Engadget recently got hold of a video that showcases what interacting with the new Zune is like. And despite what many Apple fans, or Microsoft haters, have been saying about this new player: it’s surprisingly good.

So good that I’m shocked at how badly Microsoft is advertising it’s player on it’s own homepage.

The touch-pad-scroll-wheely thing you use for navigation is surprisingly good, and not only allows you to scroll as if you would if you used a mousepad, but it also mimics the iPods click-wheel to scroll through the longer lists of files.

I honestly think that they have a good product on their hands this time. But if they don’t advertise it properly, it will probably do as badly as it’s older brother did.

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