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Re: Show HN: iPod.js – An online iPod that connects to Spotify and Apple Music

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Post by neogodless »

AzN1337c0d3r wrote: post #32

Firefox appears to be blocking Cross Origins Requests so cannot actually successfully sign-in: Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at https://apresolve.spotify.com/?type=dealer&type=spclient . (Reason: CORS request did not succeed).

Firefox on Windows 10 with uBlock Origin (which I disabled on this page) and Multi-Account Containers. I'm not a Spotify paid user, and the error I get is different:

> Cannot register to Track Playback with non-premium user.

However, the "iPod" just keeps telling the user to sign in. It might be good to have some indicator that you need a paid account to use Spotify on this iPod.

Re: Show HN: iPod.js – An online iPod that connects to Spotify and Apple Music

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Post by notJim »

fumar wrote: post #88
scatters wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think smartwatches fill that niche now - at least those models with physical buttons. I'm actually impressed by how ergonomic the music listening experience on my Garmin is.

Right, wearing an Apple Watch + AirPods is the modern iPod experience to me. I can leave my house without a smartphone and take a stroll or bike ride or skateboard etc with music. The Apple Watch crown provides that tactile feel missing from smartphones. I like how easy it is to turn up the volume by quickly rotating the crown up or down.

Do you have to have the watch with LTE, or does it actually cache music locally?

Re: Show HN: iPod.js – An online iPod that connects to Spotify and Apple Music

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Post by neogodless »

chirau wrote: post #60

Unfortunately it just signs me in Spotify but does not import anything. Can't play anything either. Keeps asking me to sign in.

Do you have a free account? I had to pop open Developer Tools to see that there's an error if you don't have a paid account that prevents the iPod.js from connecting to your account.

Re: Show HN: iPod.js – An online iPod that connects to Spotify and Apple Music

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Post by fumar »

notJim wrote: post #92
fumar wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Right, wearing an Apple Watch + AirPods is the modern iPod experience to me. I can leave my house without a smartphone and take a stroll or bike ride or skateboard etc with music. The Apple Watch crown provides that tactile feel missing from smartphones. I like how easy it is to turn up the volume by quickly rotating the crown up or down.

Do you have to have the watch with LTE, or does it actually cache music locally?

LTE but you can download music when on Wifi and keep it stored on the watch.

Re: Show HN: iPod.js – An online iPod that connects to Spotify and Apple Music

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Post by dylan604 »

justusthane wrote: post #29

This is really cool. It’s amazing how “realistic” the clickwheel feels—it instantly transported me back to actually using an iPod. Also, there’s something poetic about emulating the clickwheel on the interface that replaced it :)

"Sadly, this only works on Chrome Desktop" when clicking the sign in to Spotify on my iPhone. definitely doesn't have that "it just works feel" in that regard. However, driving the click wheel is fun. I did instinctively click on the buttons that would pop up in the menu by clicking them directly the first time rather than spinning the wheel to get to them. Just shows how much more powerful the touch screen is.

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Post by jgtrosh »

urbandw311er wrote: post #87

I would like to complain about the game of Brick that refuses to award me a victory despite clearing away all the bricks. Can I get my money back please?

Also, it always bounces at the same angle regardless of where it bounced on the paddle, which makes it really long and boring. The lack of payoff is even more annoying.

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Post by dylan604 »

y2bd wrote: post #90
rileytg wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would pay for the app just to get the haptic feedback!

iirc there was an iPod-style app on the Apple App Store for a bit around a year ago, but it was shortly after taken down. I don’t know if the developer came out with an official statement, but I imagine Apple had some copyright grievances. It did have haptic feedback on the wheel which was cool, although I think this web implementation actually does a better job of nailing the motion and feel of the click wheel itsel…

Should make one that looks like a Zune!!

Re: Show HN: iPod.js – An online iPod that connects to Spotify and Apple Music

#100

Post by mparlane »

dylan604 wrote: post #96
justusthane wrote: post #29

This is really cool. It’s amazing how “realistic” the clickwheel feels—it instantly transported me back to actually using an iPod. Also, there’s something poetic about emulating the clickwheel on the interface that replaced it :)

"Sadly, this only works on Chrome Desktop" when clicking the sign in to Spotify on my iPhone. definitely doesn't have that "it just works feel" in that regard. However, driving the click wheel is fun. I did instinctively click on the buttons that would pop up in the menu by clicking them directly the first time rather than spinning the wheel to get to them. Just shows how much more powerful the touch screen is.

I think in terms of scrolling through the big lists, the wheel was a far superior scrolling device than touch scroll is.
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