When Steve Jobs introduced the latest iOS update (version 4.2), the biggest addition was AirPlay, a feature that wirelessly streams some audio and video from an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch to the Apple TV. An e-mail from the CEO suggests this feature is poised to become more powerful next year.
The AirPlay feature shipped in the latest version of Apple's mobile software, iOS 4.2.1, and it works the way Apple advertised: It streams video only played from the iPod app on the iPhone/iPod Touch or the Video app on the iPad. What you can't do today with AirPlay is stream video that you shot with an iPhone, or video from third-party apps or even Safari, to the Apple TV.
A MacRumors reader e-mailed Jobs asking if AirPlay would eventually stream videos from Safari and third-party apps to the Apple TV. The reader claims Jobs replied with a nod: "Yep, hope to add these features to AirPlay in 2011."
It certainly appears Apple is working on the feature, as currently you can stream audio from videos played in Safari and third-party apps to the Apple TV. We suggest keeping an eye on the developments of AirPlay, because we think when it matures, it could be a gamechanger that offers a compelling alternative to viewing television content through third-party apps and web videos.
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