So there you are cruising down the road in your new Honda Civic The suns beating down on the arm youve got casually hanging out the window the wind riding up your sleeve Then that damn song starts blasting out of your iPhone again you know the one that youve heard 53 times on the radio this week No more you think to yourself I refuse to listen to this song again Now wheres that Next Song button You jam your finger around aimlessly searching for an impalpable beacon in the sea of glass that is the iPhone Frustrated you glance down at the device and BAM You just hit a bus full of orphans If only you had Faceplant s EasyPlay EasyPlay for the iPhone and iPod Touch wants to save buses full of orphans by enabling full iPod playback control via gestures The concept is incredibly simple so much in fact that its somewhat amazing that Apple didnt incorporate this into the iPod to begin withFirst you pick the songs you want to hear while you drive sort of like an onthefly playlist You can add individual songs entire albums your entire catalog or pick from your premade playlists without much effort Once your playlist is all queued up you use gestures youre already accustomed to from other to control playback without having to take your eyes off the road Next song Swipe across the screen Previous song Swipe Volume control Swipe up or down Like we said incredibly simple As a bit of a bonus feature it can also track down and display Album Art for songs in your collection that otherwise dont have it Its not going to find art for that crazy obscure local band who you figured youd support because they kind of sucked and no one was buying their CD but it has a pretty decent hit rate At 199 it may seem a little bit pricey for a single purpose app but its a whole lot cheaperthan getting your front end fixed after you drift into an embankment Gestures or not are Keep your eyes on the road What we like It works exactly as promised The album art feature is a thoughtful addition and seems to work better than wed have expected What we dont Theres no way to edit your playlist once youve started playback you can only start new ones If you drive a lot and dont have a handsoff means of controlling playback such as steering wheel controls EasyPlay is a good Two bucks is a bargain if it means you can still jam out without taking your eyes off the road Find it in the App Store here iTunes Link Fun Trivia EasyPlay was made by Charles Ying who to have been the winner of Samsungs TouchWiz Widget competition a few months back If anyones looking to acquire some mobile dev talent he seems like a pretty dude