withU: Share iPod Music

Sharing Your iPod Music Library with Other Devices

Many iPod users possess extensive music collections stored on their devices. Traditionally, playing these songs on a different device required transferring the files first. However, a more streamlined solution exists: streaming your iPod’s music directly to other iOS devices or those compatible with DLNA/UPnP protocols.

Introducing withU

The withU application, available for smartphones, facilitates this convenient streaming process. This iOS application, approximately 1 MB in size, is compatible with iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad models running iOS 4.2 or a later version.

WithU enables music streaming from your iPod library to a variety of DLNA/UPnP enabled devices, including Xbox consoles, PlayStation 3 systems, XBMC media centers, and personal computers.

Connectivity and Accessing Your Music

To utilize withU, both your iOS device and the DLNA/UPnP receiver must be connected to the same Wi-Fi router or hotspot. Music transmission occurs over the shared network.

Accessing your library is straightforward. Xbox users will find the app within their My Apps section. PS3 users can locate the music within the Music menu. PC users can select 'Other Library' in Windows Media Player. iOS devices simply install the app and navigate to the Remote Devices option.

Once connected, you can browse your music by Songs, Albums, Artists, Genres, and Playlists.

Streaming Capabilities

Two-way streaming is supported between iPod devices and PCs. However, with Xbox and PS3 consoles, streaming is unidirectional – from your iOS device to the gaming console.

Ensure your iOS device has at least 100 MB of free storage space to guarantee optimal application performance.

Overall Benefits and Cost

In conclusion, withU provides a user-friendly method for streaming music from an iPod library to compatible DLNA/UPnP devices. The application is currently available on iTunes for a discounted price of $0.99, representing a 66% reduction.

The app developers have kindly offered 20 complimentary promocodes to MakeUseOf readers. The first 20 commenters on this article will receive them.

Key Features

Intuitive and easy-to-use mobile application.
Full compatibility with iOS devices.
Enables streaming of your iPod music library to DLNA/UPnP devices.
Supports iOS devices, PCs, Xbox consoles, PS3 systems, and XBMC.

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