ajaxTunes is a new product from Michael Robertson's ajaxLaunch (also known as Ajax 13, also responsible for ajaxWrite, ajaxXLS, and ajaxSketch) that lets you stick a little music player on any web page, similar to
Flash MP3 Player but, of course, with Ajax. The player is attractive and works as advertised, but the ajaxTunes web site does a very poor job of explaining how to use it with your own playlists and music. The instructions are on
this page and require you to code your own playlists in
XSPF, an open XML playlist format. ajaxTunes also comes with a "music locker" service that gives you access to some 40,000 tracks from independent (read: uknown) artists. ajaxTunes isn't as customizable as Flash MP3 Player, but if Flash isn't your thing (and Ajax) is, it might be worth checking out.
Update: Reader Kim points out that ajaxTunes does use Flash, which makes that last sentence pretty much moot. Thanks, Kim.
Tags: ajax, ajax13, ajaxlaunch, ajaxtunes, audio, javascript, music
