Apple Puts iTunes On A Mobile Phone (But Is There More?)

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DittyBot: How To Stream from iTunes to
your Mobile Phone

DittyBot: How To Stream from iTunes to
your Mobile Phone 06/17/2005 03:57 PM

Calling all iTunes junkies. Here’s a handly little script that will put your tunes on your phone for free. Just make sure you have a lot of “anytime minutes.” From Make via Boing Boing DittyBot is a script for OS X that uses a clever combination of mobile email and VoIP to stream music from your iTunes collection to your cellphone. Using your phone, email the title/artist info for a song in your iTunes library…

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HOWTO Stream from iTunes to your mobile
phone (without Apple's permission)

HOWTO Stream from iTunes to your mobile
phone (without Apple's permission) 06/17/2005 03:34 PM
Cory Doctorow: DittyBot is a script for OS X that uses a clever combination of mobile email and VoIP to stream music from your iTunes collection to your cellphone. Using your phone, email the title/artist info for a song in your iTunes library to DittyBot, which is running on your Mac, pulling down mail every minute. DittyBot receives the request, calls you with Skype, and plays the song back to you over voice-over-IP using iTunes. Wow.

You send a text message from your mobile phone to your POP email account. Your text message should contain the keywords of a song title (and possibly an artist name) that you want to hear. DittyBot finds that email (he checks Mail every 45 seconds) and copies the song name into a text file. The song name is then copied into iTunes and a playlist is created from your search. Next, DittyBot loads Skype (the internet telephony app) and begins calling your mobile phone. Your mobile phone rings and when you pick it up, you should hear your song start playing in all its compressed glory. DittyBot will play your selection to you over your phone until you hang up. Mind you, this all should happen within 1 minute of sending your song request (depending on the speed of your POP server). Sometimes it's even quicker!

Link (via Make Blog)

Apple, Motorola iTunes phone?

Apple, Motorola iTunes phone? 12/19/2004 03:12 PM
p2pnet.net Dec 17 2004 3:07PM GMT

Motorola: Apple Delaying iTunes Phone

Motorola: Apple Delaying iTunes Phone 03/17/2005 04:22 AM
It's Apple fault, says Motorola. At least that is the reason Ron Garriques, president of Motorola's mobile phone division, gave reporters Tuesday at the CTIA Wireless conference in New Orleans over the iTunes phone delay. Garriques said that his company and Apple have two different strategies for releasing products.

Motorola: iTunes phone no-show due to
Apple

Motorola: iTunes phone no-show due to
Apple 03/17/2005 03:38 AM
So why demo the Music Store then?

Apple and Motorola On Track for iTunes
Phone

Apple and Motorola On Track for iTunes
Phone 12/19/2004 03:01 PM

This article in Forbes about the work between Apple and Motorola to produce what has (inevitably) become referred to as an 'iPhone' has re-ignited speculation about the degree to which the team-up will be just a simple outlet for iTunes music or a full-fledged move by Apple into the mobile phone market. Nothing in the article implies that Apple has had a hand in designing the user interface or the look of the phone itself, so it's really up in the air until more information is unveiled (possibly at the upcoming MacWorld in January). Some on Slashdot have wondered if the obviously flash memory-based phones are in fact the rumored iPod Flash itself. Unlikely, considering all the noise to the contrary coming out of Apple the last few months, but possible. Assuming the phone (or phones!) and the iPod Flash are two distinct products, Jobs might be reticent to unveil both at the same time, fearing that one might take the shine off the other.

Who knows? The one thing everyone should do, though, is not panic. This isn't new news, and until Apple and Moto decide to show us what they're cooking up (or gadget gods willing, someone leaks it), it's probably best to assume that this is Apple dipping their iTunes toes into the water and seeing how it works out.

Also, this picture is bogus and old, to boot. I post it only so I can disclaim it.

Get Ready To Call ITunes [Forbes]

Related
Motorola Webcast Highlights [Gizmodo]

Apple & Motorola Take iTunes Mobile

Apple & Motorola Take iTunes Mobile 07/26/2004 11:08 PM
Motorola and Apple are partnering to enable millions of music lovers to transfer their favorite songs from iTunes on their Mac or PC, including songs from the iTunes Music Store, to Motorola’s next-generation mobile handsets, via a USB or Bluetooth connection. Apple will create a new iTunes mobile music player, which Motorola will make the standard music application on all their mass-market music phones next year. [Jul 26]

Motorola Cites Apple For Non-Show Of
iTunes Phone

Motorola Cites Apple For Non-Show Of
iTunes Phone 03/17/2005 03:09 AM

Motorola did not show upcoming phones designed to work with Apple's iTunes digital music service at a recent tech show because of the pair's differing approach to launching new products, executives from Motorola said on Tuesday. By Sinead Carew, Reuters

Apple And Motorola Developing
iTunes-Ready Phone

Apple And Motorola Developing
iTunes-Ready Phone 12/22/2004 01:27 AM
Digital Media Thoughts Dec 20 2004 3:34PM GMT

Apple, Motorola Plan An iTunes-Friendly
Phone

Apple, Motorola Plan An iTunes-Friendly
Phone 07/26/2004 11:21 PM

Motorola, Apple working on iTunes Mobile

Motorola, Apple working on iTunes Mobile 07/27/2004 07:37 AM
DMeurope.com Jul 27 2004 10:44AM GMT

Motorola and Apple imply iTunes phone
coming in new year

Motorola and Apple imply iTunes phone
coming in new year 12/22/2004 01:28 AM
Pocket-lint.co.uk Dec 20 2004 2:35PM GMT

Apple bringing iTunes to Motorola mobile
phones

Apple bringing iTunes to Motorola mobile
phones 07/26/2004 09:27 PM
Apple and Motorola today announced a partnership to enable music fans to transfer songs from their iTunes library on their Mac or PC (including songs from the iTunes Music Store) to Motorola's next-generation mobile phones via a USB or Bluetooth wireless connection...

Apple to bring iTunes to Motorola mobile
phones

Apple to bring iTunes to Motorola mobile
phones 07/26/2004 08:54 PM

Motorola, Apple partner on mobile iTunes
for cell phones

Motorola, Apple partner on mobile iTunes
for cell phones 07/27/2004 04:22 AM
SiliconValley.com Jul 27 2004 7:44AM GMT

Motorola Working on New Mobile Phone
with Apple

Motorola Working on New Mobile Phone
with Apple 12/19/2004 03:12 PM
SlashPhone Dec 18 2004 1:06AM GMT

MS, Apple pitch music at mobile phone
makers

MS, Apple pitch music at mobile phone
makers 09/13/2004 07:07 AM
Opinion Deals with network operators make more sense

Apple, Motorola on track to debut mobile
phone

Apple, Motorola on track to debut mobile
phone 12/19/2004 03:12 PM
iPodlounge Dec 17 2004 1:31AM GMT

Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them

Mobile Phone is a Day to Day Need for
Everyone to Stay Connected with Their
Loved One's. Mobile Phone Chargers from
BB-shopping Helps to Connect More to
Them 02/05/2005 09:23 PM
BB-Shopping helps you buying best quality and long life Mobile Phone Chargers for dufferent Models and Variants of Mobiles. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]

Motorola and Apple Bring iTunes Music
Player to Motorola's Next-Generation
Mobile Phones

Motorola and Apple Bring iTunes Music
Player to Motorola's Next-Generation
Mobile Phones 08/03/2004 12:47 PM
MacVillage.net Aug 3 2004 5:21PM GMT

Motorola and Apple Bring iTunes Music
Player to Motorola’s
Next-Generation Mobile Phones

Motorola and Apple Bring iTunes Music
Player to Motorola’s
Next-Generation Mobile Phones 07/28/2004 04:32 PM

The Chinese mobile phone industry's
shipment volume rose 64.2% year on year
to reach approximately 65.2 million
units as the PAS mobile phone shipment
broke a record high

The Chinese mobile phone industry's
shipment volume rose 64.2% year on year
to reach approximately 65.2 million
units as the PAS mobile phone shipment
broke a record high 06/11/2004 03:15 AM
Research and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of The Chinese Mobile Phone Industry, 1Q 2004 and Beyond to their offering [PRWEB Jun 11, 2004]

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"?

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"? 04/28/2004 11:39 AM

On the SIGIA-L mailing list, Stephanie Berger recently asked: "My cohorts are not sure whether to use "cell phone" or "mobile phone". Any evidence that one is better than the other, or one is used more often than the other?"

This is a good example of the kind of labeling questions information architects face all the time. The answer to these labeling questions will depend on the target audience (a better label for whom?), on business requirements (maybe the business want to promote one term over the other) and on the context in which the label will be used.

I'll discuss the conversation that followed here and afterwards point to some useful tools for if you have a labeling question yourself.

Andres Sulleiro: "Without any empirical data I will go with my own opinion. [...] A quick survey of the phone carriers seems to suggest that "wireless" (as in "wireless phone", "wireless customer") is most common among US carriers, though you see some references to "mobile" as well. T-mobile, a European company, uses "mobile" which is more common in Europe as well as being the name of the carrier."

Method: check what other websites call it.

Jason Cho: "I think "cell" is more widespread in the US as Andrés noted. "Call my mobile" can sound pretentious to Yankee ears. But I would think everyone understands the term "mobile" on a business card."

Method: personal experience.

Peter Van Dijck (and others): "Google for "cell phone" (including quotes): 6,230,000, Google for "mobile phone": 6,360,000. Looks like a tie, assuming your audience is similar. Just pick one and make sure your search engine knows both terms."
Christina Wodtke: "Y ahoo for cell phone : 16,800,000, yahoo for mobile phone: 21,200,000. What does this really tell you? you'd have to know who each engine indexes, how much of the web, etc.. better to use a magic 8 ball. ;-)"

Method: check popularity of the terms on the web.

Peter Van Dijck: "My next step would be to find out what people search for on your site,
or if not available, on the web (assuming that's more or less your audience). Google adwords can help."

Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for.

Dave: "I like "mobile" for the reason that Christina stated (forward compatibility); USers and non-USers will equally understand it. Also, it is more interoperable w/ most of the vCard based addressbook programs out there. I don't know any that are using "cell" or "cellphone" ... I also like the clear and easy two word approach of "mobile phone" ... I'm always wanting to say "cellphone" where "cell phone" is really the more correct version. "cell" though just doesn't feel like a real word b/c the "cell" doesn't fit a meaning to me. I know what it means if I am forced to think about it, but it really doesn't mean anything to me at all."

Method: personal experience, check what software programs use.

Christina Wodtke: "> As can Ove rture's keyword tool (couldn't find URL straight away).

You also might consider some adaptation of the freelisting technique on a subset of your target. E.G., a write in survey: what portable electronics do you own, then analyze for use of "cell phone" and mobile phone".

Method: freelisting technique.

Eric Reiss: "Having worked closely with several telecommunications companies, including Tellabs (US), Nortel (Canada), ADVA (Germany), and NetTest (Denmark), this discussion is one I've heard before. Europeans generally don't recognize the term "cell phone." North Americans seem to accept both "cell" and "mobile." ATT insists on promoting the term "wireless." In most instances, we've agreed on the word "mobile" since it is understood by the widest audience. Nortel, for instance, used "cell" almost exclusively until the late 90s, but now leans toward "mobile." I think there is a trend here."

Method: ask the subject matter experts.

Pabini Gabriel-Petit: "There's also Wordtracker.
[...]
In this vein, you might try just walking up to people, holding up your cell/mobile phone, and asking them what they call it."

Method: Analyze what people search for.

Method: Find out what labels your users use.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine which competing label is better.

So, as a review, here are some of the methods used to determine which label is better.

1. What do you think?
Method: personal experience/insights.

2. What do your users think?
Method: freelisting technique.
Method: Find out what labels your users use: show them the item you're trying to label and ask them what it is. (You could build an online tool for this).
Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for / check popularity of the terms on the web. Ove rture's keyword tool. Google adwords. Wordtracker. Google and Yahoo both list how often a term is used on the web (use quotes around your terms!).

3. What do the experts think?
Method: ask the subject matter experts.
Method: check what other websites/software call it.

Gotcha's: be careful when using these techniques. You are looking for a label that works for your audience and your business requirements. Most of these techniques use audiences that may be very different from yours, and most are indicative only (ie: they're not hard science). Use your judgement.

Siemens mobile kicks off summer with the
launch of its next-generation MMS CX65
mobile phone

Siemens mobile kicks off summer with the
launch of its next-generation MMS CX65
mobile phone 06/30/2004 07:55 AM
AME Info Jun 30 2004 11:19AM GMT

Killer Mobile Releases Controversial
Mobile Phone Program - "Save Jimmy!"

Killer Mobile Releases Controversial
Mobile Phone Program - "Save Jimmy!" 01/05/2005 04:34 AM
Killer Mobile (killermobile.com), a mobile phone software development company released what is quickly becoming a controversial program targeted at young, tech savvy men - a program aptly titled "Save Jimmy". Save Jimmy is a program that can run on any MIDP 2.0 compliant mobile phone that allows the user to input specific information on their significant other's menstrual cycle and in turn receive daily alerts as well as view a calendar with information regarding which days are "Safe" to not use a condom. [PRWEB Jan 5, 2005]

Mobile Phone Tracking Success Story for
Locate Mobiles.com and Trace A
Mobile.com (featureXpress)

Mobile Phone Tracking Success Story for
Locate Mobiles.com and Trace A
Mobile.com (featureXpress) 04/12/2004 08:57 AM
featureXpress - Mobile Phone Tracking sites Locate Mobiles.com and Trace A Mobile.com report huge increase in subscriptions

Free mobile phone advertising for Irish
pubs now available on Ireland Pub Guide
- Mobile Edition.

Free mobile phone advertising for Irish
pubs now available on Ireland Pub Guide
- Mobile Edition. 06/23/2004 02:36 AM
A new free advertising service is now available for pubs throughout Ireland. Publicans can freely advertise their premises to one of the largest audience of people looking for things to do in Ireland, both on the web and now on their mobile phone at http://mobile.irelandpubguide.com. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]

Motorola E398 Music Mobile Phone
Exclusive on T-Mobile

Motorola E398 Music Mobile Phone
Exclusive on T-Mobile 08/27/2004 01:23 PM
I4U Aug 26 2004 11:05AM GMT

Tavros Mobile Begins European Soccer
Coverage for Mobile Phone Network
Distribution to End User Handsets

Tavros Mobile Begins European Soccer
Coverage for Mobile Phone Network
Distribution to End User Handsets 12/24/2004 12:26 PM
Tavros Mobile Announces the availability of European Soccer News, direct to your Mobile Phone Handset! The latest soccer scores, goal updates as they occur, and news, on an ongoing basis. All of this for one low monthly fee. This new service is in addition to the latest java games, ringtones, and other original mobile content for users to download to their mobile phones. [PRWEB Dec 23, 2004]

NTT Docomo puts wallet's contents in
phone

NTT Docomo puts wallet's contents in
phone 06/21/2004 08:36 PM
Embedded Systems Programming Jun 21 2004 11:38PM GMT

AirG Liberates Mobile Phone Users in
Iraq: AirG Launches Interactive Mobile
Community ‘MonAmi’ on Iraq’s First GSM
Mobile Network

AirG Liberates Mobile Phone Users in
Iraq: AirG Launches Interactive Mobile
Community ‘MonAmi’ on Iraq’s First GSM
Mobile Network 04/09/2005 03:48 AM
AirG, the global leader in powering mobile communities announced today that its mobile friend finder service MonAmi is now available to customers in Iraq. [PRWEB Apr 9, 2005]

Microsoft puts mobile developers on the
map

Microsoft puts mobile developers on the
map 06/29/2004 05:05 PM
CNET Jun 29 2004 9:36PM GMT

Bulgaria Puts Forward 3G Mobile Licenses

Bulgaria Puts Forward 3G Mobile Licenses 09/24/2004 09:29 AM
novinite.com Sep 24 2004 12:58PM GMT

Samsung puts hard drive in a mobile

Samsung puts hard drive in a mobile 09/07/2004 05:01 AM
ZDNet UK Sep 7 2004 9:09AM GMT

Mobile-Ticketing - Delivery On Mobile
Phone

Mobile-Ticketing - Delivery On Mobile
Phone 09/17/2004 02:33 PM

T-Mobile: UK will get Windows Mobile
smart phone

T-Mobile: UK will get Windows Mobile
smart phone 09/09/2004 09:12 AM
Smart Digital Assistant on its way

Mobile-Ticketing - Delivery On Mobile
Phone

Mobile-Ticketing - Delivery On Mobile
Phone 09/17/2004 08:17 PM
Slashdot Sep 17 2004 10:11PM GMT

Apple iTunes and Apple Store (PowerMac
Price) Glitches? [Updated]

Apple iTunes and Apple Store (PowerMac
Price) Glitches? [Updated] 12/02/2003 12:22 AM
Several readers noted that Apple's iTunes Music Store has had some strange behavior this morning with song and genre links behaving erratically. The ...

Intel's Bulverde puts muscle in mobile
phones

Intel's Bulverde puts muscle in mobile
phones 04/12/2004 06:17 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 12 2004 9:52AM GMT
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