The more in development, the louder the rumors about the device's imminent release became.

Microsoft never gave people any good reason to expect a , but from July through December 2008, you could find various from The Inquirer and from Wired of imagined Zune-phone hybrids. Closer to reality, perhaps, were rumors that the Zune might soon sport a .

The rumor is still alive and well. Currently, according to sources, the Zune phone . Mike Elgan at Computerworld why that won't really happen (at least not anytime soon): Microsoft "simply doesn't have the vision to build something really great in the consumer electronics space."

Ouch!

7. The iPhone Nano