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[shAf]

As the technological advances move forward this fall, and while imagining and shopping for my 1st smartphone, I also imagine having this device in my pocket (and in my ears) playing my favorite tunes organized by MC12.  And then I wonder ... "Why not a JRiver app installed on the phone?", which would allow for a client-server relationship at both my home and workplace.

So, before I purchase or seriously consider one phone over the another, I wonder what JRiver's thoughts are regarding smartphone OS's.  Admittedly, Android is a bit immature, and Symbian and iPhone may be off your radar, but is JRiver at least thinking about an client-server app, and whether you're looking hardest at Windows Mobile or Google Android??

TIA for sharing your thoughts 

[JimH]

I posted a link to this article yesterday:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=48621.0

We think about it a lot, but we would need two things to make it work:

1.  Time
2.  Money

And cooperation from a manufacturer would help.  In the past year, we've talked with Company S and Company M.

It will eventually happen, but it is a big job, not unlike porting to Mac or Linux, both of which are also important.

Android may now be the path of least resistance.

[shAf]

Thanx Jim for letting on more than I might have expected ...

I agree with your thinking and the concept behind Android, but I wouldn't have believed it would also be the path of least resistance.  My own leanings are towards the Sony-Ericsson Xperia, which happens to have a WinMo OS, but that's only because it's a helluva piece of hardware .. but a lot could change between now an when I really get serious (ie, after Xmas).  I'll also be following JR's leanings towards similar technology.

Thanx again ...

[JimH]

You're probably right about Windows Mobile, but we'd like to wriggle out from under Microsoft's heavy foot.

[ThoBar]

I'd gladly pay for a JR WinMo app... especially if it supports streaming from and syncing with a full MC DB

[raldo]

I'd gladly pay for a JR WinMo app... especially if it supports streaming from and syncing with a full MC DB

Check out Pocket Player, it can act as both a upnp server and client: www.conduits.com

[ThoBar]

Check out Pocket Player, it can act as both a upnp server and client: www.conduits.com

Thanks for the tip, it's a nice bit of software. Almost reminds me of MC in some ways.... just a pity it cant sync DB's and files directly with MC... maybe a conduits/MC plugins to allow sync capabilities would be the perfect solution