Songbird 0.6
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Songbird is a new audio player on the internet with unique features. It is, however, not a mature project yet - but for the enthusiast it is definitely worth a try. Songbird is built around the mozilla web browser (Firefox) - and is thus built around embedded a html/web interface, which also can be used for web browsing. Just like Firefox, Songbird has extensions - among them, one that adds iPod support.
More unique features includes being able to detect audio files, such as mp3, on webpages accessed through the embedded web browser. These mp3 files can then be played directly off the page, and even added to you music library. Apart from mp3, Songbird also plays AAC, OGG, FLAC and WMA files. Look and feel can be changed using skins and choosing between one of the many languages supported. Upcoming features include CD ripping and burning.
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Songbird news feed |
The Top 3!
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... and then there were 3.
A small group of us got together in a room, with a laptop, a projector, and the Top 40 add-ons. Together we assaulted... |
[2008.03.04] Blessed (mini-Super) Tuesday
So 28 days later we find that the political season keeps on its inexorable course, as does our progress toward this fantastic 0.5 release:
http://publicsvn.songbirdnest.com/wiki/Nightly_Builds
So,... |
Top 40 Wrapup
... and so it ends!
The Top 40 has concluded. We had 32 completed ports, with another 8 in development still. Everyone did an amazing amount of work to get all these extensions up and running on... |
MTP Device Support for Windows
One of the big features we'll be releasing as part of Songbird 0.5 is MTP device support.
MTP, or Media Transfer Protocol, is used by many types of devices these days. It ends up being pretty... |
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