Snowtape Review: Who Needs Satellite Radio
Radio is a technology that has been around for a very long time. It has also evolved a lot. We now not only have radio that is broadcasted through radio waves, but we now have internet and satellite radio too. But the real future of radio is not in waves or from satellites, it is in the Internet. There is almost limit to how many stations there could be, albeit, not all of them can be good stations. Today I will be talking about an application for Mac that controls Internet radio in a beautiful way: Snowtape.
SweetFM Review: A Not so Sweet iTunes Helper
The iTunes helper application has become a very popular class of application to develop for. Most developers, like the people behind CoverSutra and Bowtie, have been very successful in their attempts. But unfortunately it was only inevitable that a not so well designed one came along. I’m talking about SweetFM from choco moko.
Ringer Review: Easily Create Ringtones for You iPhone
The iPhone has a limited selection of built in ringtones, and only select songs are available for purchase on iTunes as ringtones. Ringer, by Pixel Research Labs, was made to fix this problem. Ringer lets you create any unprotected song into a ringtone. Using the application you can browse your entire iTunes library and quickly create ringtones from audio. This doesn’t only apply to music, Ringer can use audio from videos too.
AirPhones Review: Bluetooth Headphones Without the Bluetooth
The world is getting wireless and so is your headphones. Products such as bluetooth headphones have been popping up here and there to allow you to get rid of that pesky cord that tugs and gets in the way of your work. Unfortunately, these products can be quite expensive and require the expense of constant battery replacement. What if I told you there is a way to experience the freedom from the cord and the heaviness of your wallet at the same time? Introducing AirPhones: the app that takes your iPhone/iPod Touch and turns it into wireless headphones.
GV Mobile Preview: Google Voice for your iPhone
Google recently announced Grand Central will be folded into Google Voice, an ambitious plan to do what GMail did for email with your phones. From voicemail transcription to multiple phones ringing at your will, the service has been well received so far by those of us lucky enough to have old GrandCentral numbers that were grandfathered in. The problem: how to control the service via your iPhone.
TuneConnect Review: Control Your Music from Anywhere
Do you have an old Mac used to play your music from iTunes? Hate it when you have to drop what you’re doing and go change playlists? Luckily for you there is a little app called TuneConnect which allows you to control your iTunes library from anywhere in the house as long as it’s connected to your network.
News: Sirius XM Coming to iPhone
Over the past year satellite radio has been forced to reinvent itself. Sirius and XM, formerly competitors, were forced to merge to survive. Shortly after merging their programming the newly formed company declared this past February that it may have to file for bankruptcy. And while they averted any immediate shuttering of their doors thanks to an investment from Liberty Media, the satellite radio universe knows it’s on thin ice.
Stomp Review: Advanced Video Converting
A while ago, we talked about Techspansion closing its doors. As you may know, Techspansion was the maker of a great audio and great video converter. We also talked about many alternatives to VisualHub and AudialHub (their products). One we did not talk about, is shinywhitebox’s Stomp. That is what I will talk about today.
uSirius Starplayr Preview: From Satellites to your iPhone
If you’re an XM or Sirius satellite radio subscriber, you have probably been looking high and low for an app that would allow you to listen to your favorite stations on your iPhone. The app is uSirius Starplayr and it comes from the guys at NiceMac.
At the first launch of Starplayr, you are prompted to fill in your XM or Sirius login information and asked whether or not you would like to use a higher quality bitrate (64kbps) when using wifi, the default bitrate is 32kbps.
RiffWorks Review: Rock Out
I’m a musician with a problem. I collect gear. Software, hardware… it’s all gear and I need to have it. The Sweetwater catalog that takes an acre of rare endangered rainforest to print brings me both endless joy and financial ruin. Similarly, I collect iphone apps related to music like state quarters. FourTrack is a must have iPhone app from Sonoma Wire Works. FourTrack’s smooth wifisync feature contains a cleverly placed add that lead me to RiffWorks. If I could sum up this app in a similie, I would say that Riffworks is like Reason for Rock and Roll. So plug in your Santana special edition PRS and lets see how crazy this train is.
