Filed under: iPod Family, iTunes, iPhone
Remote Buddy 1.10 offers iTunes streaming to iPhone / iPod touch
I've long been a fan of Remote Buddy, which originally started as an Apple remote utility. Over time, however, it's developed considerably and some time back added support for controlling your Mac with the iPhone / iPod touch via a built-in web server. Version 1.10 takes this to the next level and offers iTunes streaming to your iPhone or iPod touch via wifi (among the changes). While there have been several ways to accomplish remote playback on the iPhone, Remote Buddy works particularly well with playlists and albums. In addition, the new version improves support for controlling playback to multiple Airport Expresses.
Remote Buddy is €19.99 (~$31) and a demo is available.
[via iPhone Atlas]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
psxp said 1:50PM on 4-30-2008
I wonder if this functionality will come with iPhone 2 ?
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Byran Newell said 2:03PM on 4-30-2008
The new streaming functionality is sick. I just downloaded the new version, so for the uninitiated, it allows you to hear music from an iTunes library on your phones' speaker or headphones.
Maybe I'm always wanting more, but how long will it take to be able to add the reverse of that, ie., streaming iPhone music to available Airport Expresses?
Although the new streaming function might be (almost) useless, it was an "ohmygod" moment when I first experienced it.
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Aloysius Snuffleupagus said 2:21PM on 4-30-2008
This is pretty great. For now it seems to be the only way to use YouTube on my jailbroken 1.1.3 iPhone. A few glitches and crashes, but works pretty reliably. Bravo!
Byran Newell said 2:26PM on 4-30-2008
Just realized that it streams movies too. Long car ride, ad hoc network, kids watch the laptop, you stream freely to your phone... I'm just sayin'.
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Aloysius Snuffleupagus said 2:30PM on 4-30-2008
Sorry... 1Password autofilled old comments that make no sense here. I was just remarking how amazingly cool it is, but wondering how useful it actually could be.
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HB said 6:33PM on 4-30-2008
I can't see the option. Under ajax remote I just get the same options as before :/
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HB said 6:33PM on 4-30-2008
Found it, nvm...
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Camperton said 7:19AM on 5-02-2008
I downloaded it and am now using my ipod touch as a remote to control my itunes on a mac mini in my living room streaming music from my office computer. Just what I've always wanted!!!
On the negative side the "trackpad/keyboard" functionality is weak. Hope the release an app version of this with realtime trackpad. Can't get the keyboard to work at all.
Still the remote control itunes while browsing your library on a touch part is worth the price alone.
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