Mobiola xPlayer is no new kid on the block. Back when OS 4.5 was set to be released this application was just entering an early beta stage and now, the betas continue but the product is already well developed. A few things have been added to xPlayer in it's time, and the feature set for this application has rounded out nicely and makes for a great alternative to the BlackBerru built in media player.
Features Include:
- Watch fullscreen videos, listen to live music and stay informed about the latest events from live news!
- Explore 100+ predefined radio stations in all genres: Classical, Jazz, Rock, Hiphop & RNB, world, pop.
- Listen to actual business, sport, music podcast on the go and add your own podcasts!
- All the most popular audio and video formats are supported: mp3, m4a, avi, mp4, 3gp, wma, amr, mid, wav, aac, WMV.
- Mobiola xPlayer works via all types of connection - BIS, BES, Wi-Fi and direct TCP.
- Playlist management: Create, Edit and Save your own playlists. Search file option. - new feature
- Sort your playlist by title, by author, by path or shuffle it.
- Forward/Rewind feature.
- Use different themes to change the look of xPlayer.
- Background mode.
Now granted, Mobiola xPlayer does cost $19.99 for the full list of features to be available. But, free trials of the application are available and since it's currently in beta testing for the next version release, you can be a part of the beta. Beta testers who provide a good amount of feedback for Mobiola xPlayer are rewarded with a free license at the end. You got nothing to lose in this case, try it out, beta test it and see how you like it.
Reader comments
Mobiola xPlayer - An Alternative Media Player for BlackBerry Smartphones with Live Radio and Podcasts
The link doesnt work. I am getting an 404 error.
didn't see a way to order.
Too bad it totally sucks and does not work for crap to view videos.
I tried clicking the link for the free beta version 1.7 but it kept saying "error 404 not found". So I googled 'Mobiola xPlayer beta' on my BlackBerry and copied the pages address just in case others have the same issue: http://wap.shapeservices.com/blackberry/xplayer.php
Thanks for providing the correct link.
I didn't read this before I posted...my bad!
Same 407 error for beta as previous poster.
$20? Does it even support continuous playback?
This is a deal breaker for me. The internet radio feature is fantastic as it allows you to add almost any direct link to a station along with adjusting its buffer length. NICE!!!! Except, when you receive a call or text messages, the playback stops!!!! NOT NICE!!!! Also, the buffer will sometimes get screwed up cause the stream to skip indefinitely. Annoying for a free app but unacceptable for a paid app, especially at $20 bucks. I haven't really tried it for playing regular audio, so don't have much to comment on that, but as far as listening to internet radio, it's almost there but not there yet.
I'm not able to access media files on my sd card on 9000/5.0.0.238. Anyone else have this problem?
What's up with link not working?
I just tried this app on my Storm running 5.0.0.230 and it will not find my media files (I think a lot of apps have this problem) so until they fix this bug you cant listen to music from your device. I believe radio and podcast work though
You might want to remove the "Crazy Bitch" title from the image.
I'm just saying.
I think the OTA link is broken, I tried several times to click it and i kept getting an error:(
nice interface works great with my storm.
Bla1ze, please include the correct OTA link:
http://wap.shapeservices.com/blackberry/xplayer.php
I upgraded an earlier version with this 1.7 version. It will show videos now (where the previous version wouldn't) but it won't bookmark a video file and there's no way to pause and send the app to the background, so if you haven't finished watching when you have to do something else, tough luck, you have to start from the beginning again.
Seems to be no real support for this. I won't be buying after the trial.
Tried the trial and it did not play MPEG or WMV files on my 8310 Curve. Totally useless. I was able to play MPEG and WMV files on Windows mobile and my old Palm Centro. I find it incredible that I can't seem to find a video player for Blackberry that will play MPEG and WMV files. There MUST be a video player that works!!!