Zunemytube is an IE plugin that allows you to download videos from youtube, google video in a format viewable in Windows Media player, Zune, Creative Zen, Archos, IRiver players. Watch a video, click the Zune icon to get wmv video in “My Videos”.   Can’t get more groovy than that!

Downloads:

ZuneMyTube –and you may need this– .NET Framework 2.0

With the Freescale iMX31L processor, we already knew Zune could run Linux - but who was gonna be the first to try?   Well, according to one fearless warranty-voiding individual, that prospect is now at least one step closer to reality. In a post on ZuneBoards, “Mys Videl” claims that he’s managed to get Linux on Zune “partway working,” currently only able to be booted while synced and with limited capabilities. While Videl’s not willing to let the secret loose just yet (or even provide pics of it in action for that matter) he is promising to release it as open source when its finished, and open it up to beta testing before that. Exactly when that might happen, he isn’t saying.

The Zune can be used to store and transfer file formats such as zip files, pdf files and word documents. Want to take your data with you when you travel - Check out this little mod where you can use your Zune as a portable hard drive -no Zune hardware or software changes are required at all.

Here’s the Step-by-Step guide

Important Note:  Make sure your Zune is not plugged in and your Zune software isn’t running

1. Open up regedit by going to the start menu and selecting “run”.
2. Type regedt32 and hit “OK”
3. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Enum\USB\
4. Search for “PortableDeviceNameSpace”. This should be contained in the Vid_####&Pid_####\########_-_########_-_########_-_########\Device Parameters within the above …\USB\
5. (The ##’s listed above will be numbers and letters specific to your Zune)Change the following values:
6. EnableLegacySupport to 1
7. PortableDeviceNameSpaceExcludeFromShell to 0
8. ShowInShell to 1
9. Plug in your Zune, and make sure the Zune Software starts up. 
10. You can now open My Computer and browse to your Zune; note it is not assigned a drive letter.

Microsoft has said that Zune would get the capability to connect wirelessly to the Xbox 360 gaming console and PCs. Company man Bill Gates said in a statement that Zune would soon be integrated with other platforms offered by the company. This would include the Vista operating system - good job really - Microsoft has been getting plenty of flack from all sides with regards to the lack of Vista support.  Gates said in a statement: “We will take it even further by connecting the Zune to the Windows PC or Xbox. There is a lot more coming there.”Gates further said on Zune’s capabilities: “We’re changing entertainment from something you do in isolation to connected entertainment.”

Welcome to the social - as Zune tells us.  Hello from Seattle!

iPod may have the PR stunts and a modern-day P.T Barnum at the helm, but when it comes to mobile movies, there is one clear winner: Zune.  iPod has Disney, and Zune has, well, lets take a look:  Studios available for Zune include 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Lions Gate and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Also waiting for download to hard drives for play on the soon-to-be-seen Zune are programs from this rather large collection of television networks:

A&E, Animal Planet, BBC, The Biography Channel, Cartoon Network, CBS, Comedy Central, Discovery Channel, Discovery Health Channel, Discovery Kids, E! Entertainment Television, Fine Living TV Network, Fox, Fuel TV, FX, HGTV, The History Channel, KBS (Korean Broadcast System), Logo, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, The N, PBS, Speed, Spike, Travel Channel, TV Land and VH1.

Hey, but don’t worry, you can download free videos from Google Video for your iPod and PSP…

The Zune digital media player will come preloaded with music videos when it is released later this year. Videos from artists including UK pop band Hot Chip will feature on the device, following a deal between the software giant and music company EMI. “Apple has been an important partner in building the digital music market but any well-funded serious entrant has got to be good news for the artists and industry,” Jeff Kempler, executive vice president of EMI unit Virgin Records America, told Reuters. The new deal between Microsoft and EMI would see music videos already loaded on to the device. EMI artists that could appear on the devices screen include alternative rockers 30 seconds to Mars. The record company said it expected its videos would be preloaded alongside offerings from other record labels. A spokesperson for EMI said that the label was still in discussions about other content deals with Microsoft.

Zune is the family of hardware and software products from Microsoft.  Incorporating hardware and software, including an already infamous portable device, Microsoft are hoping to tap into the ever-growing portable media (music, movies, games) revolution started back in the 80’s by the likes of the Apple Newton, the Diamond Rio and the Palm.

So, what can we expect to see from Zune.