We’ve talked before about the Zunephone and Microsoft there wasn’t going to be any Zune phone. Then we heard how Microsoft is getting ready for a phone next year and that was confirmed. And now we hear that Microsoft is going to announce the new handset, whatever its name, will be announced at the CES 2009.

Just a rumor or the real thing? We’re yet to find out. In the mean time Trip Chowdhry from Equities Research says that Microsoft can “unveil a new device combining the features of the company’s Zune music player and its Danger Sidekick handhelds” which will have “some motion enhancement features”. You know, a similar to iPhone kind of phone?

We’ll just have to keep you update on this predicament right?

via Tech Trader

We don’t know for sure if Microsoft is working on a ZunePhone or not, but if it looks anything like this concept from designer Adam Huffman, they can rest assured that they have a winner. Called the Zune Contact, this concept smartphone has a body thin enough to be the envy of any Hollywood star, a 5-megapixel camera, a huge touchscreen that could be multitouch, and a hot-looking user interface. It’s even got a huge thumb rest to take a break from all those gesturing and fingering that this baby clearly needs. So either Microsoft picks this up or we will be stuck talking about that other touchscreen phone for a long time to come!
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