Apple’s iPod Touch, iPhone and
iPad devices all come with a standard music playing application already
installed at the time of purchase. This app, referred to as simply “Music” on
all three devices, manages all of your songs, podcasts and audiobooks. However,
many people might not realize that there are actually a number of third party
applications in the iTunes App Store that can also fill this role. These third
party applications can add new features, change the interface or generally just
make the act of playing music on your iPod Touch, iPad or iPhone a more
pleasant experience.
Planetary
Planetary takes your music
collection and turns it into a kind of virtual solar system, offering a truly
unique way to browse your library. Galaxies can represent artists, albums or
even genres depending on your preferences. You can move from one galaxy to the
next with the tap of your finger, allowing you to see connections between parts
of your library that may have been hidden to you before.
gMusic
If you’re the type of person that
stores your music collection “in the cloud,” you need to have gMusic on your
iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. gMusic works in conjunction with Google’s free
“Music” service and allows you to have constant access to your music collection
wherever you go. You can store a lot more songs in the cloud than you can on
even the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad with the largest hard drives. This means
that you can listen to any song you have access to anywhere in the world so
long as you have an active Internet connection.
Music+
In addition to offering the
ability to play your entire music collection, Music+ also has one feature that
many other applications don’t. It includes the ability to find the full lyrics
to nearly any song in your collection. So long as the Meta tags are accurate
for a particular file, Music+ will be able to show you the lyrics with the tap
of a button.
Audible
If you’re the type of person that
buys audio books on Audible.com, the official Audible application is a must have.
While the native “Music” application can also handle Audible.com audio books,
only the Audible application offers Wi-Fi delivery of your library and detailed
listening statistics for your complete collection.
FlyCast Select
FlyCast Select offers a variety
of other features in addition to the ability to play your music. FlyCast Select
not only plays your existing collection but lets you expand it through various
music services and Internet radio stations. In addition to music, FlyCast
Select also offers video playback capability from online providers like ABC
World News and the CBS Evening News.
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