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.
January 30th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
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.
February 1st, 2006 at 11:13 pm
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.