Plugin Posted
My music engine plugin was just posted on yahoo. I talked about how easy it was to build this plugin in a previous post. As you can see I’m not much of a visual designer 
Music Engine is turning into a great product. They have been very busy adding new music. When I first got the service some of my favorites like atmosphere and sevendust were not available. They have since been added. It’s seriously changed how I listen to music. I’m not too sure this service isn’t a bit ahead of it’s time. Supporting technology hasn’t really caught up yet. There are things I want to do that I just can’t. I want to be able to play music from music engine in my truck without having to update it or take something with me. I could do this by building a small computer into my truck with wi-fi but that isn’t really cost effective. I don’t realy want to plug an mp3 player in every time I go somewhere either. I would buy a stereo that supports playforsure (the DRM technology behind music engine) but I haven’t found a company that makes one yet.
I spend most of my life in front of a computer capable of playing music engine so it works great for me.
2 Responses to “Plugin Posted”
Actually, doing the mobile MP3 player isn’t that bad an option. The only problem is remembering to shut it off whenever you get out. (Granted, if it’s wired up to a cigarette lighter/USB adapter, it’s slightly less of a problem)
As it is now, my MP3 player is mostly what I listen to whenever I don’t have net connectivity.
Check out Verizon NationalAccess or BroadbandAccess. I’m sure the other cell companies have similar services. NationalAccess is comparable to a 128k ISDN in bandwidth but at about 500ms latency in my experience. Prices up to about $60/month after ~$100 in hardware and setup fees and a 2 year contract. It would probably work well for streaming audio.
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