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Apple unveils AirPort Express mobile
Wi-Fi for Internet, printer and music
sharing

Apple unveils AirPort Express mobile
Wi-Fi for Internet, printer and music
sharing 06/08/2004 05:53 AM
Mac User Jun 8 2004 10:27AM GMT

AirPort Prices Drop Before Airport
Express Release (05-Jul-2004; 1.5K)

AirPort Prices Drop Before Airport
Express Release (05-Jul-2004; 1.5K) 07/05/2004 08:48 PM

Why Apple's Airport Express May
Unofficially Extend Non-Airport Networks

Why Apple's Airport Express May
Unofficially Extend Non-Airport Networks 06/07/2004 05:15 PM

Even though Apple is claiming on their website that the new Airport Express can only act as a network range extender (signal repeater) with other Airport devices (look at the bottom of this page), WiFi Networking News's Glenn Fleishman explains why the Airport Express may just work with some non-Apple devices after all:

AirPort 4.0.1 Updates AirPort Express
(30-Aug-2004; 1.1K)

AirPort 4.0.1 Updates AirPort Express
(30-Aug-2004; 1.1K) 08/30/2004 10:39 PM

A First Take On AirPort Express

A First Take On AirPort Express 06/07/2004 06:48 PM
I suspect AirPort Express will really shine as an additional wireless product. By Jason Snell, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)

A first look at AirPort Express

A first look at AirPort Express 08/03/2004 06:21 PM
I'm now at a hotel with wired Ethernet, so I picked up an AirPort Express to go wireless.

AirPort Express

AirPort Express 06/07/2004 08:29 PM
Apple's AirPort Express looks like a good product, but it seems to be suffering from a case of over-integration (i.e. it does too many things). I think it would help if Apple gave a set of use cases (with pictures).

Apple: Airport Express 4.0.1

Apple: Airport Express 4.0.1 08/27/2004 01:21 PM
Apple released Airport Express 4.0.1, an update that adds improved handling of WEP keys with third-party access points and improved Profiles support in the AirPort Admin Utility.

Ars Review Airport Express

Ars Review Airport Express 07/22/2004 04:38 PM

Airport Express with AirTunes

Airport Express with AirTunes 06/07/2004 01:39 PM
Apple announced Airport Express today featuring AirTunes.Enjoy your iTunes music library in virtually any room of your house. Share a single broadband...

AirPort Express Review

AirPort Express Review 08/21/2004 10:23 PM
I've been waiting years for Apple (or someone) to elegantly bridge the wireless void between my Mac and existing home stereo, and in that capacity (though limited and one-way) it works as advertised. By Todd Dominey (via MyAppleMenu)

Anxious For Airport Express

Anxious For Airport Express 06/19/2004 11:01 PM
I'm finding myself as excited about this product as much as I have been for any Apple device in a long time. By Mike Wendland, MacMove.com (via MyAppleMenu)

AirPort Express: Three Views

AirPort Express: Three Views 07/22/2004 06:09 PM
Apple's AirPort Express may quickly become one of the most reviewed pieces of new wireless technology: It will receive many reviews for several reasons, including the fact that it's the smallest Wi-Fi gateway (when you include its built-in power supply); it's the only one to stream audio in the particular way it does; it includes several interesting features in one wrapper; it's relatively cheap for any two of its four unique set features*. It's also from Apple and had 80,000 pre-orders, so it's a natural. (Amazon.com now shows it not first arriving until August 1, and other sources indicate a three-week backorder. But the Apple Store in Seattle says they should have another supply any day now.) I've been working with an AirPort Express for a few days, and it's just about as easy to setup and use as Apple promises. There are no obscure settings. Joining an existing AirPort Extreme network was a snap. So was reconfiguring it as a base station and assigning it a WPA encryption key. So was playing music through its attached speakers from any copy of iTunes anywhere in our wired/Wi-Fi office. My officemates threatened to play strange music into the speakers in my office, as any copy of iTunes can use any set of AirPort Express speakers on a network unless you password protect access to the speakers. Three reviews check in today from well-respected sources. David Pogue walks through the pros and cons of the device in The New York Times, and comes down reasonably heavy on the pro side. He misses having a remote control and notes that it's odd you can't play through several sets of speakers at once each connected to their own AirPort Express as you can with other devices. The total of the parts in one well-designed package adds to a winner for him, however. He notes that you'd need two or three other devices to come close to the Express--and in that comparison, he leaves out the Express's client mode (to connect for streaming/printer sharing to any Wi-Fi network) and its USB printer sharing, which is an expensive stand-alone add-on for 802.11g networks. Walt Mossberg's take was substantially more negative because of a few flaws he felt were significant. He finds the lack of a remote-control a total showstopper, and I admit that that was one of my reactions on first hearing about AirTunes streaming music....

Apple AirPort Express

Apple AirPort Express 07/21/2004 07:41 PM
By Wilson Rothman, Time (via MyAppleMenu)

Resetting The AirPort Express

Resetting The AirPort Express 08/04/2004 06:42 PM
By Christopher Breen, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)

New AirPort Express with AirTunes

New AirPort Express with AirTunes 06/07/2004 03:59 PM
Presenting AirPort Express. Featuring AirTunes for playing your iTunes music wirelessly on your home stereo or powered speakers, AirPort Express brings not only the Internet but your music to wherever in your home you like to enjoy them most — whether you use a Mac or Windows PC. Unmatched in its ease of use, it delivers data rates up to 54 megabits per second, fits in the palm of your hand so you can take it wherever you go — and it costs just $129.

Apple's AirPort Express

Apple's AirPort Express 06/07/2004 10:23 PM

Apple introduced today the new AirPort Express wireless doodad. The AirPort Express (can I call it the APE for short?) is a little white wall-wart-sized brick that can be used for several things, most notably streaming your iTunes music -- mp3, CD, or Internet Radio -- wirelessly from your Mac to your home stereo. That's called AirTunes.

Enjoy your iTunes music library in virtually any room of your house. Share a single broadband Internet connection and USB printer without inconvenient and obtrusive cables. Create an instant wireless network on the go. Extend the range of your current wireless network. How many devices do you need to do all this? Just one.

In typical Apple fashion, the APE is simple and straight to the point, and will be an attractive option for a wide variety of users, because it can do a wide variety of things and because it's very portable. It's based on the 802.11g wireless standard, and should work with just about any 802.11g hardware out there, not just Apple's own. Sounds like it will even work with the Winders version of iTunes.

Priced at $129. I think I can swing that!

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Airport Express & AirTunes

Airport Express & AirTunes 06/08/2004 07:15 AM
Apple have announced a nifty little device called Airport Express — a portable 802.11g base station with an audio port for wirelessly sharing music around your home or office. You connect your stereo to the optical audio output port, plug the device into a power point and, using AirTunes (part of soon-to-be-released iTunes 4.6), play music on your Mac through your stereo. Being wireless of course, your Mac doesn’t have to be in the same room as your stereo, just within range of the device. The unit also has a USB port for wireless print sharing and a single 10/100 ethernet port to extend your network. Kinda cool, and at GBP99, not priced too badly either.

Five Minutes With AirPort Express

Five Minutes With AirPort Express 07/16/2004 10:18 AM

Airport Express Picking Up FM

Airport Express Picking Up FM 12/22/2004 01:13 AM

"I suspect this has nothing to do with the wireless part of the airport/airtunes, but is more likely that something isn't grounded properly in the electrical system." By Gizmodo

Other News: AirPort Express PR

Other News: AirPort Express PR 07/14/2004 10:04 AM
An Apple press release says the company is now shipping AirPort Express devices.

AirPort Express Reviewed

AirPort Express Reviewed 07/21/2004 11:29 AM

Ars Technica's Eric Bangeman gives the Apple Airport Express a good once-over, testing it not only in its primary job as an 802.11g access point, but all the additional features (like streaming iTunes music, extending the range of an existing network, and printer sharing) as well. And all the extra functionality is what ultimately makes him a man happy with his purchase. As a combo device the Airport Express is worth the $129, he says, but for people who only need a single aspect of its ability, cheaper options are available (they just aren't small and white).

Oh, and for the record, Bangeman was able to use the Airport Express as a wireless bridge (WEP only, no WPA) with a Linksys WRT54G wireless router, so mixing the Express with non-Apple hardware is an option, even if it isn't an Apple-supported one.
Read - AirPort Express [ArsTechnica]

Related
Why Apple's Airport Express May Unofficially Extend Non-Airport Networks [Gizmodo]
AirPort Express with AirTunes [Gizmodo]

Over 80,000 Pre-orders for Airport
Express

Over 80,000 Pre-orders for Airport
Express 07/14/2004 08:25 AM
Apple today officially announced it is shipping AirPort Express (see yesterday's report)...

AirPort Express now shipping

AirPort Express now shipping 07/13/2004 10:19 AM
Several MacMinute readers report that Apple began shipping the AirPort Express 802.11g mobile base station today...

AirPort Express + AirTunes

AirPort Express + AirTunes 06/07/2004 03:44 PM
New today from Apple: AirPort Express and AirTunes. Tom and I have already come up with reasons to purchase about...

AirPort Express: A First Impression

AirPort Express: A First Impression 08/06/2004 11:30 AM
By 2 Guys, A Mac And A Website (via MyAppleMenu)

Report: AirPort Express

Report: AirPort Express 07/20/2004 11:26 AM
Readers reviewing Apple's new AirPort Express dig into its details in our latest wireless networking report.

On The Road With Airport Express

On The Road With Airport Express 08/06/2004 10:01 AM

Alone, this post on Powerpages about using the Airport Express in a hotel room might not be quite link-worthy, but as people keep adding comments to it with their experiences, it's starting to become even more interesting. It would be nice if hotels would start making information about their "in-room internet" a little more detailed, as it becomes clear from everyone's experiences that the different internal network configurations from hotel to hotel make a big difference in how you need to use your Airport Express (or any other Wi-Fi bridge or router) to get online. It would be nice if the hotel management would just tell you their settings in the first place (although I suppose that's sort of like expecting them to tell you what gauge of pipe they use in the commode.)

Head over and share your on-the-road experiences with other AX users.

Read - Using AirPort Express on a Hotel Room Ethernet [Powerpage via 3650anda12inch]

Apple: AirPort Express

Apple: AirPort Express 06/07/2004 02:19 PM
Apple previews a compact $129 AirPort base that includes audio support (via "AirTunes", which will require iTunes 4.6) and a USB printer port.

Apple - AirPort Express

Apple - AirPort Express 06/07/2004 02:09 PM
AirPort Express and Airtunes .. Apple - AirPort Express .. we want one

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AirPort Express Firmware 6.1.1

AirPort Express Firmware 6.1.1 12/29/2004 06:31 PM

Cat's Clicks: Inside Outlook Express

Cat's Clicks: Inside Outlook Express 09/20/2004 04:34 AM
G4 Tech TV Sep 20 2004 8:24AM GMT

AirPort Express Reportedly Cracked

AirPort Express Reportedly Cracked 08/12/2004 10:24 PM
ZDNET Netherlands reports that the public key used by Apple's AirPort Express has been revealed by Norwegian hacker Jon Lech Johansen, famous for deve...

Apple's AirPort Express reviewed

Apple's AirPort Express reviewed 07/16/2004 11:59 AM
The iPodlounge has posted an extensive review of Apple's new AirPort Express wireless device, which began shipping this week...

AirPort Express Is Jack of All Trades

AirPort Express Is Jack of All Trades 07/29/2004 08:27 PM
AP via Daily Press Jul 30 2004 0:39AM GMT

SMC Bests Airport Express: SMCWRK-G

SMC Bests Airport Express: SMCWRK-G 08/04/2004 11:37 AM

SMC has announced a new portable wireless access point a la the Airport Express. They're calling it the "EZ Connect™ g 2.4GHz 802.11g Wireless Traveler’s Kit SMCWTK-G," but we'll probably just call it the SMCWRK-G or Dance Panda Mandy, as it suits us. For what it lacks in good looks it makes up in features, as the SMCWRK-G can do everything the Airport Express can do and more (save the iTunes streaming), including act as an Ethernet bridge. It might not be attractive, but it's $30 cheaper, ringing in at just $100.

Perennial Wi-Fi smart guy Glenn Fleishmann weighs in with a little more detail at Wi-Fi Networking News.

Read - SMC Offers Multifunction Traveling Gateway [WiFiNetNews]
Read - Press Release [SMC]

Related
AirPort Express Reviewed [Gizmodo]
Why Apple's Airport Express May Unofficially Extend Non-Airport Networks [Gizmodo]

AirPort Express Is Jack of All Trades
(AP)

AirPort Express Is Jack of All Trades
(AP) 07/29/2004 08:19 AM
AP - Some wireless gadgets pump music from a computer to a stereo or TV. Others take a broadband connection and make it available to any PC within range. Still others share printers. And some extend the signal of existing Wi-Fi networks.

Jon Johansen opened the AirPort Express

Jon Johansen opened the AirPort Express 08/12/2004 10:32 PM
Jon Johansen opened the AirPort Express and his Web site promptly got vaporized (third time's the charm, I guess). iPoding also cracked it wide open a few weeks ago.

Charge USB devices via Airport Express

Charge USB devices via Airport Express 04/18/2005 11:17 AM
Although this seems somewhat obvious, the USB port on the Airport Express can be used to charge your USB dongles on the fly. Since I like to put my PowerBook to sleep at night, and the USB ports sleep with it, I like having t...
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