Android – Iphone – Applications

We just came across a neat little iOS app called AirView which, as you can probably tell from the name, transforms your iOS devices into AirPlay video receivers. And since iOS can also output video via AirPlay, this means you can use AirView to either grab AirPlay streams from your computer’s iTunes, or you can stream videos from one iOS device to another (provided that they are both running iOS 4.2 and above, of course). Theoretically, little work is required to get the ball rolling — just launch the app, then play your desired video clip from the source, and finally pick your client device using the AirPlay button.

We say theoretically, because it took us awhile to figure out that none of our purchased videos worked, even though AirPlay supports DRM content — the assumption is that AirView lacks the component for receiving authorization key. Alas, we stuck with our, ahem, homemade videos which actually worked very well over both iTunes-to-iOS and iOS-to-iOS connections, although sometimes we had to relaunch AirView and the iPod app to start a new stream. Perhaps some folks will have better luck than us, so feel free to give this app a go — it is free, after all. Video demo after the break.

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written by mjmeser \\ tags: app review, appreview, component, drm, featured, from-the-source, ipad, ITunes, launch-the-app, purchased, review, source, streaming, wirelessvideo

We have reported on what Griffin has been up to for quite a while, such as the Lightboard and their recent Fall Collection for the iPad.

This is the StompBox, a pedal board designed with those who apparently use their iPhone and iPad as some sort of instrument.

Granted, I’m not that type of guy, but those who want to connect the StompBox to the iPad or iPhone with a meter-long dock connector cable should probably check into this.

I’m not certain how much this would cost, but my Source says that the guitar connectors are sold separately.

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written by mariusz1825 \\ tags: accessories, cinema, griffin stompbox, ipad, light, pedal-brain, permanent-link, source, stompbox, technology

At CES 2011, JVC had some of their in-dash GPS navigation systems on deck with the KW-NT50HDT and the KW-NT30HD.

These particular mounts have 6.1 inch displays and have HD radio as well as iPhone connectivity with the USB. Here are some more of what my Source says:

Using ClearChannel’s iheartradio app, you can view song and artist information and scan channels from either the navigation device or the iPhone. The NT50HDT also comes with a free lifetime subscription to the Total Traffic HD+ Network, which provides data like traffic reports, news, and weather information. Both devices come equipped with WAAS navigation, map coverage of all 50 US states, as well as Canada and Puerto Rico, and voice guidance in English, French, and Spanish.

Both of these units are expected to arrive sometime in March, with the NT50HDT at $1,200 and the NT30HD at $1,000.

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written by j4352 \\ tags: digital, french, gps, human-touch, internet, Iphone, jvc kw-nt30hd, kw-nt30hd, kw-nt50hdt, massage chair, portable devices, radios-at-ces, source, systems-on-deck, total-traffic

Could it be that Apple and Foxconn engineers have finally found a way to harness and contain the raw, blinding power of the color white? Last we’d heard, the rarest member of the iPhone 4 clan was tracking for a spring ’11 launch — and that’d line up pretty nicely with shots we’ve received from a trusted source today showing new entries in Vodafone Germany’s inventory system for wei