• LightZone 2.0 Released with Intel Mac Support
• Mac Gaming News - Freeverse Releases Big Bang Brain Games (Get it Free Today)
• PodJournals Social Networking Podcast Service Launched
• Zofunk Introduces MacBook Keyboard Covers

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