Showing posts with label radio apps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label radio apps. Show all posts

Friday 20 June 2014

Radio Apps That Will Enchant the Audiophile within You part. 2


XIIALive Internet Radio
XIIALive Internet Radio 

The Android platformoffers the user a highly overwhelming music experienceswhere there is so much to explore that which will take a lifetime to hear every song that has been featured on each of these apps. The Visual Blasters LLC, makers of XIIALive have come up with strong user friendly interactive and intuitive app for music, for all music lovers and with a simple interface which is not too fancy but a face kind of graphics, this type of app is much simpler and easy to comprehend. Some of the main features of the XIIALive app which appear on the home screen are: Genres, Search, Top Hits, Favourites, History, Settings, Directions and Player. Though the settings seem simple, the interface gives the user to a large extent; a feel of a Radio Jockey with the designing on the app created with this intention. On entering the main screen, the listening page is divided into three sections, the topmost being the swipe section. If the user is on thePlayer section, they can horizontally swipe the screen and to reach another section, can click on it to enter it.

Main Player Screen – Indication of Station/Frequency

Beneath it is the main player of the screen with the indication of the station and the frequency that is playing. Besides this one also gets the bandwidth along with the speed at which the data is received together with the name of the artist enabling the user to keep track of what is being played for future listening options. The choice to tag, share and even broadcast the song directly through the app is also available so that others can also get to know what you are listening through the app. With the help of the option tab, user can look for multiple other settings. An added feature to this is that the user can control the volume from the main screen below which is the Stop and Pause button as well as the next and backward option of the songs to be played. Below this is the streaming option together with the bar which shows what part of the song is being played. Users can also have the list of top hits from that charts created at the back end by DJs across the app in order to get the best musical experience.

Powered by Shout Cast with Various Radio Stations

Moreover, the XIIALive app’s white colour interface can be inverted and changed to black since the app supports two opposite in colour themes for extreme set of users and in terms of the themes for the app besides these two, there is nothing much in it. The equalizer enables them to search around with the sound in order to get some good listening experience according to their choice. Powered by Shout Cast, the XIIALive app has around 50,000 radio stations and if one does not find a song, Shout Cast directs the user to other areas to locate the song one is searching for. Besides this, the app also helps to fall asleep with the timer and the stations to select from, to put you to sleep, providing a descending sound alarm. This app can be downloaded on Android device for free from Google Play Store.

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Radio Apps That Will Enchant the Audiophile within You part. 1

Radio.io
Radio.io - Feature Packed App

The app, Rad.io that has been designed by Radio.de, is a feature packed app which is more like an all in one app for radio stations all over the world. What makes this app so special in particular from all the radio apps on the Android space is that, it amalgamates somewhat from every other elite radio app present in the market. Though in comparison to other radio apps on Google Play Store, the fact of the feature is that it helps to make this app worth mentioning with regards to radio app, since Android and Rad.io seems to be a well-structured app which will ensure that the user has all the radio needs all on a single platformand if one has observed other apps in the radio genre across the Play Store, one will see an easy simulation of everything in one place.

Black and Green Interface – Variety of Options

The Rad.io app in its black and green interface provides everything to listen to with genres which ranges from Jazz, Pop, Rock, Ballad, Digital etc.; with a variety of options to choose from. The list being endless, the user may add any of the stations of their choice in the favourites bar where these features divide the tab into three categories which are the favourites that are marked by the user. Besides this it also has favourite tab which has been marked by the team at the back end in order that you get the best choice along with recommendations from the editorial team. In case one has forgotten a song one wanted to listen to, the history can trace back and provide the information on all details needed. List of radio frequencies are also made available in the list view with the thumbnails of the radio station. From the side bar of the volume knobs on the phone, a volume control that can be alternatively accessed has been added which is located in the middle of the screen

Provides Popular Widget Compatibility

The Rad.io app also enables the user with the local radio station in a given area in order to get the best music in a given locality. Moreover it also provides popular widget compatibility which most users prefer to have since it is easy to use, making it a less tedious task with the app while searching for good music. The Rad.io also offers similar stations to select from recommending stations depending on the genre as well as the kind of artist music which plays on the phone. It has all the features combined into one screen which includes the heard last, editorial recommendations, individual favourites, and stations from current region along with the top hundred. Users can also instantly navigate to what had been heard last, hop to individual favourites or even skip to editorial recommendations and can select station from the current region and top 100 lists. To top it, users could also add in the sleep time and have a 4.3 star rated radio app for Android platform. The Rad.io can also be used as an alarm feature to wake you on some good new music giving a good start to the day with music ringing in your ears.