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AirPort Express with AirTunes

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Apple announced Airport Express today featuring AirTunes.Enjoy your iTunes music library in virtually any room of your house. Share a single broadband Internet connection and USB printer without inconvenient and obtrusive cables. Create an instant wireless network on the go. Extend the range of your current wireless network. How many devices do you need to do all this? Just one.
The new $129 6.7ounce portable device provides a mobile base station for laptop users as well as wireless music network functionality for home users.

Wireless features had been rumored to be "big" coming from Apple.
A new version of iTunes (4.6) to support the new Airport Express basestation is expected this afternoon.

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https://www.macrumors.com/2004/06/07/airport-express-with-airtunes/
Kewl. Did anyone see this coming? Also, if you read the bottom requirements, then you notice AirPort requires iTunes 4.6. We should expect an update soon.

:D
 
This looks awesome.. Also points to the iTunes update that will support iTMS Europe.

But I'm afraid at the 129 price point it's gonna cannibalize base station sales :X
 
this is from macminutes article

AirPort Express features a single piece ultra-compact design (6.7 ounces) and is expected to be available in July for US$129. AirTunes requires the next version of iTunes (iTunes 4.6), which is expected to be available later this week as a free download.
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Nice toy, but a lot just to play music and not be able to control it from that same room. How is this portable? I mean every laptop has wireless cards in them and airport cards at 99.00.
 
nice!

I was using crappy tibook Airport reception as justification to get a new 12" PB ...... Airport Express kinda messes up my line of thinking.

While this isn't as full featured as the "iBox" concept, it is a great little multi-function device at a nice price point. And DAMNIT, I can see different uses in various rooms. I wonder if they'll sell 'em in 3 or 5 packs at a discount??:)
 
yes i was wondering about this iTunes 4.6 when i saw it on the requirements page. i'd can't wait to get this AirPort Express though! finally i can play my iTunes library in the other room!
 
robotrenegade said:
Nice toy, but a lot just to play music and not be able to control it from that same room. How is this portable? I mean every laptop has wireless cards in them and airport cards at 99.00.
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You could say it is a lot for just a wireless music device, but it is also a base station that can share an internet connection in and of itself, a wireless extender for an existing network, AND a wireless music device.

That's what makes $129 a killer price point.

The idea is that you use your iBook/Powerbook in the room and play DJ with iTunes directly to your sound system.
 
robotrenegade said:
Nice toy, but a lot just to play music and not be able to control it from that same room. How is this portable? I mean every laptop has wireless cards in them and airport cards at 99.00.
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True...but it's also an airport basestation...for only 129...heck of a lot cheaper than the regular basestation...though I suppose it's missing a few of the basestations feature
 
iSpud said:
I just bought an airport extreme too... :(

Should I have waited?
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Not necessarly, This works WITH an extreme base station to extend wi-fi range, and would let printers pluged into base station share same printer at remote express area.
 
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