Wired are reporting that Toshiba’s announcement of a flash-based Gigabeat U jibes interestingly with rumors of an upcoming flash-based Zune.  The original Zune was based on Toshiba’s hard-drive-based Gigabeat, so it stands to reason that the upcoming flash Zune will be a remake of the Gigabeat U.  If Microsoft tries again, it should allow over-Wi-Fi downloads, robust internet radio, and all of the other wireless features that should have been included the first time around (some of which are also missing from the iPhone ).

Not only have super-group (ex GnR guys) Velvet Revolver survived three years of mishmash, they have released a new album and partnered with Zune to release Gas & A Dollar Laugh - an Exclusive track.  It’ll be interesting to see how many copies get downloaded and if we see more music coming exclusively to the Zune Marketplace.  BTW, the reviews for VR’s new album have been pretty positive- here’s what Monsters n Critics said:

“this album blows the doors off its predecessor. Save a pair of disinfected ballads (”The Last Fight,” “Gravedancer”), Libertad is all about hand-grenade chords, drag-racing riffs, and circus-tent choruses. The ageless McKagan and Slash continually gun for the disorderliness of their former band (most notably on the punkish opener “Let It Roll” and its lewd brother “Spay”), while Weiland sounds–knock on wood–positively clean and like a voice of boisterous renewal on tracks like “Mary Mary,” “She Builds Quick Machines,” and the melt-in-your-mouth cover of ELO’s “Can’t Get It Out of My Head.” Obviously egos have been checked at the studio door, as Velvet Revolver have already exceeded their anticipated existence. And now that existence goes back on the clock, trying to outshine a second album that’s head-and-shoulders better than the first. “

Sounds like I may pick up a copy!