Ever feel the awesomeness of Pandora? Do you want something more than just a Pandora-style entertainment? The answer is quite simple, get a switch and enrich your Pandora experience using the Elpis is a kind of Pandora client application open source (free) which is able to present the experience of Pandora through the existence of the Windows desktop look more stylish with an ad-free interface of course.
Elpis own existence can be regarded as support services provided by Pandora Media, Inc.. Windows-based desktop application is presented to provide a simple, light and fluffy in entertainment and music through Pandora relieve you of any limitations on the existing web browser.
Unlike the Elpis application that is open source, the existence of its own for the time being Pandora is including the application fee. As one of the best possible way you can stream music with better quality (at a rate of 192Kbps MP3 quality) is to buy a Pandora One Subscription. And to change any settings, they say you can do only through Elpis existing settings after you have officially declared a subscription.
Unlike other applications that have a Pandora client interface is more similar to the Pandora interface, Elpis seems to have made a major breakthrough by choosing the interface that tends to look similar to the iPhone interface. Operate reliably with an easy to use and intuitive, making this application is significantly better than the existence of Pandora application that uses the browser. And even to execute operations such familiar enough to make radio stations, select a song up or down, and so forth can be performed quickly and easily.
In addition, the Elpis also be minimized to system tray and will form displays tips notification when a new song being played. That way, you can freely run other applications without having to interfere with the existence of Elpis application view that you are running at the time.
Here is a description of the features carried by Elpis application, namely:
- As a simple desktop application for a free account or subscribe.
- View, Sort and Select Station.
- Play, Pause, Skip Song.
- Cover Art and Artist.
- Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down, Tired of Song.
- And automatic user login credential stored securely.
- It can automatically play the last station each time the application is run.
- There is a notification to the song info using the system tray.
- Can be minimized to system tray.
- Pandora.com can display the info page for the song, artist, album and station.
- Can automatically reconnect to the session timeout (no more "Are you still listening ...").
- Can make a station.
- Can edit QuickMix.
- Can make the Station of the Song / Artist who is playing or played.
- Can add to the artist, song, or composer new to the station today.
- The support of the Media Key (Global and Application level).
In accordance with the requirements of existing systems, the presence of Microsoft NET Framework 4.0 before you provide an absolute must on your Windows device so you can run applications Elpis optimally. And for those of you who currently use the shelter system is Windows XP SP3, Vista, and Windows 7 is said you can directly use the application Elpis. And the installer file size is only 1, 09 Mbyte only.
As for the requirements of the hardware itself was practically no provision means that so far, it is certainly related to the use of smaller memory compared HTML5 web-based applications that run using a modern browser such as Chrome. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------