Particle is an iTunes addon for the iPad that brings music to life through a visualizer interface. It functions as both a visualizer and full media player, reacting and adapting to music playback through touch interaction. Particle provides an intuitive way to listen to and interact with music libraries by making music manipulation feel more organic while maintaining full iTunes functionality.

1. Particle
An iTunes addon for the iPad.
Allen Cai
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2. Your media player comes to life.
Introducing Particle, a new way to experience your music. Part visualizer,
part interface, it brings your music collection out from the background.
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3. Go ahead, touch it.
Particle is not a mere visualizer, it is a full media player interface. All the
functions that you already know are at your fingertips.
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4. Wax on...
Play with Particle. The visualizer reacts and adapts to your media player
commands, moving with your fingers and scaling with the volume.
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5. ...Wax off.
Particle is an intuitive and engaging experience, a new way to not only listen
to, but also play with your media library. Your music comes to life.
Miss Shanghai
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6. It’s all still there.
Particle doesn’t replace your iTunes, but integrates itself into the interface.
You maintain full control over your music library as you woud normally, only
now manipulating the music itself becomes more organic.
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7. Thank you.
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