Songza is the brainchild of 23-year-old Aza Raskin — the president of Chicago-based software company Humanized, and the son of Apple Macintosh founder Jef Raskin. Over the course of a month, he and Humanized’s Web/Systems Architect Scott Robbin worked weekends to bring the idea to life.  Bloggers and news writers have praised its elegant user interface, beautiful design, and all-around utility.

Songza’s primary purpose is to illustrate how to provide content using a “humane interface” — the term used by Jef Raskin to describe interfaces that reflect how people actually use software. Songza presents this concept through its clean, clutter-free design and transparent remote control. New features will be added in time.  Also, unlike KaZaa or Bit Torrent, Songza users can only listen to songs, not download them. And unlike Last.fm or Rhapsody, Songza permits users to choose exactly the song or artist they want to hear, and does not require them to subscribe or pay for its services.

© 2007 From the mind of Aza Raskin and the fingers of Scott Robbin.

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