Stream audio, video, pictures on your iPad with AirPlay — which replaces AirTunes. Media streaming just became much easier — the AirPlay feature will be included in the new update to iOS 4.2 coming in November. iOS 4.2 will bring wireless printing as well.
AirPlay lets you stream music throughout your entire house — wirelessly. AirPlay wireless technology will be fully integrated into speaker docks, AV receivers, and stereo systems from companies such as Bowers & Wilkins and Denon. So you can enjoy your entire iTunes library — every song and every playlist — wirelessly. Hear everywhere at once.
Say you have one set of speakers in your bedroom, one in the office, and one in the living room. For the ultimate sonic panorama, you can stream your tunes to more than one room simultaneously, so you’ll never lose the beat, no matter where you are in the house. Just select “Multiple Speakers” from the speaker pulldown menu in iTunes. AirPlay works over Wi-Fi or an Ethernet connection, or a combination of both. So you can stream music directly from your home network if you’re near an Ethernet port or connect wirelessly if you’re not.
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AirPlay does more than just stream your music to external speakers. It streams information about your music, too. Song titles, artists, album names, elapsed and remaining time, and album artwork all appear on AirPlay-enabled speakers with graphical displays. Using a remote control or the Remote app on your iPhone, or iPod touch, you can play or pause, skip to the next track or back up and repeat the previous one, plus shuffle and repeat. You can even control the volume for each individual AirPlay-enabled device — all within iTunes.