AirPlay Speakers or Headphones

[bnzjamin]

I was hoping hardware manufacturers, even a couple, would have timed their release of AirPlay enabled speakers or headphones with the iOS update for the new AppleTV but I've seen no such publicity thus far. Did I miss something or are there still no speakers or headphones with AirPlay functionality built in?

Thanks.

 

[Hntjohns]

Agreed

Me too, I'm still waiting on the Airplay equipped iHome. Wasn't it supposed to be ready for Holiday shopping? It seems like this week would be that time.

 

[ovrlrd]

AirPlay enabled headphones would be interesting. They would be like bluetooth headphones but instead use Wi-Fi to give you a lot more range.

 

[QuarterSwede]

AirPlay enabled headphones would be interesting. They would be like bluetooth headphones but instead use Wi-Fi to give you a lot more range.

And die within the hour. Wifi is a huge battery killer.

 

[bnzjamin]

And die within the hour. Wifi is a huge battery killer.

The iHome speaker runs off of a rechargeable battery so the drain can't be all that bad.

 

[QuarterSwede]

The iHome speaker runs off of a rechargeable battery so the drain can't be all that bad.

That response was talking about wifi headphones not the iHome dock.

 

[jas1973]

Wifi airplay headphones would limit to you only being able to use them when around your home network. Would be a waste for me blue tooth works just fine for me

 

[bnzjamin]

That response was talking about wifi headphones not the iHome dock.

Cool. I was just saying that if the only AirPlay speaker device announced runs off of a battery than the technology itself can't be that big of a drain on battery life. At the very least, a set of cushy over the ear headphones, should be able to hold a charge for a movie or two. I definitely agree bluetooth would be the way to go for long term portable applications but for Home Theater viewing a shorter battery life may not put the nail in that coffin.

I've been wanting to pull the trigger on a good bluetooth headset to use with my Home Theater (apartment with neighbors and all) but I figured I'd wait until AirPlay made its debut to decide. Unfortunately, Apple just didn't tie this launch together as well as I had hoped they would.

 

[banhamd]

headphones - missed opportunity?

What i was intuitively expecting airplay to do was to allow me to listen to a movie by having headphones plugged into my iphone 4 but watch it on the big screen but when you switch to the headphones option it just takes the movie back to the iphone. Seems it would be a v.simple enhancement to add a third option to the airplay menu...... then you wouldn't need to arse about with bluetooth headphones or special airplay compatible ones, which , lets face it , will sound crap compared to a proper pair.