Microsoft’s Zune boys have just released politically themed Zunes! The company put some partisan stickers on the back of their 4GB music players and has begun handing them out to convention delegates. The Democratic Zune is green and the Republican is red. Both tout a MS-sponsored message of environmental harmony.   Hmm, maybe we should have headed down to Denver!

An filing with the FCC has revealed that Microsoft’s latest, next-generation Zune update will come with 120GB worth of storage space for all your movies and videos,  but other than the added capacity, the hybrid touch and directional pad will remain the same. No word yet on when the bigger player will be released, but it could follow the fall launch period as traditionally practised by Microsoft. It also remains to be seen whether the $249 price point will be retained for the 120GB Zune.  Oh, Microsoft confirmed it also