Symbian in Motion

Thanks to Gerry Moth, a man I’m loving more with each passing minute, I am in the process of trying what looks to be the first functional Last.fm player for S60. It’s called Blastfm and it was built in Python. Sure, it’s not the optimal solution but beggers can’t be choosers! The app is in beta so be kind, but it allows you to stream various Last.fm stations and that is exactly what we’ve been looking for.

The problem - so far I’m not having any luck with it at all on my N95 8GB NAM. The app crashes with a System error (-2) as soon as I hit OK after entering my Last.fm credentials. I’m going to keep trying though because I’ve been waiting for this functionality forever…

Try it out, the download link is in the Nokia Addict post. Also, be sure to pay homage to M3 Solutions for putting this puppy together - if you can get it working! Make sure you read the Nokia Addict post before you try to install it!

UPDATE: Still not working for me guys. I’m giving up for now - let me know how it works out for you!

Nokia’s Open to Anything line of viral commercials are great. Above, the latest addition can be seen featuring “The Amazing Stan”. Very cute. Actually, I missed the ball a while back when the great folks at WOM World sent me a little packing containing the competitive eating commercial (hotdog eating competition lover) packed with a cute little surprise. I was a bit busy at teh time and completely forgot to post about it. Well, better late than never I suppose. While I didn’t find the surprise overly tasty, my dog Thunder disagreed…

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I’m not sure how many SiMo readers are packing UIQ devices but I guess we’ll find out! Sling Media, makers of the Slingbox and one of my all-time favorite S60 apps, is looking for UIQ owners to beta test the upcoming release of SlingPlayer Mobile for UIQ. That’s right, get your hands on some juicy Symbian software before the rest of the world!

What you need:

• A UIQ handset (Sony Ericsson W950i, W960i, P990i, P1i, Motorla Z8, etc)
• A Slingbox
• The ability to respect embargos - don’t show / discuss the software you test until permission is granted

What you get:

• Sweet software for free
• A preview of some hot software
• The ability to help a great developer by identifying bugs
• The ability to help shape future development by getting your suggestions to the right people, right away

If you fit the bill, head on over to Sling Media’s beta site and register as soon as you can. Mmmm… SlingPlayer mobile on a touchscreen…

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Just a quick FYI for you guys. I’m constantly torn between Qik and Flixwagon. Qik offers better resolution while Flixwagon adds a cleaner UI, more options and more overall features. Qik’s latest addition will hardly sway me in one direction or the other but it’s a convenient little addition none the less.

If you take a peak beneath any video as you watch it on the Qik site, you’ll now see a download link. Sweet! Videos come in FLV format and this is a nice little feature if you want to reblog something without the Qik widget or even edit your own videos. It can also be useful in moving Qik videos to your mobile as I’ve never had much luck with the Qik mobile site.

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I’ve been waiting for a loooooong time for this update and I couldn’t be happier to let you all know that it’s finally here! My favorite music player / recommendation service Social Player has just received a major revision and trust me when I tell you, you can’t get it installed soon enough. Check out Gabriel’s post on the Strands Blog for more details, but here are my highlights:

• Native S60 app and Java app (S40-optimized) released!
• New Player UI - vastly improved interface, better controls
• Scrobbling support! Send track data to Last.fm as you listen

The post on the Strands Blog includes links to download both the native S60 app as well as the Java app. Now there’s really no reason why you can’t enjoy the complete interactive experience that Social Player provides on any device. Kudos to Strands!

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