14 DAY TRIAL // QNAP Systems, one of the major manufacturers of NAS (Network Attached Storage) servers recently announced the official QMobile application for Android 1.5, 1.6, and 2.1 platforms. The new solution follows the successful release of the iPhone version of the application
For those out of the loop, QMobile application can be used in conjunction with a QNAP Turbo NAS server and the V3.3.2 management software to allow users to stream music, digital pictures, and videos from their home NAS server.
These can then be played directly on the Android handsets from anywhere, using either Wi-Fi or 3G networks.
Users that are low on storage space on their Android devices will be happy to use Qmobile, as this reduces the need to have the files synchronized and stored physically on the smartphone.
Add to that the fact that it provides a simple and convenient way for mobile users to access their home content from anywhere.
“QMobile is a user-friendly media player application for iPhone and Android users to play and watch their music, pictures, and videos stored on QNAP NAS on the move,” said Johnny Chen, Product Manager of QNAP.
“By streaming to the NAS, they can enjoy all their multimedia contents and there is no worry about the storage space limit of their mobile devices,” added Chen.
QMobile also includes an interesting feature called My Jukebox which lets users remotely browse and select playlists created on the NAS to suit their mood by song title, artist, album, even ID3 tags.
Android users will also be able to upload pictures to a QNAP Turbo NAS and showcase pictures stored on the NAS on the mobile device.
The application can remotely select and play terabytes of compatible multimedia files stored on a QNAP NAS.
Multimedia files can be easily selected to be copied to an Android phone using the QMobile app and the selected files will be placed in “My Favorites”.