I can now easily demo iOS apps on any Mac running OS X Lion using AirPlay Mirroring on iOS 5, and record it using QuickTime, ScreenFlow or other screen recorders.
Reflector 2 allows you to use AirPlay to mirror your iPhone 4S, iPad 2 or new iPad to any Mac running OS X 10.6+, wirelessly. This program is available at the Mac App Store for $9.99. You can use your finger to draw directly on the screen's surface such as with a calculator, painting tool, music control surface, iWorks Inspector, email location, and more (simple gestures allow you to operate the right mouse button and scroll wheel too). Air Display not only gives you a wireless computer screen extender, but also works as a tablet input device. This makes a laptop much more useful by adding the iPad's 1024x768 display which nearly doubles the screen area of a laptop (except the 2009 15” /17” MacBook Pros) or netbook.
Air Display works in both landscape and portrait configurations (you just rotate your screen, and it automatically reconfigures). You can use your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch as a wireless display, to extend your computer desktop. This universal app is available on the iTunes Store for $3.99.Īir Display can satisfy your wish for an extra display for your Mac (or Windows) computer. Even if you have just a single device, AirBeam is an awesome tool for motion-controlled video recording. Use your iDevices as luxury baby monitors, for serious surveillance, to keep an eye on your pets, a FPV cam in your remote control toys, and hundreds of useful (and not so useful) things you can do with it. You can watch the stream on any other iDevice, Mac or Web browser, even on multiple screens simultaneously. It streams live video and audio from the cameras and microphones of any number of iPhones, iPod touchs or iPads. This concept has been adapted into some really cool apps, four of which I’m describing here because they are cutting-edge innovative multi-device approaches that expand utility and functionally in unique ways that enhance the thrill and excitement of our Mac and iOS device investments.ĪirBeam turns your iPhones, iPod touchs or iPads into a realtime audio and video surveillance system. Show everyone what's on your device, even when you zoom in or change from portrait to landscape. Your device also has AirPlay Mirroring functionality (introduced in 2011 as part of iOS 5) which means you can wirelessly stream what's on its screen to your TV screen through the Apple TV. And, with the ability to deliver Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, your movies and shows will sound as good as they look, all for only $99.99.īut, if you have an iPad 2, the new iPad or iPhone 4S, you're not just limited to audio. You'll enjoy your favorite TV shows, movies and even photo slideshows in breath-taking 1080p resolution. The newest Apple TV can stream full 1080p high-definition video and audio.
This wireless digital media receiver can play music from your computer, show photos from your iPhone, even access your media collection stored online in the iCloud. I have found that I can also play Internet radio stations through iTunes, or sound from my iPhone or iPad apps - including music services such as Pandora Internet radio, Rhapsody, and Last.fm.Īpple TV gives you a virtually unlimited selection of high-definition movies, TV shows, video, and photos to explore. You can also send music or video from your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad (even play games on your TV using your iPhone as the controller, hearing the soundtrack through your audio system). You can then control the volume remotely, and even stream the music simultaneously to additional AirPlay-compatible components. You just open iTunes on your laptop or Apple portable device, and select Apple TV in the AirPlay menu. And, when will I be able to touch-control my Mac screen (without using a Wacom tablet)? The power of AirPlay has helped to now make all of this possible.ĪirPlay wireless streaming (originally called AirTunes 2004-2010) was designed to make it easy to tap into your iTunes library through Apple TV. It also seemed to me that we should be able to live broadcast my video camera to my iPad. A review by Tom Piper (an update to a 2012 posting, see bottom for more info)įor the last two years, I’ve wanted (but have not been able) to record my iPad or iPhone screen to do training videos without using a video camera to capture it.
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