Musicexplorer Apps

This is the alpha version of jukefox. It willbe provided with the newest features, before they go into the mainversion of jukefox. jukefox is a music player for large collections(>20 albums). It knows about music similarity, and allows newways to interact with your music collection. Jukefox provides arich set of functions, including:* map of your albums in 2D and 3D* smart shuffling mode that automatically detects your mood* auto generated tag clouds to select precisely the style of musicyou want to hear* automatically downloads album covers* gapless playback* scrobbles to last.fm* shake skipPlease provide us with feedback, so that we can fix bugs of thealpha version.

jukefox (beta), formerly known as museek, is amusic player for large collections (>20 albums). It knows aboutmusic similarity, and allows new ways to interact with your musiccollection. Jukefox provides a rich set of functions,including:* map of your albums in 2D and 3D* smart shuffling mode that automatically detects your mood* auto generated tag clouds to select precisely the style of musicyou want to hear* automatically downloads album covers* gapless playback* scrobbles to last.fm* shake skipYou want to know what we need all the permissions for? Have a lookat the FAQ section on our website (www.jukefox.org).

How does it work: start Soundmate and you getapartner from anywhere in the world. Both of you will hear thesamesong. Some questions related to the song will appear. Now,your goalis to answer each question as good and as fast as youcan. If youand your partner choose the SAME answer you scorepoints, otherwiseyou lose some.Features:* Current location (city) of your partner* Cover art, title and artist name of current song* Next button to ask your partner to skip the current song* Special effects when choosing the same answer* Highscore which shows the top 5 and your personalstatistics* Avatars* Questions about genre, instruments, mood, tempo and more.We collect all your answers and categorize them. Doing so wegettags about genre, instruments, mood etc for every played songinthe app. The best thing about that: all collected tags arefreelyavailable on our website (www.soundmate.ch)! You can use thesearchfunction on the website to find similar songs or downloaddirectlyall tags. There is also a counter showing how many tagswe'vealready collected.Notice that Soundmate needs some amount of internettraffic,therefore we recommend playing Soundmate using WLAN.

NewZap - the intelligent, interactive andeasyto use news readerNewZap is an entertaining news app that introducesarevolutionary new way of discovering news. Either you canswipethrough the news (Zap news) or can browse news by tags (Newsbytags). NewZap will automatically learn what you are interestedinand will provide you with tailored news.In the social view you can propose new headlines for the newsandyou can insert comments on top of words right into thearticle'stext.The best rated headline will be shown on top of the pagevisiblefor all users of the app.NewZap provides you with the latest news of CNN, BBC, theNYTimes, CNBC and TechCrunch.

Explore a new aspect of photography. Throwyoursmart phone into the air to take aerial pictures of you andyourfriends. Haven't you ever wanted to capture the facialexpressionsof your friends when they see their new Galaxy S IIIflying 10meters above the ground? Also throwing your own S IIIwithoutcausing motion blur can prove to be more challenging thanexpected.Just try to hold your hand steady, keeping in mind thatif you don'tcatch your precious phone you will be collecting thepieces fromconcrete.Take an aerial picture:- Start the app and initialize a throw. Throw the phone into theairand it will capture a photo when on the highest point andfacingdown.- To get good pictures, lots of light is essential. The app isatits best outdoors on a sunny day.Training:- Motion causes blur to the pictures. The less rotation thebetter.Try to throw the phone with the screen facing upwards andavoid anyother movement.- Taking good pictures requires patience. The app learns the wayyouthrow and improves the timing of taking the picture aftersuccessivesimilar throws.- Smart phones have huge differences in camera delays andinhardware in general. Even the newer phones have significantdelaysand therefore getting a nice picture might take quite a fewthrows.Remember however, that even professionals do not get itright onthe first try!Please remember: YOU alone are responsible for your phone andYOUhave to prevent the phone from breaking or hitting people. Inshort:thou shalt not hurt thy neighbor or break thy phone.