New Service Makes Personal Music Collections Accessible Anywhere
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- MP3tunes today announced the
availability of Oboe, a music locker that stores an entire personal music
library online, making it accessible anywhere. With an entire song collection
safe online, music fans have ability to stream their music from any machine
with an Internet connection as well as sync their songs to each computer and
device they own. Oboe accounts are $39.95 per year and include unlimited
storage with no extra bandwidth charges, plus Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and
Linux software for one-button syncing. Oboe also offers an iTunes plug-in for
syncing and streaming inside the popular music application. The service is
available immediately at http://www.mp3tunes.com.
"Five years from now, lugging around your entire music collection and
plugging it in everywhere will seem as outdated as carrying around a pocketful
of nickels," said Michael Robertson, CEO of MP3tunes. "It makes more sense to
safely store your music online and sync it or stream it to all the places you
listen to music, which is exactly what Oboe makes possible."
Oboe is a sophisticated online music service offering individual user
accounts that can store an entire music library of files in .mp3, .wma
(Windows Media), .aac (iTunes), and .ogg format. Registered users are
provided with a personal account and the Oboe Software Suite, which installs
software tools to easily load online music lockers using Macintosh OS X,
Microsoft Windows or Linux computers.
Oboe Sync:
The Oboe Sync software will search an entire computer for music files and
then load all located music files into the designated online locker. This
creates a backup of an entire music collection securely online, safeguarded
from hardware malfunctions, viruses, or theft.
Once a music locker is loaded with music, the same Oboe Sync software can
be used to move the music to multiple locations. With a single click, Oboe
Sync will analyze the PC and online locker, making sure each location has the
same music. Each time Oboe Sync runs, any new music files detected on the PC
will be moved to the locker and any new files loaded to the locker will be
moved to the PC. This ensures a music listener will have access to their
entire song library wherever they listen to music.
Oboe Locker:
Each Oboe account also comes with a Web page where users can access their
entire music collection from any device with an Internet connection. A
user-friendly interface displays artists, albums, tracks and playlists, which
can be streamed for online listening at 192kbps -- practically CD quality. A
sophisticated music manager built using Ajax technologies makes it possible to
pause, skip, repeat tracks, create playlists, label music, and control volume
all directly within the Web page without requiring any additional software to
be installed.
Oboe for iTunes:
An innovative iTunes plug-in makes it possible to access Oboe directly
from within iTunes software on either Macintosh or Microsoft Windows
computers. An "Oboe" entry is added to the shared music area. Once clicked,
users enter their account information and their iTunes music and playlists are
synced to their online locker. Using the same plug-in, an iTunes user can
view the entire contents of their online library from within iTunes as well as
stream it.
Oboe for Firefox:
A Mozilla Firefox plug-in is included with the Oboe Software Suite so
music available on the Internet with its own link can be copied directly into
the Oboe Locker. Once installed, any Web site with music links ending in
.mp3, .wma, .ogg or .acc trigger a small musical icon to appear after that
link. Clicking on the link will sideload the track from the viewing Web site
directly to the configured locker.
Both paid and free accounts are available with Oboe. Paid accounts are
$39.95 per year with unlimited size music lockers, 192kbps streaming, no
bandwidth charges and limitless usage of the entire beta release of the Oboe
Software Suite. Free accounts are also available, which allow loading of
music from the Web including the Oboe for Firefox plug-in, but are limited to
56kbps streaming in both the Oboe Locker and Oboe for iTunes plug-in. No
syncing is permitted with free accounts. Users can sign up at
http://www.mp3tunes.com. Screenshots are available for viewing at
http://www.mp3tunes.com/screenshots.
About MP3tunes
MP3tunes is an online service provider focusing on digital music. The
company was founded by Michael Robertson, founder and original CEO of MP3.com.
For more information about Oboe or MP3tunes, please contact:
Camille Wood
858-587-6700, ext. 242
press@mp3tunes.com
SOURCE MP3tunes
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CONTACT:
Camille Wood of MP3tunes, +1-858-587-6700,
ext. 242, press@mp3tunes.com
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