phling your music (and more)...

ok. so that's not fair. i'm giving phling better billing than orb when in fact i can't really recommend one over the other. but, really, "phling your music" sounds a lot better than "orb your music" so, well, whatever...

...anyway, what we're talking about are a couple of nice little apps/services that let you stream content from your fixed pc to your mobile (or another fixed pc if you like).

phling is the newcomer. easy online registration and app download (see UI image below) to your nokia series 60 device. streaming works like a charm, even over gprs, with little latency. stream any music from your fixed pc other-the-air direct to your mobile wherever you may be. you can also sample free indy music and, kinda cool, share your tunes with a limited number of friends. nice, simple embedded player in the app. only flaw i've discovered so far is that when you exit the app it doesn't always actually close. no big deal, but an issue to be sure. 'course, maybe it's just my device...


orb, in contrast, has been around for awhile. orb does what phling does and then some, adding remote access pc-based images and video, and even tv programming piped through your pc. orb's a bit slicker than phling in both fixed pc and mobile look and feel (see image below). chock that up to earlier-to-market maturity if nothing else. unlike phling, orb is mobile browser based and launches the nokia embedded realplayer for music and video playback - the result: a tad bit longer latency period in loading up your content. again, no big deal, but an issue...


in any event, both solutions represent pretty cool ways to place and time shift your content without having to take the time to or otherwise tax your memory card. try 'em out. good stuff.

later...