iPod or iPhone Media Remote Control
A portable multimedia player (such as the iPod. manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc. of Cupertino, Calif.) is used to wirelessly access and control a media server (such as a personal computer running iTunes software) that is streaming digital media by way of a wireless interface to a media unit (such as a stereo/speakers in the case of streaming digital audio).
Unique to the devices would be the ability to transfer digital media file metadata - such as song title, author, etc. associated with the music or video.
The patent application was filed in 2005, so represents technology that Apple was working on a couple of years ago.
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not bad
just add wi fi, touch screen and all the other goodies of the iPhone minus the phone carrier and it''ll be perfect!
Just release something resembling an iPod already. At this point I'd buy one if all it did was play music, video, and opened the garage door.
opening the garage door, now that is genius!
an Ipod / remote control..
not bad
just add wi fi, touch screen and all the other goodies of the iPhone minus the phone carrier and it''ll be perfect!
they wont make it full wi-fi man, get ready to be disappointed. they will make it to share songs over the wi-fi network and probably put an infrared beam in it.
Quoted for sheer brilliance.
Anyway this just sounds like salling clicker for the iPod/iPhone.
Assuming it would be Wifi and not Bluetooth it would actually work more than 30 ft. (more like 10 ft. in reality) from the unit, like at the other end of the house.
Apple is definitely thinking WI-FI, although the patent doesn't necessarily rule out Bluetooth/IR. The biggest desire seems to be to control a media "server", i.e. a Mac, that's streaming to your home stereo/TV.
Assuming it would be Wifi and not Bluetooth it would actually work more than 30 ft. (more like 10 ft. in reality) from the unit, like at the other end of the house.
Salling clicker is already wifi capable. It is pretty good to use with airtunes.
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