The new Pandora: Slick new HTML5 design

If anyone wants a way to avoid the Flash site now, be sure to check out pianobar[0] and/or Pithos[1]. I've been using them for years in my attempts to completely avoid Flash usage (VLC for YouTube, Vimeo, etc.).<p>0: <a href="http://6xq.net/projects/pianobar/" rel="nofollow">http://6xq.net/projects/pianobar/</a><p>1: <a href="http://kevinmehall.net/p/pithos/" rel="nofollow">http://kevinmehall.net/p/pithos/</a>

News like this annoys me. Pandora has the feature and I can't have it. I see the announcement and go to check out the feature and can't opt in. Tomorrow when I get back to work I'm going to completely forget about it and three weeks from now when they release it to my account I'll never know.

The new HTML5 layout looks incredibly slick. Whats even more amazing than the layout is the fact that they were able to pull this off while going through an IPO and without making a mess of their current service.

I don't have access to the new design...but does anyone know if they abandoned Flash completely? Meaning, are they actually using HTML5 &#60;audio&#62; or using Flash to play the music?

Checking out the "old" Flash site, any experienced Flash developer could have prevented that prolonged 10 second delay. It's not the tool, it's the talent. That delay must have been a business decision (i.e. make it all load up front no matter what).

Is there a way to start using this now? For Pandora One subscribers, even?

For reasons that are entirely based in my own personal tastes the Pandora UI has always been a turn-off. The service has been great (aside from hearing the same Home-Depot ad 5+ times an hour). Tip of the hat for the great work on this new design.<p>Now, why can't I use it right now? The current site scales just fine. They know how to scale the service. What's holding it back? Is it not ready?

thank goodness! I was honestly preparing to write an article on why and how a multi-billion dollar valued tech company could have a site that wasn't crisp to use or nice to look at. but it looks like pandora beat me to the punch, and that's a good thing!

Once again using HTML5 as code for Javascript. Somehow I like that people do that, makes my job more misterious.

<i>yawn</i> still US only, no service in Canada. Back to Grooveshark or Rdio. Carry on.

Will the slick new design allow me to use the service in Canada again? :(

Mad respect for Pandora, been an avid One user for years, this is great.

Note to Rdio &#38; Grooveshark: this would be enough of a reason for me to jump ship to Pandora, if Pandora was available in Canada.