Comments on: Play that Funky Music, Smart Phone http://gigaom.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Paul G. http://gigaom.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96281 Paul G. Thu, 10 May 2007 12:36:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96281 <p>Slingplayer for Symbian!? Nope...I must've missed that meeting. Unless you are: 1) in the UK and 2) using "3" on one of about 2 Nokia handsets, it is safe to say that there is absolutely NO Symbian SlingPlayer...still!!</p> <p>Boo hoo.</p> Slingplayer for Symbian!? Nope…I must’ve missed that meeting. Unless you are: 1) in the UK and 2) using “3″ on one of about 2 Nokia handsets, it is safe to say that there is absolutely NO Symbian SlingPlayer…still!!

Boo hoo.

]]> By: NewTeeVee » Live from Las Vegas: NAB Roundup http://gigaom.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96280 NewTeeVee » Live from Las Vegas: NAB Roundup Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:08:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96280 <p>[...] popular SlingBox for beaming your audio and visual content around the house and around the world, is looking to stream content to the Apple TV, CEO Blake Krikorian asserted in a panel that they are also looking to stream content to the iPhone [...]</p> [...] popular SlingBox for beaming your audio and visual content around the house and around the world, is looking to stream content to the Apple TV, CEO Blake Krikorian asserted in a panel that they are also looking to stream content to the iPhone [...]

]]> By: five whys http://gigaom.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96279 five whys Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:55:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96279 <p>I have an LG phone with VZ service and its great.. dont see why I need streaming service.</p> <p>A Napster like service on VZ may be more interesting!</p> I have an LG phone with VZ service and its great.. dont see why I need streaming service.

A Napster like service on VZ may be more interesting!

]]> By: Nick Hawkins http://gigaom.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96278 Nick Hawkins Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:25:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96278 <p>WM5 device + 2gb MiniSD card + bluetooth headphones = awesome. I don't forsee me having a need to stream my existing music collection (>12k songs, 120gb) to my mobile device.</p> WM5 device + 2gb MiniSD card + bluetooth headphones = awesome. I don’t forsee me having a need to stream my existing music collection (>12k songs, 120gb) to my mobile device.

]]> By: Davis Freeberg http://gigaom.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96277 Davis Freeberg Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:30:36 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96277 <p>I bought an Audiovox phone a couple of years ago and while the software leaves a lot to be desired, it's awesome for using it as a portable music player. It is a battery hog, but it's easy enough to keep charged up. The only real advantage to using Sling instead of mp3's is that you could get all of your music collection instead of what you can stuff on a 2GB chip, but this seems like such a small benefit for the price. If you were going to buy a sling anyway, this is a nice feature, but I don't think it would motivate me to spend a couple hundred on this sort of device, just to get streaming mp3's to my phone.</p> I bought an Audiovox phone a couple of years ago and while the software leaves a lot to be desired, it’s awesome for using it as a portable music player. It is a battery hog, but it’s easy enough to keep charged up. The only real advantage to using Sling instead of mp3’s is that you could get all of your music collection instead of what you can stuff on a 2GB chip, but this seems like such a small benefit for the price. If you were going to buy a sling anyway, this is a nice feature, but I don’t think it would motivate me to spend a couple hundred on this sort of device, just to get streaming mp3’s to my phone.

]]> By: Pierre http://gigaom.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96276 Pierre Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:48:27 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96276 <p>I recently saw that Pocket Tunes, the leading software jukebox for the Palm OS, supposedly supports Rhapsody files.</p> <p>I have been using Pocket Tunes to stream online radio stations on my Treo as well as to play tracks stored on my SD card already. That works perfectly so I am thinking the Rhapsody support shouldn't be hard for them.</p> <p>My question is why doesn't the Real Player jukebox software that comes pre-installed on Treos come with Rhapsody support? If a third party can do it why can't Real? It seems like they are missing a nice opportunity by not promoting Rhapsody + Treo's music playing capabilities.</p> I recently saw that Pocket Tunes, the leading software jukebox for the Palm OS, supposedly supports Rhapsody files.

I have been using Pocket Tunes to stream online radio stations on my Treo as well as to play tracks stored on my SD card already. That works perfectly so I am thinking the Rhapsody support shouldn’t be hard for them.

My question is why doesn’t the Real Player jukebox software that comes pre-installed on Treos come with Rhapsody support? If a third party can do it why can’t Real? It seems like they are missing a nice opportunity by not promoting Rhapsody + Treo’s music playing capabilities.

]]> By: Rudolph http://gigaom.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96275 Rudolph Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:17:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/10/play-that-funky-music-smart-phone/#comment-96275 <p>I'm not sure that an AppleTV user would want a slingbox as well, maybe I'm wrong.</p> <p>Another piece of interesting mobile software is The Filter, that can fill your phone with recommended music and then using The Filter software can create playlists on the move.</p> I’m not sure that an AppleTV user would want a slingbox as well, maybe I’m wrong.

Another piece of interesting mobile software is The Filter, that can fill your phone with recommended music and then using The Filter software can create playlists on the move.

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