David Guetta iPhone app [Review]

We originally looked at David Guetta’s iPhone app a couple weeks ago. Though at that time I didn’t have a copy to officially review. That has obviously changed. After spending a good day playing with the app, I can honestly say that David Guetta has figured out how to make an iPhone app, engaging with his fans, and offering up a compelling product that could even lead to new fans. Creating a reason to spend money on music is something that many content owners somehow fail to grasp. They think that simple raising the price somehow magically ads some mysterious value. The more intelligent who are able to cut through propaganda know that isn’t the case. Several artists including Radiohead, and Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor have managed to break into this vast digital world that seems to elude so many in their line of business. But they aren’t alone. Other musicians and artists in other countries are figuring out that being viral and engaging in digital technologies increase their value as well as their content. Musicians such as David Guetta, a french based DJ, recently released an iPhone app. If you’re thinking this is a basic iPhone app with a couple songs, some old repeat news, and gimmicky calendar schedule for tours, you’ll be surprised to learn that it’s so much more. So did David Guetta succeed in making a music app centered around his work that actually makes me want to dig deeper?

AccuRadio streaming radio app comes to Pre App Catalog. Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone next up.

Even though mobile devices are capacious enough to store many days worth of music, there are times when we just get bored with the music we have with us. With an old, outdated media player, you might have the choice of using the FM radio however, unless you’re in a big city, radio stations rarely play anything except the hit singles which also tires pretty quickly. Smartphone users and select feature phone users have within the last few years been able to take advantage of web enabled devices to stream music to their device thereby opening up new doors to break the monotonous playlist we listen to everyday.

For Palm Pre users, getting any worthwhile apps is a plus as Palm’s current release schedule is rather boring and slow. However, one app is aiming to change that. Fans of streaming music services will find Chicago-based webcaster, AccuRadio, a welcome addition to their Palm Pre’s sparse app screen. The benefits of joining club AccuRadio come in the form of 450+ radio stations covering any and every genre you can think of. If you like music, discovering new music, and just hearing something other than the same 40 songs that get the repeat treatment on the radio, AccuRadio is your app. The channel breakdown is as follows:

• 50+ Channels of Jazz

• 45 Classical Channels

• 35 Broadway Channels

• 30 Indie-rock

• 25 Country

• 25 Pop

• 10 World Music

• And multiple channels of reggae, Celtic, classic hip-hop, French pop, and much more.

As you can see, this isn’t the typical mix of sonic selections. While they many stations aren’t my personal favorite, it’s nice to see someone finally catering to the many genres that are less popular and the people that often get left out when it comes to music apps. Unfortunately since this is Palm Pre only at the moment and because I don’t have a Palm Pre, I can’t test this app out and give it a true review. Any Pre users care to give some insight?

By the way, one other interesting tidbit that may tickle your digital fancy is the fact that the makers of AccuRadio are planning on subsequent Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone releases so that everyone, no matter their personal platform preference, gets in on the music streaming pie.

~ Thanks Kurt ~

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