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Honeycomb Preview: Google Music?

by on January 31, 2011 2:08 pm
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Google is set to debut its new Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) operating system this week at a press event, so what does that mean for music fans and the experience of Google Music? Let’s take a look at some of the ideas floating around on what we’re likely to see, and how Android 3.0 could revolutionize your music experience.

What Would You Like to See?

Android 3.0 was built for tablet, as well as Android mobile phones, so we’ll get a touch screen experience with a number of different apps. Some of the apps we’ve seen and have been using will remain the same, and some new items will pop up, like a version of Gmail that’s been optimized for the tablet, a YouTube that’s been redesigned for Android, and GoogleTalk, which is a video chat that’s going to compete with Apple’s FaceTime.

Consider then if you will, a creative list of ideas that could change they way we experience music. Then add to add your own ideas to the list.

5 things you could do with your Google Android tablet or mobile phone to make your musical life better:

1) Use your Android tablet/phone as a remote control for your sound system.

Remember the archaic CD player remote controls? If you still have any, throw them away. An Android tablet or mobile phone will allow you to have a full onscreen dashboard of controls to draw music from your own library and any online music sources. Connect the computer to your stereo for some serious sounds that go beyond thin sounding desktop speakers, and gain some serious fidelity. Then you can choose songs from anywhere in (or outside of) your house while Tweeting to the whole world what your currently listening to.

2) Sync your music library from various locations

Google’s Honeycomb is reputed to have a “Sync Music” feature that could allow you to sync all of your music files from your desktop computer, mobile phone and more, all into one cloud-based, online music locker. This has been the holy grail of online music for a few years now. There’s no way to verify whether this screenshot is true, but time will tell.

3) Buy music from the Google Music Store

There’s been a lot of talk about a Google Music Store with paid downloads for Android, which could be tied in part to its search engine, allowing users to connect to the store and buy music directly from Google. This obviously will put Google in direct competition with Apple and iTunes.

4) Stream music from a cloud-based subscription service

The second part of the Android music experience could be a Google Music cloud-based subscription service, that can be part of any mobile phone or tablet computer running Android, and will probably be tightly integrated with its upcoming Chrome operating system.

5) Use the Android tablet as a window for video

Whether it’s a live performance from a band or a festival experience like the Coachella webcast, you can watch anything from videos up to full HD video from your favorite band. Do this from anywhere, just imagine the possibilities

Check out the Android Honeycomb preview video below for a real-time video of the Android tablet experience.


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  • Jazli Aziz

    The only “major” Google service I don’t use is Drive, since I use Dropbox. I use Gmail, Google Music, YouTube, G+, Maps, and Chrome all on a regular basis. So yeah, I’d say I’m quite invested.

    And no, I don’t think I could survive on a platform without Google support.

    • Simon Hill

      Yeah me too actually, I started using DropBox years ago and then they gave me 50GB free when I got the Galaxy S3 so I’m invested there, but otherwise I use all the Google services.

  • Surur

    Given that Google hardly supports Windows Phone (no maps, no YouTube app), and its growing (slowly, but still the fastest growing mobile OS of 2012) clearly Google is not the be-all and end-all of the internet. Gmail is my spam account.

    • MasterMuffin

      Gmail was (and still is) my spam account and when I first made Disqus account (so that I can comment to these articles), I used Gmail because I thought this would be just one of those never-going-to-use-again-accounts. Then I started using Disqus more and got more Gmails and now I’m using Gmail a lot. Still not as #1, but Gmail is really good just sayin’

  • http://www.facebook.com/j.hamernickramseier John Hamernick-Ramseier

    I use Chrome, Maps, Google Music, Drive on a regular basis, I am trying to get everything transferred to Gmail, and I am trying to get family and friends to jump ship to G+ so I can close my facebook account. So I am invested heavily into the Google service and no I would not survive on a platform Google did not support.

    • Simon Hill

      I wish I could get family and friends to ditch Facebook for G+ good luck with that!

  • FrillArtist

    I liked it better when Google Docs had it’s own app. This decision to merge cloud storage and doc creating/editing just makes Drive one of the clumsiest Google app to use. That’s why I use Dropbox as my primary cloud storage app and Office Suite as doc creating. If Google Drive didn’t come pre-installed on my phone with no way to take it off (except rooting), I would have uninstalled it.

  • RarestName

    The only things that I really like are Google Search and YouTube, which Google purchased >.<

  • Jusephe

    Put it another way: Can google survive without other platforms ?

    • Simon Hill

      Yeah, obviously BB and WP are not a big deal, but iOS definitely is. Reports yesterday are suggesting that Google will pay $1 billion to remain the default search provider on iOS. I think Google would survive thanks to Android, but a total split with Apple would hurt both of them.

  • companyemails

    “Would you ever consider buying a BlackBerry or a Windows Phone if you’re invested in Google?”

    Personally no and that’s the very reason. I use a lot of google apps and services. In fact, I know I use more than the average user, and even with that I am hardly what I would consider a Google power user, as there are plenty of Google services I have still not adopted. For me it is all about the scale of that ecosystem and how well it is integrated not just to other Google products, but to the underlying OS in which they operate. I my case, that makes me a Nexus user for mobile and a Chrome user on desktops (regardless of OS). I would not consider an platform that couldn’t offer me the quality of service I’m looking for.

  • Mārtiņš Belte

    Another platform with no Google support… I guess I’d go on web and use Google services from there, but it may prove difficult and annoying so I’d switch platforms.

  • Kayserr Pardo

    Google search and YouTube. That’s it. I only reason I use Gmail now is because of Android.

  • goldtooth

    nope, world and technology will go backward if google no more.

    I use gmail on daily basis, along with google search and blogger.
    youtube on weekend.
    maps and latitude when travelling, I also recommend latitude for my family & relatives.

    g+ once in a month.. :D

    ..
    scary to think if one day google is no more.

  • freedomspopular

    I like to try and be as platform-agnostic as possible. I buy and store all my music on Amazon. I have a Kindle so I also buy books from Amazon, along with an occasional movie, and I’m intending to remove the DRM from those one of these days so I can maintain full control over them. I use Dolphin Browser on my Note 2 and Note 10.1, and Firefox on my PC, which has become an infinitely better combination now that Dolphin has a Firefox extension. I recently switched all my email from Yahoo to Gmail, though that isn’t too big of a deal to me as it integrated seamlessly with the Mail app on Windows 8, and if I ever did switch to another platform I’d be ok with a third party option, as that’s what I was using before Gmail became my primary. I enjoy spending time skimming through Google+, but i don’t do a whole lot of interaction anyway, even with the people I know on Facebook. Don’t use Youtube enough for it to be a big deal for me. Maps I do use on a regular basis and would definitely miss it if I left Android. But otherwise, yeah, I think I’d be ok without Google’s services.

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