Songbird 1.0 media player released
It is Mozilla corporation's kick at an open source music player.
http://getsongbird.com/
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Today the official Songbird 1.0 is shipping, and it even supports DRM-protected iTunes Store files, so we took another look at the feature roadmap and how the final version shaped up.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...tunes-wmp.html
So it will allow different themes and add-ons, just like Firefox, but takes its initial layout cues from iTunes.
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Songbird ships with six add-ons that a brief setup wizard helps users to get started with: iPod Device Support, QuickTime Playback, SHOUTcast Radio, Concerts, Last.fm, mashTape. This means that, out of the box, Songbird can synchronize with Apple's iPod (including the latest generation released in September) as well as a multitude of other devices and cell phones. Sorry, iPhone, iPod touch, and Zune owners: support for your devices is still on the way.
Other notable add-ons include Concerts, which uses Songkick to check for when library artists are giving concerns in major cities across a handful of countries. The Last.fm add-on allows users to "scrobble" a list of songs to the Last.fm community for music discovery and socializing, and mashTape collects artist bios, photos, and videos from around the web.
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Sounds very interesting.
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