Apple’s iPad can now stream video directly from an app to the Apple TV, thanks to an update to the AirPlay feature in iOS 4.3. However, most of the apps that people use to watch video on the iPad probably won’t support AirPlay anytime soon. Read more »
At the Apple event today, we heard details about the latest installment of iOS, version 4.3. The developer beta has been available for a while now, but the public release has now been announced, and Apple revealed acouple tricks that even the beta hadn’t yet introduced. Read more »
Some of Apple’s technologies stop just a little short of greatness. That’s where third-party applications come in to complete the picture (and the sound). Airfoil helps extend Apple’s AirPlay on Macs and iOS devices, and a brand new app called AirView improves AirPlay’s video playback abilities. Read more »
Denon has finally introduced AirPlay support to some of its receivers. So how does it stack up to the other ways of getting your iTunes media to your receiver? I compare all the options (complete with a handy chart) to find out. Read more »
Thanks to the excellent Erica Sadun, you can now easily set up your Mac to receive AirPlay streaming from an iOS device. Check out our simple guide to getting the new utility, called AirPlayer, up and running on your Mac. Read more »
Apple’s new iOS 4.2 introduced the ability to stream video from your iPad to the Apple TV. Sounds like a great feature, right? It does, until you realize that most apps don’t actually support AirPlay. Even Apple’s own YouTube application leaves a lot to be desired. Read more »
Apple has posted a new “Coming Soon” tag on its page about the iOS 4.2 update for iPad. The update has already reached GM status in pre-release, so it should be ready for release soon. Steve Jobs originally announced that it would be available in November. Read more »
In a development that could result in a major limitation of Apple’s new AirPlay streaming tech, iOS 4.2 Beta 3, just released today, removes the AirPlay option from certain apps. Specifically, blog MacStories has found that it no longer appears in the built-in YouTube app. Read more »
Make no mistake, Apple is in the process of staging a coup. That’s what a very close look at the new Apple TV reveals. Despite its somewhat innocuous appearance and diminutive stature, it’s a weapon of war. The opponent? The entrenched cable and satellite service providers. Read more »
Orb’s Music Puck, a $69 device that streams digital over a home network is launching just two months before Apple’s similar AirPlay functionality arrives in iOS devices. Music on Orb is controlled with a free smartphone app. Can Orb’s new hardware compete against Apple’s music juggernaut? Read more »
Today on the Net: Credit Suisse downgrades cable programmers on competitive threats from Netflix and over-the-top video, Apple’s Airplay can play back any H.264 video on user TVs through the Apple TV set-top box and YouTube adds new content execs. Read more »
AirPlay was one of the most nebulous topics up for discussion at today’s special press event regarding iOS, iPods, iTunes and Apple TV. In many ways, it’s something we already know a lot about, since it’s the successor to AirTunes. In others, it’s a mystery. Read more »
