Review: Lobstertunes – A Fresh Catch

Why limit music to the small storage of a mobile device when you can have access to every single song on your PC? With Lobstertunes, you can catch music over the airwaves and stream your entire collection over the LAN or internet! Fresh to market, Lobstertunes may be the solution for next generation music listening.
Overview: LobsterTunes is a full featured mp3 player with a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) compliant Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) media client built in. This allows you to stream your entire audio collection with any DLNA compliant UPnP media server such as Orb and Windows Media Player 11.
Installation:
Installation consists of two parts:
- The DLNA compliant UPnP server program on the PC
- The Lobstertunes client for the PPC
Media Server Programs
As Lobstertunes will work with any DLNA complaint UPnP, a number of media servers will work. Some are free and some require additional pay. For the purposes of this review, Orb 2.0 and Windows Media Player 11 were the servers used for the test. Both servers ran concurrently without interference.
Installing the Lobstertunes Client
Install via the "Full Desktop Installer" with the lobstertunes.exe:



- Create a My Documents’My Radio directory on your mobile device.
- Create and place a text file created with notepad with a .fm suffix which contains only the URL of a media stream.
- Next time Lobster starts under the "My Music" tab there is a tab called My Radio!
I’m looking forward seeing this feature polished and perfected!
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Conclusion:
Lobstertunes is simply brilliant. It brings live streaming music to one’s doorstep and is simple to configure and use. After Lobstertunes finds the music servers, adding music can be done manually or with a "quickmix" which is great for instant listening. The album art and biography features allow one to learn more about the music that they listen too as well as see album art which re-adds a dimension that is lost when dealing with digital media. This is an excellent product that is definitely worth your consideration. Enjoy a fresh way to listen to your music with the catch of the day - Lobstertunes, its fresh to market!
Name: Lobstertunes
Version: 1.1.1.0
Platform: WM5 Pocket PC Phone or PDA
Developer: Electric Pocket
Available From: JAMM Store
Price: $19.95 Introductory Price
Trial: Yes – 7 Days
Devices Used for Review: Dell Axim X51v, i-Mate JAQ3
Technorati Tags: Electric Pocket, LobsterTunes, Review, Just Another Mobile Monday
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