The kind of good news: We heard some Denon and Marantz receivers are supposed to receive firmware updates later this month that enable Airplay. And Apple’s own AppleTV is shipping right now. But what about the rest of the Airplay gadgets?
iHome promised to be one of the first, with an AirPlay dock arriving “this holiday season”. Now it is this holiday season. So where is the iHome? Arriving next year.
A reader inquiry to iHome was met with the following response:
We went ahead and asked all of Apple’s launch Airplay partners when we’d see the new gear and we received many cryptic responses that couldn’t point to definite release dates. Some people couldn’t comment at all. It all seemed fishier than usual. Which is a shame. Because an Airplay equipped dock seems like a pretty good gift. And if they can’t get them done in time for the important holiday shopping season, I wonder what the hold up is.
matt
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 2:18 PMthats what happens when you keep making your own ‘standards’ randomly all the time.
Simon Reidy
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 2:42 PMGiven AirPlay launched a matter of weeks ago, isn’t it a little unrealistic to expect a wide range of compatible accessories already? The fact that companies like Denon and Marantz have already announced plans to incorporate it so quickly shows that they have confidence in the future of the standard. Give it 6 months and it’ll be everywhere.
Matthew Deshon
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 4:05 PMApple Airport express is airplay enabled. I’ve been using this as a audio device for 2 years so for me nothing has changed. all it means for me is that a micro device might have some built in compatibility with my primary music player