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We reported on the ‘Napster For PDA’s’ here back at the beginning of June (thanks to the lead from the Register).
Back then it was reported that a small European software company had done what the giants of the consumer electronics industry daren’t do - and put a potential Napster in every pocket.
Simeda, based in Bucharest, has ported Rendezvous to the Pocket PC platform and bundled it with a web server.

The software automatically discovers other devices on a WiFi network and allows people to stream or share music with just a couple of clicks.

Seems things have developed a little further and the new app has been christened Pocketster. Pocketster allows your Pocket PC to be discovered by other Pocket PCs in the area or by any PC running a Zeroconf (a.k.a Rendezvous) discovery stack.

You can also discover other Pocketster users anywhere on your wireless LAN. Pocketster includes a web server (that you can use to publish information) and a music preview utility that allows you to stream music files from nearby Pocketster users. The Pocketster Pro version now includes an iPod module that allows you to transform your iPod into a wireless jukebox and stream music wirelessly directly from your iPod to a nearby computer or another Pocketster user.The module enables you to publish your iPod playlists and have anyone in the area listen to previews or download tracks wirelessly from those playlists.

The pictures included in the documentation on the Pocketster website are particularly explanatory of what it does and how easy it is to transform a DRM enabled device into a free networked music server.

Needless to say the software (which costs around $15) runs an explicit warning on their website, “Warning ! Simeda takes no responsability regarding the legality of the procedure described below. This procedure allows you to broadcast and/or share the music on your iPod. You must check the legislation that applies to you and decide accordingly…..”

A cynical stab at Napster like notoriety no doubt, but certainly an app that wont go un-noticed amongst rabid iPod geeks.

Related Reading

Pocketster Pro and the iPod [Simeda.com]
P2P Without a Network [Tech Central]
iPod Hacks [iPodHacks.com]
iPod Hacks and Help [Method Shop]