Zune price and date: $249, November 14th
They've settled on $249.99, and will be launching the device in the US market on November 14th. Other pricing includes individual tracks for 79 Microsoft points apiece, and your standard $14.99 monthly fee for the Zune Pass service
* Zune Home A/V Pack ($100 - dock, remote, AV cables, extra battery, sync cable, adapter)
* Zune Travel Pack ($100 - Dual Connect remote, premium headphones, bag, cable, and adapter)
* Zune Car Pack ($80 - FM tuner, car charger)
* AV cable ($20)
* AC adapter ($30)
* sync cable ($20)
* car charger ($24)
* dock (with AV output, but no AV cable for $40)
* wireless remote (for control of zune dock, $30)
* Dual Connect remote (for inline control and splitting the audio out for two people, $30)
* Zune FM Tuner (with autoseek, which finds the optimal station and, at $70, the optimal way to sap your cash),
* gear bag (which, um, contains all these friggin' expensive accessories, itself $30)
* ... and premium earphones (sound isolating canalphones for $40)



















