App Update – Shazam

Shazam is one of those really cool apps that you totally don’t need but, once you have it and use it a few times are REALLY glad to have. It has already itroduced me to half a dozen songs and artists I didn’t previously know.

The app is a relatively simple concept- when you hear a song you don’t know, either on the radio or, more often for me, on TV, you fire up Shazam, let the app "listen" to it for a few seconds and, a short time later, it tells you the artist and song. The first few times you use Shazam you can’t help be but wowed by it.

With the app you can-
– Identify music from the radio,TV, film, or in a store
– Save your search history
– Buy music you hear since tags link directly to iTunes
– See related videos on YouTube
– Personalize Tags with Photos
– Email your Tags to friends

Shazam was already pretty great but a recent update…

Added more artist info.  Results now provide  lyrics, track info, album reviews and artist biographies

Allows you to personalize tags by taking and adding a photo, or attaching an existing picture

Allows you to sort tags by artist, title, or date

Allows you to store pending tags (since Shazam only works when a data connection is available)

Shazam also added supports 2nd generation iPod touch now that external microphone are supported