02-22-2006, 02:00 AM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 15,171
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Conduits Updates Pocket Player to v2.7
"Conduits Technologies, Inc., announced today the release of Pocket Player 2.7, an alternative music player for Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC and Smartphone, supporting the latest media player standards and formats. Pocket Player aims to satisfy consumers who demand more from a media player on a mobile device. The new version introduces new platform compatibility, track metadata (tags) support, Podcasts, new audio format support and additional plugins."
Conduits has released a significant new version of Pocket Player, including full WM5 support for Pocket PCs and Smartphones, including square-screened units like the 700w. New features include a new UI, better tag support, vastly improved WMA support (including both regular and Janus DRM playback), podcast support, new plugin support, and more. Upgrades are free for 2.x owners; for others, you can download a trial or buy a copy from Handango [Affiliate].
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02-22-2006, 03:37 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,959
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This is an awesome upgrade. The new UI makes this a heck of a lot more user-friendly than previous versions. 
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02-22-2006, 03:55 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Yesterday I uninstalled the previous version of this app because my iPod does what that version does, only better. I just installed the new version and I'm giving it a whirl.
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02-22-2006, 04:34 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 242
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I think that it's pretty sharp exept one thing that is glaring for me (and maybe only me but it will prevent me from purchasing it).
If I:
Create & save a playlist
Set PocketPlayer to shuffle
Close PocketPlayer
Launch by clicking on the playlist
Then
PocketPlayer always starts off on the first song in the playlist. Personally, I don't love any song enough to want to hear it every single time I use the playlist. By comparison, PocketMusic remembers the last song played and picks up from there.
In fairness, PocketPlayer's playlist management is any day easier than PocketMusic. Still, I create playlists less frequently than I play my music...
db
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02-22-2006, 06:21 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 17
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PocketPlayer always starts off on the first song in the playlist
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Huh, weird, it doesn't work this way for me... it always starts up right where it left off. Although I've been using it for years, and it could be a setting somewhere.
Aaron
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02-22-2006, 08:04 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,041
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I was pretty happy with the previous version. However, the UI and new features are pretty awesome. I'm there!
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02-22-2006, 01:52 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 952
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It's been awhile since I last used Pocket Player. This looks like a good time to give it another whirl.
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02-22-2006, 03:46 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 242
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Aaron,
Hmmm. If I could get that to be the case, then it's my new player. I'll drop a mail to the Conduits folks to see if I'm missing something.
Appreciate the feedback.
db
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02-22-2006, 04:12 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 198
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Originally Posted by Darren Behan
Create & save a playlist
Set PocketPlayer to shuffle
Close PocketPlayer
Launch by clicking on the playlist
Then PocketPlayer always starts off on the first song in the playlist.
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Darren,
If you change your last step to 'Launch via Programs screen' then it should pick up when you left off. If you launch it by tapping on a playlist, it currently thinks you're trying to open a new playlist, and starts at the beginning. Sounds like something we should definitely fix for a future release.
We're thinking to jump to a random position if you tap a playlist and Shuffle is enabled, but to keep where you left off if you just launch Pocket Player normally from the Programs menu (which should open up the old playlist regardless).
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02-22-2006, 05:55 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 176
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Hey cool! I forgot I bought this a year or so ago. 8O I forgot to reinstall it after I got a new device.
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