Mobile Music has come a long way this year. A good quality music player is now standard on any halfway decent mobile phone and manufacturers are making headway in practical handset designs that making listening a more enjoyable experience.
Enough of my yakkin’, let’s rock:
Nokia’s homegrown iTunes rival has a tough nut to crack, but seamless integration into newer Nokia phones means it should still stand a chance. It’s a good combination of intelligent pricing and ease of use and just a few tweaks in the software department could see it cut a slice from Apple’s pie in 2008.
Well, duh. What’s better than an iPod? How about an iPod that lets you call your mum?
Apple’s ubiquitous slab of plastic grabed all the headlines, and deservedly so - it’s a quality phone that has quickly become the handset to beat (and to copy). In amongst the hype about the unique interface and superb browser it was easy to forget that the iPhone has probably the best music player of any mobile phone. So good in fact, that Apple decided to release it again without the phone bit and call it the iTouch.
The only slight issue is the fact that you may need to sell a kidney to be able to afford one - not that it seems to have put many people off, mind.
Nokia Beta Labs score another hit with this nifty little player that lets you listen to a wide selection of internet ‘radio’ stations covering everything from pop hits to obscure spoken word performamces.
The client is simple to use and will have you up and listening very quickly - best of all it is completely free. For once, some other schmuck has to worry about licensing the music and you can just listen away.
Amazon’s MP3 store strips away all the Digital Rights Management ‘protection’ in favour of a better experience for the customer. By selling DRM-free music downloads, Amazon ensures that no matter what phone, MP3 player or operating system you use to listen to music, you won’t have to buy all your music again when you decide to change.
It’s a radical move, and it has an uphill battle against the mighty iTunes, but it is an idea who’s time has definitely come.
A video and audio mixing desk on a smartphone? Crazy talk.
But it works - and works well. The most difficult thing about TrackAxMobile is saying it three times when drunk. The app itself is a joy to use and is a great way to squeeze more enjoyment out of your music and videos.
Come back tomorrow when we will be rounding up our picks for Mobile Internet and Java apps.
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