Amazon shocked the world yesterday with the ‘official’ launch of the Amazon Cloud Music and file storage software. The software installs on your EVO in seconds as an update to the stock Amazon MP3 program. The program provides access to the complete Amazon MP3 catalog, your cloud storage and also provides amazingly quick access to the free song of the day.
The player interface is very straight forward with your store button on the upper right corner with the playlist access directly below that. The album art is located in the center of the screen with the title located right above the artist and album name. Directly at the bottom of the screen is the shuffle, reverse, play/pause, forward and repeat buttons.
The storefront section of the player continues to play your music while you shop the new titles. The two titles highlighted on the screen are the free song of the day and the MP3 Daily Deal Album. Usually these albums are $1.99 to $3.,99 and run for 24 hours at that pricing. Selecting one of the menus brings up the item you choose.
Once selected, a category like New Releases will show you the most popular new albums on Amazon. The purchase process is simple once you are set up. Log in with your Amazon account and you can one click purchase albums to be downloaded to your device directly. If you choose to do business online, you can simply have them stored immediately on the cloud server and stream or download them to your EVO later.
Overall, the player is more than adequate and the streaming service works great over higher speed connections. We don’t recommend trying this over a 2G or weak 3G network, but on a strong 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi, the experience is perfect.
Amazon MP3: 4 out of 5 - FREE - Available in the Amazon Appstore and the Android Market
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