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Microsoft`s Zune is a DJ

According to the Federal Communications Commission, the new Microsoft player Zune owners will be able to act as their own DJ, by sending music and photos to up to four other devices, thanks to the player`s wireless networking abilities.

It was confirmed by Microsoft last month that it was developing a device and music service to rival Apple Computer`s iTunes/iPod combination. The company said that Zune would have built-in Wi-Fi abilities, but had not yet said what it planned to allow users to do with their wireless connection. The company said it will have one model available in time for this year`s holiday season. It has also said it expects the Zune effort to take years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

The feature of sending files can be turned on or off, and the users can choose whether to stream the music to any nearby Zune user or only to people on their friends list. If the feature is on, people don`t need to do anything else to allow others to listen to their music. The music sent is the same as what the "DJ" is listening to, if they stop listening, the stream is interrupted.