doubleTwist is iTunes for Android
By: Hillel Fuld
The battle between Android and iPhone is continuing to heat up. With the new Evo4G on the market and the iPhone HD to be announced within days, both platforms will be able to offer consumers true “superphones”. The debate about usability and which OS is more user friendly has no clear winner. With Froyo’s speed and enhancements, Google is sure giving Apple a run for its money.
When it comes to the debate over specs and capabilities, phones like the Nexus One, the EVO4G, or the Droid Incredible definitely have more processing power and screen real estate than the iPhone, not to mention their picture-taking capabilities, but with the iPhone HD coming, we will have to see who wins that fight.
The one thing that there is no debate about is syncing capabilities. While there is a debate about Apple’s closed eco system, which is what enables such seamless syncing, the fact that iTunes works so well with the iPhone OS is a huge advantage over Android. Android has no official media syncing software, and its native media player also pales in the shadow of the Apple media player.
doubleTwist wants to change that with their brand spankin new media player for Android. They already enable you to sync your mobile device with your smartphone and they support multiple platforms such as PSP, BlackBery, and others, but now they also offer a native media player for Android. Android’s default media player definitely leaves room for improvement if I am going say it nicely, and doubleTwist with their beautiful UI and audio and video capabilities, truly delivers the goods.
The developers of doubleTwist do not try to hide the fact that they are trying to offer an iTunes-like solution for Android, and with that, they made a smart decision, since that model seems to be working pretty well for Apple. They might have taken it a little too far with the design of the desktop app looking almost identical to iTunes, but then again “If it aint broke, don’t fix it”, right?
The doubleTwist native media player is now available for free on the Android Market and the desktop software is also available for free online.
Have you tried doubleTwist? What did you think? Can it compete with iTunes or is it just a cheap knockoff? Please let us know in the comments.
