doubleTwist

So I started using a new app on Android called doubleTwist, it bills itself as the app for Android user that'll help you get rid of your iTunes envy. Due to the poor battery life on my phone, I have a 160 GB iPod that I carry around with me so I wouldn't be completely getting rid of iTunes but I still wanted to give it a try.

First off, with my quad core i7 and 16 MBps internet speed, I was able to download and install the desktop application in less than 5 minutes. In a couple more minutes, I had all my music and playlists displayed in the doubleTwist application. As far as start up times go, this was simply amazing. It definitely has an iTunes like interface so any user will feel right at home. I was able to connect my HTC Evo and sync playlists that I wanted to appear on my phone. It was very easy. The actual syncing took a little while but it still felt close to the time it would've taken an iPod and iTunes. 

The actual Android app is fairly nice. All of the buttons on the main menu are large and easy to press.  The submenus are easy to navigate and it's an all around nice looking app.  The great thing is that the lock screen for the phone when this app OS running is the cover art with play controls so you don't have to unlock the phone.

My only complaint is that the desktop application uses too many resources on my laptop. It needed about 155 kB of memory while just running, not playing music, while iTunes only needed about 18 kB.  I have 8 GB of RAM but that's still a lot of memory for a music player, IMO. I plan on keeping the desktop app but only to sync music with my phone, not as my standard music player.