Qué tendrá el sistema operativo móvil de Microsoft que todo el mundo se empeña en añadirle capas de software que faciliten su manejo: lo hizo HTC con el Touch, lo hizo Palm con el Treo 500v y lo hace ahora Smith Micro con Revue, un programa para gestionar la música, las fotografías y los vídeos en los terminales basados en Windows Mobile 5 y 6.
Revue es un programa que utiliza los reproductores y visores multimedia incorporados en el sistema operativo de Microsoft, pero les añade una serie de funciones que facilitan su manejo. Así, las listas de reproducción de audio (M3 o WAV) son más cómodas de utilizar que las de Windows Media Player, al igual que las de vídeo, mientras que las fotografías se pueden editar directamente en el teléfono, por ejemplo para recortarlas, ampliarlas o reducirlas, o eliminar los ojos rojos de los retratos.
Asimismo, Revue ofrece la posibilidad de comprimir los ficheros multimedia antes de mandarlos por correo-e desde el móvil, reduciendo de este modo el volumen de datos a transferir. Para ello utiliza el formato comprimido .sit del programa StuffIt (también de Smith Micro), muy conocido por los usuarios de Macintosh. De todos modos, añade al final de los mensajes un enlace para descargar un descompresor gratuito para Windows, Mac o Linux.
Revue cuesta 30 dólares, y la versión que se presenta en el Mobile World Congress incluye un cupón para descargar gratis 35 canciones y un audiolibro de la web emusic.com. Por cierto, las imágenes promocionales del producto muestran Revue funcionando supuestamente en un Treo 680, que no utiliza Windows Mobile sino Palm OS, pero el portavoz de Smith Micro nos ha asegurado que se trata de una licencia gráfica de su departamento de publicidad.
Revue Turns an Ordinary Smartphone Into a Multimedia Playhouse to Manage Music, Photos and Videos On-the-Go
December 17, 2007 ALISO VIEJO, CA – Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI), a leading developer and marketer of software solutions and services for the wireless market, today announced the launch of Revue™, an intuitive, all-in-one multimedia application that enables users to take their music, photos, and videos with them on the road using their Windows Mobile Smartphone or PocketPC. The smart and sleek software will ship with a free trial subscription and 35 free songs from eMusic.
Smartphones are firmly adopted by business and enterprise users who need to be connected to their offices at all times. Now they are fast becoming the mobile device of choice to play and store music, photos, videos that users want to keep close at hand. Revue meets the needs of any user who would like an easy-to-use and graphically appealing multimedia solution to quickly access all media on their Windows Mobile device. Revue even allows you to edit images with a powerful one-click photo enhancement and red eye reduction, and allows you to share them via MMS and email.
“The Smartphone is one of the hottest and fastest growing segments in the mobile device market and is primed for an application like Revue that enables the biggest media experience possible and still fits in your pocket,” said William W. Smith, Jr., President and CEO of Smith Micro Software. “With Revue you can turn your Windows Mobile device into a slick and powerful media player – there’s no need to buy a new device or switch wireless networks. It’s that simple.”
Revue Features and Benefits:
Music
* Easily search for songs by artist, playlist, album or by keywords
* Play a song, create standard or smart playlists, replay in shuffle mode, view album art and metadata
* Quickly transfer songs to and from any PC
* Supports a wide range of popular music formats including MP3 and WAV
Photos
* View photos by libraries, timelines, albums or slideshows
* Zoom in and out, pan, rotate, flip and crop images
* Remove red eye and noise with Revue’s one-click enhance feature
* Compatible with most popular formats including JPEG, GIF, BMP and TIF
Videos
* Detailed file information makes sorting, organizing and searching for videos effortless
* Built-in players work with all major video formats including WMV and MPEG 1 – 4
Pricing and Availability
Revue is available immediately with a $29.99 MSRP at http://mysmithmicro.com/wireless/revue.

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