AmpMe's app for daisy-chaining phone speakers gets more useful
Earlier this fall we told you about AmpMe, an app that lets you daisy-chain a handful of phones and tablets to create a multi-speaker setup. That the application worked across iOS and Android devices, and streamed music to all these devices without any latency, was no small feat. But there were two drawbacks that made it potentially impractical: The app only worked with SoundCloud at launch and also, most mobile speakers stink. There's no immediate fix for that last bit, but at least AmpMe is addressing the issue of music-sourcing. Starting today, you can use the app to stream music from your own library, including files stored on your phone or microSD card.
According to the company, this had been the most-requested feature among its "hundreds of thousands" of users. And for good reason: SoundCloud might be a big name in music streaming, but it's hardly ubiquitous, and we can see where folks wouldn't want to sign up just to check out a new app by an unknown startup. If you have your own library of tunes, though, this might be the time to give it a try. The app is free on iTunes and Google Play (links below), and is available in seven languages besides English.
