Seems as though we can’t get enough music in our lives these days. Our iPhones, iPods, MP3 players and most mobile devices these days can be crammed-full of our favorite music. Life can’t get any better, right?
Well, for folks running Android on the G1, there’s a new open source music player to enjoy. It’s called Banshee, and the player makes it easy to manage and listen to your favorite tunes on your G1.
Banshee 1.4 features automatic library synchronization and can also handle device playlists. The app works with iPods, MTP players and USB storage devices… and the T-Mobile G1 right out of the box. Using Banshee, you can even import music purchased from the Amazon MP3 store.
Aaron Bockover, the lead developer on Banshee has noted that using Banshee and the G1 together provides the same kind of multimedia management experience available on the iPhone.
“Because the Android platform is open source, I was able to easily figure out optimal ways of implementing Android/G1 support…For instance, I was unsure what the maximum cover art size should be on the device, so I just read the source. It was a nice for once to not have to reverse engineer or guess!”
Gotta love open source. Can’t wait for version 1.5 to see what changes and improvements have been implemented. Until then, we should probably put 1.4 through the ringer. For more information and to download, visit the Banshee Project.
[Via: arstechnica]