With all the buzz for the new iPhone these past few months, Microsoft would not sit back and be left behind. As speculated by a lot of tech gadget watchers, Microsoft would be launching the new second generation Zune Player this coming holiday.

The next Zune player is to be named ‘Scorpio’. Music addicts would totally love this new Zune for its whopping 80 gigabytes of hard drive space. You can now store more videos, files and music and listen to them whenever you are on the go, wherever you are. It would also feature a flash memory based on the Zune technology that is aptly called ‘Draco’.

Production is set to be all done by the last week of July which means the market can make way for this brand new gizmo by December, perfect for holiday gifts. Consumers would be thrilled with the new style and look of the second gen Zune player. Good news to people who loves iPod, Microsoft is working on venturing with iPod when it comes to creating support for podcasts. They would be going strong on their wireless capabilities and would be adding an FM tuner as well. With all its advanced features, the Zune player is really something to watch out for!