Kinoma Play media player gets major upgrade, is now a 'Social Media Browser'

We teased yous a bit the other day with video of the latest version of Kinoma Play (albeit in Japanese), just now it's prepare for the residual of usa, in English.

This is a major upgrade for Kinoma Play that they're dubbing a "Social Media Browser," and new features include customizable Kinoma abode pages, Facebook integration, direct access to the Mobihand app store, Twitter integration, Terminal.fm, a built-in RSS reader, a free gigabyte of infinite from Box.internet, the already outstanding Yoututbe player and back up for Flickr and Picasa.

Another new feature (to Kinoma at least) is support for the AVRCP Bluetooth protocol, aka the ability control playback from a Bluetooth device. Huzzah!

For those of you lot already rocking the full version of Kinoma Play (watch our original review here), the update should be available the next time you launch the app. (Or you can get information technology manually with the "Check for update" office.) If you're looking to purchase, it'll run yous $29.99. That'due south definitely non inexpensive for a Windows Mobile app, but, in our stance, you lot get what you pay for here. (And for those of you lot wondering, Kinoma FreePlay will go an update, besides.)

Learn more over at Kinoma.com, and the full presser's later the break.

Update: After applying the upgrade, y'all'll take to re-salvage all of your "favorites" within Kinoma Play. I could find most of mine in the Kinoma Guide, but you may desire to track down some of your bottom-known links in accelerate. But this also gives you lot the opportunity to add the to the habitation screen and try that out. Simply be forewarned.

Kinoma Introduces Earth'southward First Mobile "Social Media Browser"

New Kinoma Play brings together leading media services and social networks
similar Twitter and Facebook for the first time on a mobile phone

PALO ALTO, Calif. – May 28, 2009 – With today's release of Kinoma Play, the best way to detect, play and share media on a mobile phone is at present also the all-time fashion to find, play and share media across social networks and media services similar Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr and Picasa.

The new release of Kinoma Play for Windows Mobile builds on its leading, impact-optimized media experience to provide a social media experience that's faster, more fun and more continued.

"The new Kinoma Play connects your media and your social networks with power and simplicity unavailable anywhere else," said Peter Hoddie, CEO of Kinoma, "It's not simply that nosotros've added hundreds of new features — it'southward how naturally they work together, and how hands they work together on the new Kinoma Play home screen."

This new Kinoma Play release includes:

Cross-social sharing — Kinoma Play'south unique approach to supporting social media services and social networks breaks down the barriers between them and is key to its "share everything with everybody" approach. Users tin share YouTube videos on Facebook, share Facebook photos on Twitter, share tunes via SMS, and more than — because everything'south a first-class denizen, they can do it in a style that would otherwise exist clumsy or impossible.
Your mobile media home — Users tin now create personal Dwelling house screens for fast access to their favorite stuff. Exclusive ZoomLinks let users jump instantly to almost annihilation — private items, entire albums, even to specific features of any Kinoma Play awarding. They can make pages that collect friends' Flickr photostreams, YouTube favorites and Twitter tweets, pages of "presets" to live radio streams and podcasts — the possibilities are infinite.
Twitter — Allows users to tweet about the music, videos and podcasts they beloved on the world's largest microblogging site. They tin can update their condition, and photograph-blog their day for friends, family and followers all around the world with built-in TwitPic integration. In that location's even congenital-in search and so users tin see what the world'southward maxim nigh breaking news, or about themselves.
Facebook — The earth's largest social network is also the earth'due south largest photo sharing site, and Kinoma Play is now the easiest, most user-friendly way for users to update their status and instantly share the pictures that tell the story of their life.
App stores — Kinoma Play'southward built-in shop allows users to download and update their Kinoma Play apps. With two clicks they tin install the Mobihand Store app to buy Windows Mobile apps for their phone, bank check out screenshots and YouTube video demos earlier they buy, and even download complimentary trials.
YouTube — Kinoma Play is now the world'south most comprehensive mobile application for YouTube, the world's largest social video site. In that location's an all-new user interface and tons of features — upload, browse, search, play, favorite, rate, comment, share and lots more.
Last.fm — It's the music service that "learns what yous honey" and now Kinoma Play lets users share their dearest of music with the world. Users tin can automatically "scrobble" while they listen, encounter and read about favorite bands and artists, find more artists like the ones they love and connect with what their friends are listening to as well.
News Reader — Kinoma Play's new born news reader awarding lets users read their favorite blogs and other news right within Kinoma Play, and play associated video, music, podcasts and pictures every bit well. Past subscribing, they'll automatically be notified about new posts as they go bachelor.
Deject media playback and management — Kinoma Play users go 1GB of gratis space from cloud storage and sharing pioneer Box.net when they sign up within Kinoma Play — that'southward enough space for over 250 songs. That lets users easily move media betwixt their phone and PC, stream their own music, pictures and video without using valuable space on their phone, and share files and folders with friends.
Flickr and Picasa — They're ii of the world's largest photo-sharing sites, and they're built correct in. With Kinoma Play, the phone is an "infinite photo album" of personal photos, photos from friends and family and the most interesting photos taken past people effectually the world. Even upload new photos on the wing in simply seconds.

Pricing and availability

This new release of Kinoma Play is available immediately for Windows Mobile users (Q3 for Symbian S60). The retail price remains just $29.99, and this update is costless for all Kinoma Play customers.

About Kinoma Play

Since its acclaimed debut as the beginning mobile media browser, Kinoma Play has changed the mobile media landscape. Lauded equally "the cure for iPhone envy", Kinoma Play is considered a must-take for Windows Mobile phones, and delivers the primary media experience on flagship phones from leading mobile operators including Sprint, SOFTBANK MOBILE and NTT DOCOMO.

Almost Kinoma

Kinoma is a privately-held company formed in May 2002 to pattern and build mobile media products. Kinoma creates innovative, leading-edge products that are fun and easy to use while providing rich functionality.

Kinoma is a registered trademark of Kinoma, Inc. For further information, visit kinoma.com . Follow @Kinoma on Twitter ( twitter.com/Kinoma ) to get the latest news first. Kinoma will be posting "characteristic focus" articles with more detail to web log.kinoma.com , and posting daily tips for the new features to @KinomaTips on Twitter.