Winamp 5.5: 10th Anniversary Edition Launches
Still whippin' the llama's ass
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
One of the oldest (and still actively developed) audio players is celebrating its 10th birthday today with the launch of a new version. Winamp 5.5 left beta and was declared "final" by the guys over at Nullsoft today. This new version though isn't just a quick rinse and polish of the last stable version, 5.5 sees Winamp really make a play at the centralized media center application market. They've taken a lot of the disparate services associated with Winamp and consolidated them to sit within the application itself. They're also taking advantage of their relationship with AOL (AOL bought Nullsoft some time ago) to get content that way.
Of note, Winamp 5.5 now includes:
- Support for multiple devices, including iPods
- Access and share your music and videos with Winamp Remote
- Integration of Shoutcast audio & video channels
- Play and Playlist the best music on the web with Media Monitor
- Receive dynamic song recommendations
- Control Winamp from your browser with the Winamp toolbar.
Also included is a completely new skin to show off all the new components of Winamp. Of course, there's a free and a Pro version. Pro gives you the ability to burn CDs, rip tracks etc.
Remember, we have a sizable gallery here at WinCustomize dedicated to WinAmp skins. Here are a few of the most recent additions:
|
|
|
|
|
Black Kid |
iFlex Amp |
Evolardnas |
|
|
|
|
|
Diamante Slim |
Coloured AMP II |
revision b |
 |
|
Page 1 of 2 | |
|
|---|
Reply #2 Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:57 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:21 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:40 PM
Reply #6 Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:01 PM
Love the new Milkdrop Vis. Looks great and has a pretty light CPU hit. I tried out the surround sound at home with some of the dowloads they linked last weekend and it's great!
Guess I'll have to cough up a few bucks for Surround Sound on my office system..........
Reply #7 Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:07 PM
Kudos to AOL for supporting and continuing the development of Winamp. I do remember how everybody pronounced a certain death for this brilliant player when AOL took over.
Love the new look and agree that CPU is very light.......been playing it for several hours now.
A Very Happy Anniversary to Nullsoft!
Reply #8 Wednesday, October 10, 2007 5:23 PM
http://axialix.home.insightbb.com/Winamp/clearONE.htm
Note the glass/transparent design.
Reply #9 Thursday, October 11, 2007 1:05 AM
Reply #10 Thursday, October 11, 2007 1:24 AM
Top marks to Nullsoft on this one.
Reply #11 Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:31 AM
Reply #12 Thursday, October 11, 2007 6:36 AM
Reply #14 Thursday, October 11, 2007 6:43 AM
Yes/No?
Reply #15 Thursday, October 11, 2007 7:09 AM
They've been owned by AOL for 8 years now 
(1999)
Reply #16 Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:56 AM
God! I'm getting old.
[I'll revist my ever-increasing age again in more depth if Duke Nukem Forever ever ships.
]
Reply #17 Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:14 AM
Reply #18 Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:21 AM
Reply #19 Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:21 AM
So will it let me subscribe to and download Podcasts?
Yes/No?
There are quite a few podcasts available for download. I'm not sure if the podcasts you are subscribing to are available or not.
Reply #20 Thursday, October 11, 2007 12:58 PM
Please login to comment and/or vote for this skin.
Welcome Guest! Please take the time to register with us.
There are many great features available to you once you register, including:
- Richer content, access to many features that are disabled for guests like commenting on the forums and downloading skins.
- Access to a great community, with a massive database of many, many areas of interest.
- Access to contests & subscription offers like exclusive emails.
- It's simple, and FREE!
|
|
Page 1 of 2 | |
|
|---|
Reply #1 Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:55 AM