Back in August, we told you about PandoraJam - a rather great tool for recording music from Pandora's Free Internet Radio service. Not content with Airport Express streaming, Last.fm scrobbling and more, developers BitCartel are preparing to release a new version just in time for Thanksgiving - and gave TUAW a sneak peek in advance of tomorrow's release. So what's new?
Apart from a few fixes to ensure Leopard compatibility, there's one neat feature that fans of the Airport Express streaming will want to get their hands on: Apple Remote support. If you've been wanting to use Pandora and hanker after the ability to control tracks from afar this might be just the thing. Of course, one of the best things about Pandora itself is that it learns from your 'thumbs up' or 'thumbs down' ratings to a track, adjusting your personalised radio station accordingly. If you're controlling PandoraJam from your Apple Remote, rating can now be done either by tapping, or holding down, the 'Home' button, or any other AR key-press you desire. You can also 'blank out' any other applications that might respond to the Apple Remote too, for uninterrupted playback and recording.
PandoraJam 1.2 is a free update to registered customers, and a license costs $15. Due to Pandora's licensing regulations, you'll also need to be in the U.S. or U.K. to access the service.
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11-19-2007 @ 7:42PM
Deb said...
For registered users the update is already available but mine refuses to complete the update, I've had to force quit the app twice already.
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11-19-2007 @ 8:41PM
Ben the Dog said...
I used to love Pandora until the muppets in charge of music distribution decided that someone needed to pay them for this free advertising that they were getting, and killed the service for non US and UK residents.
Hopefully it's only a matter of time before the artists all accept that the middleman is an unnecessary choke in the flow of musci from artists to consumers.
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11-20-2007 @ 8:04AM
artifex said...
And has it been determined that using this to record doesn't violate the terms of use of your account?
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11-20-2007 @ 10:25AM
J.W. said...
@artifex: It does, indeed, violate the terms of use of your account.
"You can't use Pandora to steal music, and you have to listen to it through pandora.com or on a device officially supported by Pandora."
I may be wrong, but I don't think this software is officially supported.
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11-20-2007 @ 10:35AM
Rhywun said...
Yeah, I wouldn't expect support for software that has no legal use, either. And they charge for this?!
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11-20-2007 @ 1:31PM
Seth Ferris said...
is anyone else having bad luck scrobbling tracks played through this new release? "Audioscrobbling Failed" over and over again...
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