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| developer = The Electric Jukebox Company<ref name="auto">Ho, Geoff. [http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/612864/Gadget-music-Jukebox-Company "New music gadget set to bring streaming into the mainstream"], ''Daily Express'', London, 18 October 2015. Retrieved on 7 November 2015.</ref>
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| type = [[Digital media player]]<ref name="auto1">Cooper, Daniel. [https://www.engadget.com/2015/10/14/electric-jukebox "Electric Jukebox: the music player for everyone else"], ''[[Software:Engadget|Engadget]]'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 7 November 2015.</ref>
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| power = Mains power (HDMI Dongle) Micro-USB (Controller)<ref name="auto2">Trenholm, Richard. [http://www.cnet.com/uk/products/electric-jukebox/ "Electric Jukebox gives you hassle-free music streaming on your TV, for a price (hands-on)"], ''CNET'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.</ref>
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| sound = up to 320&nbsp;kbps streaming<ref name="auto3">Walton, Mark. [http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/10/uks-electric-jukebox-takes-on-spotify-apple-music-with-all-in-one-streaming-device/ "UK’s Electric Jukebox takes on Spotify, Apple Music with all-in-one music appliance"], ''[[Ars Technica]]'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.</ref>
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'''Electric Jukebox''' was a [[Digital media player|digital media player]]<ref name="auto1"/> developed by The Electric Jukebox Company.<ref name="auto"/> Designed as a [[Engineering:Dongle|dongle]],<ref>Woods, Ben. [https://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2015/10/14/electric-jukebox-launches-super-simple-streaming-dongle-to-take-on-spotify-and-apple-music "Electric Jukebox launches super-simple streaming dongle to take on Spotify and Apple Music"], ''The Next Web'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 7 November 2015.</ref> and a "[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]] [[Engineering:Wii|Wii]] style"<ref name="auto4">Skinner, Carry-Ann. [https://www.goodhousekeeping.co.uk/institute/product-reviews/latest-news/electric-jukebox-change-music-listening "Electric Jukebox aims to bring easy music streaming to your television"], ''Good Housekeeping'', London, 15 October 2015. Retrieved on 7 November 2015.</ref> motion-sensitive controller with a built-in microphone for voice search,<ref>Temperton, James. [https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-10/14/electric-jukebox-spotify-rival "Electric Jukebox is a £180 Spotify rival with a difference"], ''Wired'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.</ref> The device played music audio content on a [[Engineering:High-definition television|high-definition television]] and [[Engineering:Home audio|home audio]] system by directly [[Engineering:Streaming media|streaming]] it via [[Wi-Fi]] from the Internet.<ref>Hamm, Michael. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/14/electric-jukebox-price-music-streaming-tv-uk-spotify-tidal "Music on your TV – Britain gets its rival to Spotify and Tidal"], ''{{wipe|The Guardian}}'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.</ref><ref>Cellan-Jones, Rory. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34525958 "Electric Jukebox – will anyone pay for music?"], ''BBC News'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.</ref><ref>Mulligan, Mark. [http://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/first-take-electric-jukebox-aims-to-take-digital-music-to-the-mainstream "First Take: Electric Jukebox aims to take digital music to the mainstream"], ''Midia Research'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.</ref><ref>Snider, Mike. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/10/14/plug-and-play-device-transforms-your-tv-into-electric-jukebox/73858482 "Plug and play device transforms your TV into the Electric Jukebox"], ''[[Software:USA Today|USA Today]]'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.</ref>

Electric Jukebox combined hardware, software, and premium music streaming access into one package;<ref>Brown, Michael. [http://www.macworld.com/article/2992127/home-players/the-electric-jukebox-is-for-music-lovers-who-think-apple-music-and-spotify-are-too-expensive-and-co.html "The Electric Jukebox: For music lovers who think Apple Music and Spotify are too expensive and too complicated"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116133239/http://www.macworld.com/article/2992127/home-players/the-electric-jukebox-is-for-music-lovers-who-think-apple-music-and-spotify-are-too-expensive-and-co.html |date=16 November 2015 }}, ''MacWorld'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 7 November 2015.</ref> [[Ars Technica]] described it as "a box with everything you need to get started in streaming music".<ref name="auto3"/>

==Hardware==

===Electric Jukebox stick===

The Electric Jukebox dongle had a [[Engineering:HDMI|HDMI]] plug built into the device's body.<ref>Cutlack, Gary. [http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/10/the-electric-jukebox-is-a-donglehdmiremote18060-stream-of-confusion/ " The Electric Jukebox is a Dongle/HDMI/Remote/£180/£60 Stream of Confusion"], ''Gizmodo'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 12 November 2015.</ref> The dongle was powered by mains power through an integrated power cable. Electric Jukebox ran on a [[Company:Rockchip|Rockchip]] processor. The dongle contained a 3.5mm audio jack as a line out<ref name="auto1"/> to HiFi’s and [[Engineering:Loudspeaker|speaker systems]].<ref name="auto5">Travis, Ben. [https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/electric-jukebox-the-plug-and-play-device-for-listening-to-music-in-your-home-a6706956.html "Electric Jukebox: The plug-and-play device for listening to music in your home"], ''The Independent'', London, 23 October 2015. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.</ref>

===Electric Jukebox controller===

Electric Jukebox Controller was a motion-sensitive [[Engineering:Remote control|remote control]] with built-in [[Engineering:Gyroscope|gyroscope]] and [[Physics:Accelerometer|accelerometer]] to position itself in space in relation to the cursor on the TV screen. The controller also had a [[Microphone|microphone]] for [[Voice search|voice search]]. The controller used HDMI-CEC protocols to switch between other devices on the television without needing to use the television set's remote to change to or from Electric Jukebox.<ref name="auto1"/>

==Software==

Electric Jukebox ran on a heavily modified version of the [[Engineering:Android (robot)|Android]] operating system.  The front-end user interface was built in [[HTML5]]<ref name="auto2"/> enabling [[Engineering:Over-the-air programming|OTA]] updates which negate users from having to perform software upgrades or app downloads normally required when using music streaming services on computers, [[Engineering:Smartphone|smartphone]]s and televisions.

==User interface==

Electric Jukebox's user interface incorporated [[Chemistry:Neon|neon]]<ref name="auto5"/> iconography and music songs and albums represented as spinning disks – a digital manifestation of a physical music product; a CD. The user interface was met with mixed reactions from commentators; several technology-focused media outlets have said the user interface is overly simple compared to other services<ref name="auto6">Brown, Michael. [http://www.macworld.com/article/2992127/home-players/the-electric-jukebox-is-for-music-lovers-who-think-apple-music-and-spotify-are-too-expensive-and-co.html "The Electric Jukebox: For music lovers who think Apple Music and Spotify are too expensive and too complicated"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116133239/http://www.macworld.com/article/2992127/home-players/the-electric-jukebox-is-for-music-lovers-who-think-apple-music-and-spotify-are-too-expensive-and-co.html |date=16 November 2015 }}, ''Mac World'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 7 November 2015.</ref> while mainstream consumer media view the simplicity of Electric Jukebox as opening up music streaming to audiences who are alienated by the complexities of music streaming.<ref name="auto4"/> CNET commented "Here's an easy way to think about Electric Jukebox: Remember when the [[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]] Wii came out, and suddenly the whole family, who didn't know their Atari from their elbow, was jumping around the living room playing video games? [[Software:Spotify|Spotify]] is the [[Engineering:PlayStation|PlayStation]], [[Company:Sonos|Sonos]] is the [[Engineering:Xbox|Xbox]] – and Electric Jukebox is the [[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]."<ref name="auto2"/>

==Features==

===Voice search===

The Electric Jukebox controller's built-in microphone provided access to the full catalogue of music. Voice-activated functionality was provided by [[Company:Nuance Communications|Nuance]].<ref name="auto3"/>

===Celebrity playlists===

Electric Jukebox featured exclusive playlists from a range of celebrities, including; Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field,<ref>Tesseras, Lucy. [https://www.marketingweek.com/2015/10/14/how-electric-jukebox-is-taking-on-the-music-streaming-giants/ "How Electric Jukebox is taking on the music streaming giants"], ''Marketing Week'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.</ref> Sheryl Crow, Alesha Dixon and [[Biography:Stephen Fry|Stephen Fry]].<ref>Newton, Thomas. [https://recombu.com/digital/article/electric-jukebox-stephen-fry-robbie-williams-chromecast-spotify " Chromecast-for-tunes service Electric Jukebox summons Stephen Fry and Robbie Williams to take on Spotify"], ''Recombu'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 12 November 2015.</ref>

===Curated music channels===

7 Digital provided a range of curated music channels for Electric Jukebox.<ref name="auto7">Reid, Scott. [http://www.scotsman.com/business/media-tech-leisure/7digital-sounds-out-electric-jukebox-deal-1-3919588 " 7digital sounds out Electric Jukebox deal"], ''The Scotsman'', London, 16 October 2015. Retrieved on 7 November 2015.</ref>

===Music recommendations===

Danish music tech company [[Company:Moodagent|Moodagent]] provided music discovery and recommendations features for Electric Jukebox.<ref name="auto19">Williamson, Coral. [http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/electric-jukebox-planning-immediate-international-expansion/064896 " Electric Jukebox planning immediate international expansion?"], ''Music Week'', London, 26 May 2016. Retrieved on 27 May 2016.</ref>

===Playlist creation===

Electric Jukebox users could create their own playlists using the Electric Jukebox Controller.<ref>Plunkett, John. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11930771/Electric-Jukebox-offers-plug-and-play-music-streaming.html "Electric Jukebox offers 'plug-and-play' music streaming through your TV"], ''The Telegraph'', London, 14 October 2015. Retrieved on 12 November 2015.</ref>

===Music catalogue===

Electric Jukebox had a music library of "over 29 million songs"<ref>Langridge, Max. [http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/139413-electric-jukebox-launches-bringing-millions-of-songs-to-your-tv "Electric Jukebox launches bringing millions of songs to your TV"], ''Pocket Lint'', London, 8 November 2016. Retrieved on 9 January 2017.</ref> from all major and independent record labels and publishers including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, Merlin, PIAS, Believe Digital and INgrooves.<ref>Lunden, Ingrid.[https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/08/electric-jukebox-a-new-streaming-music-startup-debuts-169-service-for-casual-fans/ "Electric Jukebox a new streaming music startup debuts 169 service for casual fans"], ''Tech Crunch'', London, 8 November 2016. Retrieved on 9 January 2017.</ref>

==Geographic availability==

Electric Jukebox was available in:<ref name="auto7"/>
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== See also ==
* Comparison of on-demand streaming music services
* [[List of online music databases]]
* List of Internet radio stations

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* [[Software:Apple Music|Apple Music]]
* [[Software:Spotify|Spotify]]
* [[Software:Deezer|Deezer]]
* [[Software:Tidal (service)|Tidal]]
* Rhapsody
* [[Software:Napster|Napster]]
* [[Company:Pandora Radio|Pandora Radio]]
* [[Software:IHeartRadio|IHeartRadio]]
* [[Company:SoundCloud|SoundCloud]]
* [[Engineering:Amazon Fire TV|Amazon Fire TV]]
* [[Engineering:Chromecast|Chromecast]]
* [[Engineering:Roku|Roku]]
* [[Company:Sonos|Sonos]]
* [[Company:Pure|Pure]]
* Roberts Radio
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==References==
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