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Official: Apple Updates $99 AirPort Express to Wireless N

We first caught wind of this baby on Saturday, an AirPort Express based on 802.11n. This makes Apple's whole networking family N-capable, though this upgrade doesn't entirely solve the fact that AirTunes is not the best way to stream music in the home. Jump for press release. More »

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Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store

MacGeneration has spotted a new Airport Express unit listed at the Swiss online Apple Store. The updated router looks identical to the older Airport Express, however, the specification for the refreshed model lists 802.11n wireless network support. The Swiss variety shows a one week ship time and Macrumors is reporting a reliable source informs them of a $99 price point, as well as an ETA of sometime next week for a Stateside release—anyone taking bets for not Tuesday? As before, iTunes streaming, printer and internet sharing should all be thrown in. We'll keep you posted on any midweek confirmation. [Apple Store via MacGeneration via Macrumors]


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Video-Enabled Airport Express Coming Sept. 12?

Rumor has it that the Apple September 12 Media Event is going to give us a whole bunch of video and video related products. One of these is the Video-Enabled Airport Express. Basically an upgrade of the current AE, which streams iTunes music over 802.11b. An upgraded version that supports video will no doubt be 802.11b/g to support the added bandwidth usage. More »

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Airfoil for AirPort Express Now Works on Windows

One of the nicer features of Apple's AirPort Express wireless router is that it can wirelessly stream iTunes audio from your PC or Mac to a real life sound system, so that you don't have to listen to your undoubtedly cool tunes on your small computer speakers. But what if you want to stream audio from something other than iTunes? That's where Airfoil comes in, a small piece of software from Rogue Amoeba that lets users stream audio from pretty much any application. More »