Spotify

The system is currently accessible using Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Telia Digital-tv, and mobile devices running iOS iPod/iPhone/iPad, Android, Windows Mobile, S60 Symbian, webOS, and Sonos.

Unfortunately, Spotify is invite-only for now, but there are a few workarounds. Here are a few tips for getting into Spotify right now:

Spotify launched in Sweden in 2008 and became popular in Europe by letting its users listen for free to millions of songs on their computers, while playing occasional advertisements.

Other versions of the service let users who pay a monthly subscription fee listen to music without interruption on computers or on mobile phones.

What Spotify does is so simple and seemingly harmless, it’s actually a sad comment on humanity that it counts as a groundbreaking product. As a first-time user, you install the free Spotify Mac/PC application, open it up,

And watch as it automatically imports your music collection and playlists from iTunes and other music software and presents you with landing page filled with new releases, top lists, and music shared by your friends.