Airplay Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Dear Aunt TUAW: Disappointed over AirPlay Mirroring hardware cutoff

by Erica Sadun (Aug 3rd, 2012)

Dear Aunt TUAW, With the new launch of Mountain Lion and its new features, I have somehow started looking at my old mid-2009 MacBook Pro with disdain. One of the features I looked forward to was AirPlay Mirroring which unfortunately my older model can't support due to hardware limitations. ...

Mountain Lion's AirPlay Mirroring + Reflector = infinite regress fun

by Michael Rose (Jul 31st, 2012)

In case you were wondering what would happen if you took Mountain Lion's new AirPlay Mirroring capability and mixed it with the third-party AirPlay utility Reflector... well, it's pretty much exactly what you would expect. Your screen turns into a live example of the barbershop effect, and the ...

Mountain Lion 101: AirPlay Mirroring

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jul 26th, 2012)

One of the flagship iOS features to carry over to OS X Mountain Lion is AirPlay Mirroring, which allows users to mirror their desktop to an Apple TV. System audio can also be streamed to AirPlay-compatible devices, which means that apps without custom AirPlay support (like Spotify) can stream ...

Brightcove's concept for an Apple TV

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 26th, 2012)

Brightcove CEO Jeremy Allaire is excited about the Apple TV and its future. The head of the video publishing powerhouse recently presented the idea of an apps-driven platform that relies on AirPlay to share content between the Apple TV and other Apple hardware. iOS devices, Allaire says, will ...

Reflector app brings AirPlay mirroring to Windows

by Erica Sadun (Jun 6th, 2012)

Launching today, Reflection app (now called Reflector) for Windows delivers the same live AirPlay mirroring that OS X users have had access to for several months. Developer David Stanfill tells TUAW, "We received a ton of great feedback from Mac users who were using Reflection in their offices ...

Pure releases AirPlay compatible Contour 200i Air

by Steven Sande (Jun 1st, 2012)

Consumer electronics firm Pure has just released the Contour 200i Air wireless digital music system. Not only does the Contour 200i Air act as a dock for your favorite iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, but it also provides AirPlay compatibility so that you can beam your favorite sounds from any iOS ...

Daily Update for May 14, 2012

by Steven Sande (May 14th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Time Warner Cable head unfamiliar with AirPlay

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 14th, 2012)

Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn A. Britt admitted he is unfamiliar with AirPlay, said a report in the New York Times. During a group interview last Friday, Britt said there was no easy way to get Internet video onto a TV, overlooking AirPlay. Apple's wireless video option easily sends a media ...

Kanex ATV Pro connects Apple TV to VGA projectors

by Steven Sande (May 10th, 2012)

Kanex has just released the US$59 ATV Pro HDMI to VGA adapter. This little video adapter may well be a hit with teachers and presenters who want to mirror their iPad screens to VGA projectors -- without tethering the iPad to a clunky VGA cable. Up until now, if you intended to display your ...

Spotify now ready for iPad

by Michael Grothaus (May 2nd, 2012)

Music streaming service Spotify has finally released its long-awaited iPad app. The app itself is version 5.0 of the existing Spotify app -- the company has just made it universal -- but they've really taken the iPad into consideration to give Spotify users a unique experience all their own on ...

How to get AirPlay working when Apple TV is hooked up via Ethernet

by Chris Rawson (Apr 24th, 2012)

When I got a new Apple TV, I decided to plug it directly into my Time Capsule via Ethernet to lighten some of the bandwidth load on my home wireless network. My Wi-Fi bandwidth has always been pretty lackluster with my first-gen Time Capsule, even though every device connecting to it is ...

Apple TV pre-orders reportedly arriving in US

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 15th, 2012)

Tomorrow, Apple is launching the new iPad and the new Apple TV. Though the iPad orders have a "future delivery requested" note and likely won't arrive until tomorrow, several users may receive their new Apple TV today, according to MacRumors report. The Apple TV is a welcome update for users with ...

AirServer adds mirroring for supported iOS devices

by Michael Rose (Mar 2nd, 2012)

Earlier this week Erica told you about Reflection, a new AirPlay client for the Mac that supports mirroring from capable iOS devices (the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4S). For anyone capturing iOS screens for video or webcasting use, Reflection's capability means you can do away with complex cabling and ...

Reflector app goes live, brings iOS screen mirroring to your Mac

by Erica Sadun (Feb 29th, 2012)

Ever wanted to use AirPlay mirroring to show the screen of your iPad 2 or iPhone 4/4S on your Mac? Just released, Reflection (now renamed Reflector, $14.99 for a single license, $39.99 for a 5 pack) offers a well-featured mirroring receiver for OS X, ideal for education and demos -- and a great ...

Musicality: AirPlay popular music services to enabled speakers

by Erica Sadun (Feb 17th, 2012)

Musicality (US$9.99) offers one-app access to Pandora, Last.fm, and Grooveshark streaming music services. What's more, it adds in extra features that integrate with Growl notifications (so you can immediately see what song is playing, even when the app itself is hidden) and AirPlay. It's this ...