IHome Takes on Sonos
November 1, 2011
IHome's new AirPlay speaker dock plays music wirelessly from an iPhone or iPad; how does it stack up next to the Sonos system?
Apple introduces free software including iBooks 2, from which students can download textbooks; iBooks Author is a Macintosh program for creating textbooks and other books; iTunes U is an app for instructors to create digital curricula and share course materials with students. Photo
So many apps came out for the iPad last year that it was easy to miss the good ones. Here are 10 favorites.
Personal Tech Q&A on controlling iTunes remotely. (M)x
There were iPhone apps for all devices, from bathroom scales to security cameras, but no home theater projectors. Until Epson introduced the Megaplex.
Google introduces its service Google Music, which includes a download store to compete with iTunes. (M)0
Apple announced the rental plan last fall as an experiment to encourage sales of shows through iTunes, but rentals did not take off as hoped.
Portable wireless speakers connect to your phone, tablet or laptop and set free the formerly muted music in your collection, from Basie to Bieber.