Again, that was before iCloud and Dropbox was just getting started. The integration was so seamless that it made you forget about backups. This way, you could back up your data using Time Machine but you wouldn’t have to plug a hard drive to your laptop. And it paved the way to AirPlay, the popular video and audio streaming protocol on your Apple TV, Mac and iOS device.Īpple also put a hard drive into your WiFi router with the Time Capsule. Your computer would stream lossless audio files, and the AirPort Express had a tiny digital-to-analog converter.īack then, Apple called this technology AirTunes.
Apple airport ethernet ports Bluetooth#
Your computer wasn’t using Bluetooth - Bluetooth was nowhere near as good when it comes to music streaming in 2004. It has three ports, an Ethernet port for internet connectivity, a USB port for a hard drive or a printer, and a headphone jack to plug in your speakers.Īfter that, you could play songs in iTunes and stream them to your speakers in the other room. It was a tiny device that you would plug directly into an outlet.
The first AirPort Express in particular is one of my favorites. The company has done the same thing with other products, relying on third-party manufacturers for external displays.Īnd yet, it’s still a bit sad that Apple isn’t going to try new things when it comes to WiFi routers. The AirPort product line probably doesn’t drive a lot of revenue, and it looks like Apple would rather focus on its more popular products. Engineers are now working on other projects. According to a new report from Bloomberg, the company has disbanded the team that was working on wireless routers. While the AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme could use an update, don’t hold your breath for it. Apple has been releasing new WiFi routers every now and then since 1999.
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