Yearning to break free from earbud-induced isolation and spring towards a music listening experience with a social slant? Seedio for iOS can help. Built by a team of six developers, the app networks local iDevices over WiFi and allows one user to stream music to others. Audio from iTunes or YouTube is queued up by the designated disc jockey, or “seeder,” and plays through each device’s speakers in unison to create a distributed, makeshift loudspeaker. If the situation calls for a quieter jam session, however, you can forgo the speakers and listen in with headphones instead. Up to 150 devices can connect through a single router, but four is the current limit when relying on an ad hoc network created by an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Seedio isn’t the first of its kind to roam the wilds of the App Store, but its creators claim to have nailed syncing audio across gadgets. The app is free for a limited time, but will soon pick up a $2.99 price tag. For those content with merely tuning in and leaving the playlist duty to others, the app will remain free.
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If you felt that maybe your iPhone’s speakers weren’t loud enough, there’s now an app for that. While Seedio might not be able to boost the volume on your iPhone’s speakers, it will instead allow you to beam the song you’re currently playing on your iPhone to other iOS devices on the same WiFi network who also have Seedio installed, essentially turning all iOS devices in the room/house into one giant unified speaker. Of course it should be noted that just because you have 5 iPhones playing the same song, it doesn’t mean that it will be five times as loud, but hopefully the additional speakers will help boost the volume to more acceptable levels. While we have yet to try this app out for ourselves, its function sounds like a pretty good idea and we guess it should help with small parties looking to blast some music in the background. Seedio is a free download at the moment from the iTunes App Store although the developer will be charging for the app in the future. If this sounds like an app you don’t mind checking out, pop on over to the 