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What Can iTunes Shopper’s Do?
By Robert | May 21, 2007
If you purchased music from the iTunes store and want to stream it wirelessly, you could well be feeling let down by Apples exclusive approach to the digital audio market. While Windows Media Player 10 files with DRm are now supported by a growing number of devices, Apples protected AAC files remains off-limit to third-party manufactures, effectively rendering most devices on the market useless for these files.
Apple’s AirPort express can handle media streaming to a certain extent, and the Apple TV has also just been released, but do you really want to make a bad problem even worst by buy another Apple locked device. I have nothing against Apple, but they have caught out a few people with the lack of support for media streaming up until now.Belkin offers a better option. the TuneStage for iPod’s is an advanced Bluetooth device, which connects to your hi-fi via a mini or RCA connector. But rather than stream music from a PC, it detects the presents of a small transmitter thet you connect directly to your iPod. This then becomes the remote control and the media server in one and can navigate your tracks useing the iPods controls from up to 10m away from the base unit.
Another option if you want to stream your music wirelessly is to download freeware such as the the Java-based JHymn and convert all you protected AAC files to MP3. It isn’t a pretty solution, but you’ll only have to it once; then you can decide wherter to then you carry on purchasing from iTunes or switch to a different online store.
Topics: Apple |
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