Fake AirTunes with a Laptop?
I’ve decided what I really need in life is a little application that runs on my laptop that’s hooked up to my stereo. This would make iTunes think that my laptop was an Airport Express, and my laptop would show up as remote speakers in iTunes.
Then, I could play music on my main computer in part of my house, have it streamed over to the laptop going through my stereo, and I’d have the whole house covered. It would rock.
It must happen.
It might work via Remote Desktop, but I’m not sure how well the audio streaming works. I’ll have to try it out. But I can’t be the only person to think of this idea, right? Some enterprising young person must have already written this code and have it on a website for like $19.99 for me to buy, right?
Find me that person. Make me happy.
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March 25th, 2006 at 11:02 pm
I had this idea too. Anyone have any idea on how to do this? Anyone???!!!
March 25th, 2006 at 11:27 pm
Looks like Pinhead is the software we want. Unfortunately, the site is down! :(
http://www.schrankmonster.de/PermaLink,guid,23cebd7b-22be-47b3-bf81-c01324f639c8.aspx
http://www.cocoadev.com/index.pl?AirTunes
April 25th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
Motion seconded. (Thirded?) Not only are the sites down, but almost all references to them are gone. Methinks evidence of apple gooning?
December 9th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
As that cocoadev website said, the problem is that the encryption key the airport sends back to itunes hasn’t been cracked, so while we can fake itunes to an airport, we can’t fake an airport to itunes. There are other ways, but a lot of people want an airport server.
Hopefully there will be more developments on this soon.
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