I guess I’ve been living under a rock recently, cause when I opened iTunes tonight, it asked if I wanted to update from 4.5 to 4.6. Why not I thought, even though the 4.5 update was just over a month ago…
So I investigate what the changes are and I come across this…
For the uninitiated (like myself apparently), it’s the all new Apple AirPort Express base station… Basically a gadget you plug into the wall and you can share a single broadband Internet connection and USB printer without inconvenient and obtrusive cables, create an instant wireless network on the go… Or stream your iTunes library over your home stereo in different rooms.
AirPort Express with AirTunes redefines the way you listen to your music at home. It gives you the freedom to play your iTunes music through your stereo or powered speakers in virtually in any room of your house – wirelessly. It lets you enjoy the tremendous flexibility of iTunes without being bound to your Mac or PC, opening up a whole new world of musical enjoyment.
You’ve put together an extensive digital music collection in iTunes, arranged it into clever playlists to suit your every mood. Now you want to enjoy it in your living room on your home stereo, not just in the den, where your computer sits. Enter AirPort Express with AirTunes.
AirPort Express works with iTunes to make listening to your iTunes music library through your home stereo or powered speakers not only a possibility but a snap. Whether your stereo or powered speakers are located in your living room, bedroom or basement, just plug it or them into the audio port on the AirPort Express Base Station using an audio cable. iTunes automatically detects the connection. When you open iTunes on your AirPort-equipped Mac or Wi-Fi-compliant PC, you’ll see a popup list at the bottom right of the iTunes window showing your remote speakers. Select it, click play and your stereo becomes the world’s greatest digital jukebox.
If I had a stereo, I would probably get this despite the $130 price tag, but alas… I need to get other things, like a TV for starters.
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I thought that a cable would be sufficient although obtrusive. For ten dollars or so. $130 seems excessive to get sound into the next room or two.