OpenZDK has just been released and enables developers to develop homebrew applications/games for the Zune HD and original Zune players. Basically what that means is that the original Zune players and the Zune HD have finally been hacked to make it possible to easly install homebrew application developed in XNA Game Studios 3.1:
This makes it possible to, for the first time, run applications directly on top of the Zune firmware, with full access to everything XNA withheld before.[…]This initial release of OpenZDK is primarily intended to give developers a starting point for building next-generation applications. However, we have published an OpenZDK Quick Start Kit that includes example programs that you can try right now, including a 3D demo that offers a small taste of what hardware-accelerated 3D graphics have to offer.
First you will have to install VS2008 Express edition -> install XNA Game Studio 3.1 & XNA Game Studio 3.1 Zune Extensions -> Adding your Zune to Device Center & Running the Exploit Deployment Tool. Head over to the Wiki page for detailed instructions. Here’s a link to the download page.
Source: ZuneBoards
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