Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Great Job Apple: AirPort Express

Apple recently delivered a new version of it's wireless adapter AirPort Express. This is a small device that plugs into a power outlet, and connect to a printer and audio speakers. This allows the printer to be used by any computer in the house without requiring an network wire running to it. It also allows any iTunes player to play through those speakers.

The printer is now located near next to the kitchen and a clock/radio audio input is plugged into the audio output of the AirPort Express. Now from a laptop iTunes player I choose to play through the kitchen speakers and it does.

I have another AirPort Express on order for the Theater room and may place one in the bedroom too. One nice feature is that I can select "multiple rooms" and have the audio playing through many rooms at once. This was super easy to use and setup only required plugging into the audio wire.

Bravo Apple, goodonya.

My wish list:
  1. Same thing for video: remote display, so I can walk into a room and place video on a screen.
  2. Allow me to play to the AirPort from my iPhone

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