Seamless is a fresh new iOS app that solves a problem we’ve all met: you’re in front of your Mac, listening to some amazing music, and you have to get up and leave.
You could find the same song on your iPod or iPhone, and start it again there. You could even try to scrub through it to the same point in the song. Either way, the mood is lost.
Seamless moves your music (or podcast) from one device to the next, well, um, seamlessly. One click, and the Mac sounds fade out while the mobile ones fade in.
Here’s the (almost obligatory these days) amusing intro video by Adam Lisagor:
There’s only one catch (which is obvious when you think about it): the music you move has to be on your iOS device already, otherwise things won’t be very seamless.
Seamless costs one dollar and you can get it on the iOS App Store now. You’ll also need the companion Mac OS X application, which is free. You’ll find that in the Mac App Store.
Giles Turnbull is a freelance writer in England. He also writes for the Press Association and The Morning News. You can find out more at his website, and follow him on Twitter @gilest.
20 responses to “Seamless App Helps You Sync Your Listening Between Devices”
Ultra lame.
Just downloaded this. Works perfectly! I will never how to scrub another podcast to pick up where I left off!
Airfoil has been able to do this for a while, but it also works across Windows, Mac, iOS and Apple TV
@Arron
Airfoil streams music. Seamless doesn’t stream anything. It transitions between devices (like Mac to iPhone) so you can walk out of your apartment (or back in) without losing your place in a song.
Airfoil streams music. Seamless doesn’t stream anything. It transitions between devices (like Mac to iPhone) so you can walk out of your apartment (or back in) without losing your place in a song.
Looks likes its pretty neat thing to have if you’re an avid music lover, and don’t want to interrupt your session going out the door. It looks like it’s only 99¢ which isn’t bad. I guess the one thing that depends on is that you have the same music on your device, but I guess an avid music lover probably would.
Wait. Is that really Adam Lisagor’s house?
If so, I’m in the wrong business!
It’s about time someone did something like this… have been looking for a wile!!
Cool… but won’t your hearing of the computer be blocked when you put in your earphones? So you do get a few seconds of quiet music coming from your computer before transitioning.
I think I’ve seen this guy in a Flipboard ad as well.