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WiFiTunes for Pocket PC released - remote iTunes player January 31, 2005 [Pocket PC] | By Edward J. R. With this program you can play remotely in Pocket PC music from iTunes in your PC or in your Mac computers. Since iTunes allows for easy organization of music collections, for people who are fans of both iTunes and Pocket PC, this solution may be very appealing one, particularly becausae nowadays all Pocket PC devices either have built-in Wi-Fi or attachable through SDIO Wi-Fi card... The developer writes: This application will discover via Rendezvous any iTunes running on Macs or PCs on your local network and allow you to browse the library or playlist and then stream MP3s directly to your PDA. Example uses include connecting your PDA headphone jack into a stereo in another room in your house (I have mine streaming music to the bathroom). Major things that need done are AAC support (at the moment it uses the fmodce library so see here for the file formats supported). I'll contact the fmod folks and see if they are planning on adding AAC support. I've set it so it doesnt bother displaying any m4p or m4a files. Other thing that needs done is playing the next track when one ends. I have this kind of working, however I'm trying to get it to start buffering the next song so it plays instantly, or even so it can fade in. Since fmod doesnt really support streaming on the PDA it involved a bit of a hack with a memory buffer. That buffer probably needs monitored properly, I mean at the moment if the music doesnt transfer over quick enough it will just stop playing. Install via the cab file, then connect to your wireless network, remove from the dock, run WiFiTunes and pick an iTunes share in the top left box. Click on the box to the right to choose playlists. Click on the eye to switch browsing modes. Click on a track to play it. To learn more or to download this (FREE) program click here.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later)
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