Crate 1.01
Device: iOS Universal
Category: Music
Price: $2.99 -> $1.99, Version: 1.01 (iTunes)
Description:Crate is a music player that can communicate like no other. It can be remotely controlled by any device with an HTML 5 capable web browser because it has a built in web server to talk to other devices on your private network. When you connect into it, you can browse the library, push songs onto the playlist, and play tracks locally.In case you were wondering, Zac Rubino is the man.You only need to run Crate on one device, and all other devices can talk to it. There aren't any other apps out there that can do what Crate does, and Crate does it easily, smoothly, and quickly.Aren't you tired of buying remote control apps that you have to install on all of your devices to get them to do anything? Then, you need to buy the equivalent for all your devices platforms if you want to use them together, assuming it's even available. All of this, only to have to spend time keeping them all on the same version so they'll work.Forget that nonsense. Buy Crate once and be done with it!Crate also works just like the built in Music app, so there's no reason not to trade up to it. Get it now for the introductory low price! The price goes up soon.You can connect to Crate with any HTML5 browser. Once connected, you can browse the host's music library, and push items onto the host's playlist.If you connect with a browser that supports m4a audio, (like Safari, Chrome or Internet Explorer 10) you can listen to music files on clients that connect in, as long as the files are not DRM encoded. Try it out and see. It plays nice with phones, tablets, and computers. When you're running Crate, your device is the server. Plug it into a stereo, and control what's playing with almost any other device. Devices connecting to Crate do not need to have Crate installed because they communicate with the same language the Internet uses.Note that for Crate to be available for incoming connections it has to be running. To host a party, plug your device into power, turn off auto-lock to keep Crate running, hook up some speakers, and share the name or IP of the Crate device with others on your network.Crate works best on devices with an A5 chip or better. Older devices work, but may take a little longer to convert some music files to stream.Check out my other app if you're interested in software development, or want to support small independent developers. It shares lots of the Crate DNA, so it's equally awesome. It's called Server, and if you're a programmer wanting to try something new, it's for you.
What's New
Hands down the best remote control for anybody with an iPod and a speaker dock. Control your playback from any device on your network.Awesome new client screens, with full control of server from any clientBrowse albums and artists with covert art, with responsive lists that adapt to iPad or iPhone screen sizes.Performance improvements across the board, and some bug fixesiOS 5.1 and newer now supported
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