Shuffler. FM, online Web application for the opening music, got a major update today. Users can now play different combinations of their favorite blogs, browse the Web's most popular songs and artists, create personalized feeds and much more.
But what was even more excited upcoming Shuffler. fm iPad application that provides a visual way to explore new music, optimized for the touch screen interface.
For those who don't know Shuffler. fm is the co-founder of Tim Heineke Twones and Tone fm, along with Marcel Corso and Diederik Martens, the Amsterdam-based startup. Its purpose is to aggregate music from around the Web on the genre. Previously users visiting Wheeler on the main page will simply select the genre of their choice, as indie, electronic, hip-hop, folk, etc., in order to play tracks from music blogs around the Internet. The tracks are taken from the list, the curator of the music blogs, classified using the last.FM API, then filed respectively.
But unlike other aggregators of popular music, such as the hype machine, for example, the Shuffler. fm is not only about the Kuwaiti music, it is about providing added context and significance. Taking you direclty music blog hosts the song Shuffler. fm users have the opportunity to learn more about the group or artist, as well as music blogs themselves. The site is often referred to as the "StumbleUpon" for music from this function.
New opportunities
Today, Wheeler and Web users will have access to several options, including the opportunity to play favorite blog as a continuous mix, the search function to search for your favorite artists and blogs and personalized music channel built favoriting individual tracks and blogs.
Besides music blogs you can now set their own accounts in shuffler. fm/blogs. These blogs will offer special features, designed to serve as "Play this blog" button, which launches this blog's feed.
All the new features will begin today, approximately 12 pm.
iPad App coming soon
We've also got a sneak peak at upcoming Shuffler. fm iPad application that brings the Shuffler. fm experience for touchscreen. The ability to move touches and swipes imagining resembles flipping through album art the gap on the remarks, we found.
As you can see from the image, Wheeler iPad app is very similar to the Web version, you also select a genre and surf through blogs. But on the iPad, the application offers a simple set of functions. In addition to the standard play/pause and volume button controls are simply favoriting button and sharing feature, which keeps the interface uncluttered and easily t0-use.
Experience using Shuffler. fm on the stands less akin to StumbleUpon and more like a Flipboard for music, since it ensures that the random, "lean back" consumption experience iPad is known.
IPad app is just a couple of weeks, said Heineke, depending on how quickly his reviews. Of course we look forward to its launch.
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