phreak20 on Monday, August 18

via goetz: Sharing von Playlisten und Libraries nicht nur für iTunes (Mac OS & Windows) & Frontrow, welche diese Funktion ja schon von Haus aus mitbringen, sondern auch mit Winamp (Windows) und Rhythmbox (Linux). Könnte durchaus eine interessante Sache sein. Läuft als Streaming-Dienst. Ach, und das iPhone wird auch unterstützt.

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