Spotify now available in Canada to pre-launch users

The popular Spotify music streaming website service and app is now available to Canadians who signed up for the pre-launch invite codes. Emails to these individuals started coming in today with codes to try the service for free for 30 days. Spotify has 40 million users and 10 million paid subscribers worldwide. 

iRing is the first motion controller for iOS music apps

iRing, the first motion controller for music apps and more, is now available from music and electronics retailers worldwide.

iRing is an affordable, wearable technology system that gives users a new level of gestural control over their favorite music apps, in real-time, using hand positioning for unprecedented music expression. 

The iRing system consists of two double-sided “rings” to wear comfortably on the fingers along with a series of apps that are able to detect the iRings’ accurate positions in space using the device’s camera.

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Microsoft works out kinks with Windows Phone's music app

Microsoft just released an update for its music app to address issues that cropped up on the Windows Phone 8.1 preview, such as no Cortana support and buggy interface. Now, the app lets you use voice command to search for playlists you want to list to, pause and play music, etc. Interface transitions look like they are smoother, too. And it woould seem the unexpected black screen issues are gone as well.

Source: Engadget

Coachella livestreams festival on YouTube, adds Hangouts video chat with artists

Fan of the acts appearing at this year’s Coachella festival but can’t be there in person? Google and T-Mobile are livestreaming the event on YouTube right now. And if you’re online at the right time and are on Hangouts, you might even get to chat with artists like Zedd and Chvrches. You can check out the livestream link here. Enjoy the music without the hassle of being cramped up against the hipsters, er, other people.

Source: Engadget