Windows Media Player 11 Released

Microsoft has just released a new version of their Media Player application which has given the company a fair share of lawsuits in the past few years.

Besides the incorporation with the Mtv's URGE online music store, here are the other changes:

• A visually driven experience using thumbnail and album art, an elegant and simple design, and customization capabilities for more personalized interaction
• Improved device experience with new shuffle sync and reverse sync options, device exploration using the library view, and intuitive help icons that ensure seamless and intuitive syncing and burning of rights-managed content
• Highly simplified navigation capabilities, enhanced shortcut options, and dedicated category views for all media types, including music, photos and video
• Better access to content with deep integration of services that blurs the line between online service and media player experiences
• Industry-first audio fingerprinting capabilities that recognize and import track information for unidentified or misnamed audio files
• New formats for ripping and music playback, including Windows Media Audio Professional and WAV Lossless

The final version of Windows Media Player can be downloaded from the official website.

Via DailyTech.

The only interesting thing is audio fingerprinting capabilities. Maybe now people will have correct tags in the song. I hate poorly tagged songs. I hate it.

I personally don't use WMP. I mean, I always install the latest version, and than see how bad is it, so I keep it only for the latest codecs (maybe some poor soul use it, so I can see his/her work... Lam3rz!). I prefer Winamp and foobar2000 for Windows®. Muine and Rhythmbox are good choises for Linux/*BSD, or if you love the letter K - checkout amaroK...