The Zune HD has been finally announced officially by Microsoft today and is set to release this fall in US only. No official word yet on price or capacity. Here is a quick head to head comparison between the new Zune HD v.s. iPod Touch 2G.

Sources close to Zune team have confirmed that these leaked images of Zune HD are indeed real and Microsoft’s 3rd generation media player is most likely to be out by September or October this year.