Re: ipod Touch as Home Controller

[Ben McCormack <yahoogroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David

Just upgraded and the new firmware comes with mail app

I may have made a mistake but I think you can control the streaming to
Airport Express - Can anyone confirm?
Just checked and I think it can (http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/11/first-look-remote/
) and (http://www.tuaw.com/photos/apples-remote/913266/)

Not 100% how this works. Does the set of speakers change when the
library changes?


The other option would be to use Apple TVs in each zone - The remote
software can control Apple TVs

Ben

On 12 Jul 2008, at 14:22, David Leadbeater wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 02:03:25PM +0100, Ben McCormack wrote:
> > Only current issue I can see is the ability to sync the same tune
> > across many zones
>
> I'm confused slightly, wouldn't you also need a computer per zone to
> actually
> run iTunes on? (As far as I know there isn't yet a way to stream
> directly from an iPod Touch to AirTunes.)
>
> > Mail Client - Alerts etc
>
> Note that the previous iPod Touch didn't have a mail client (not
> upgraded to the new firmware yet, but that doesn't seem like something
> that apple would change).
>
> Of course you can jailbreak it and then install Mail.app.
>
> And if you jailbreak it you can do pretty much whatever you like
> anyway (assuming you don't mind getting your hands dirty..).
>
> David
>
>



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