“The developer of desktop software that lets users listen to their iTunes libraries from any broadband Internet connection now has a similar tool for the iPhone and iPod touch that eliminates storage limits,” Aidan Malley reports for AppleInsider.
“Called SimplifyMedia, the app by the company of the same name uses a companion app for Mac, Linux, or Windows systems to share iTunes songs and playlists from both the user’s own computer and any of 30 friends the user marks as friends,” Malley reports.
“Using the iPhone app itself is characterized as seamless and attaches visual song data as well, including album art and lyrics associated with each track,” Malley reports. “Importantly, the software isn’t limited to a Wi-Fi connection and will work (albeit not as quickly) over 2G and 3G cellular Internet access.”
Malley reports, “DRM-protected iTunes purchases won’t stream through the program.”
More info in the full article here.
@Sorry, gotta get harsh here… (and anyone else):
And remember, there are apps out there (can’t think of the name offhand) that will let you burn to a virtual disc then re-import. Wish I could give you the name, but anyway, look for it… then you don’t even need to waste a disk, and it’s super slick and automated!
If you use this over a phone network, doesn’t this eat up your data limit pretty quickly? I’m looking at the AT&T;iPhone site right now, and the two plans available are 20MB and 50MB. That isn’t very many songs a month!
Nevermind! I see now, that was _international_ data plans… US is apparently still unlimited.
Carry on then.
I don’t get it…why can’t they just require authentication with our iTunes passwords so that we can stream our purchases. Not just music, but video and apps as well.
Personally, my music isn’t the issue. I travel a lot and like to keep my TV shows with me for entertainment. I can only bring a limited number because of the 8GB size of my iPhone. And, as for apps, I don’t know what I am going to do because I have run out of home screens. All are used up minus the bottom row on each page. I don’t like icons there because it is extremely hard to switch pages.
This app would be great if they could get it to do this, but, until then, its pretty useless to me. All the music I have that is non DRM I can fit on less than a quarter of my iPhone.
This is really a killer app. I hope one day we can do video on this thing. This thing works great on Edge. Just remember to select one type preferred connection when moving out and about. Switching between WiFi/Edge/3G tends to bring the lengthy buffer around. Hopefully the excellent developers can work on getting that a bit more robust. Otherwise, this is a killer app.
Those having issues making it work: You have to install the companion app on your computer first. Also, if you have a large library, it takes a while for it to scan to see what’s shareable.
They will start demanding “broadcast” payments now. The music industry, that is. Like if you were a podcaster or radio station. So many pennies per song, every time it’s played. They see it less as a more convenient way to carry your property with you and more as a way of sharing their property. DRM or no DRM, who said you could share their property?
I’m not sure where I stand on this. With the sharers, I believe. They are not providing their buddies with a copy of the song they can play as they will, just allowing temporary access, like letting them listen to your CD in the comfort of your home.
Actually, DLMeyer is close to the bulls-eye. The Bronfman’s want you to pay every time you listen to a track. This is their grail, the “subscription from hell” model. They view the artist, the data, and your ears as their property.
Resistance is futile. Prepare to be assimilated.
Then again, Apple’s 1984 commercial comes to mind…