Apple’s new airport express now With 802.11n
Apple just updated their £65 airport express to 802.11n. now up to 5 times faster than its predecessor, this beneficial little device allows you to create a wireless network at home. It also engages with your iTunes music library allowing you to listen in any room of your house. You can also attach a printer to its USB port and share it wirelessly.
All airport Base stations now Run Fastest Wireless conventional – CUPERTINO, California—March 17, 2008—Apple today updated its airport express mobile base station with 802.11n to deliver up to five times the performance and twice the range of the previous model. priced at just £65 (inc VAT), airport express is the world’s smallest 802.11n-based mobile base station. It can be plugged directly into the wall for wireless Internet connectivity and USB printing at home or easily brought on the road for wireless freedom wherever there is an Internet connection. airport express features AirTunes™, which works effortlessly with iTunes® to give users a basic and economical way to wirelessly stream iTunes music from a PC or Mac® to any room in the house.
“Apple is leading the way with a broad range of innovative 802.11n base stations for nearly any wireless networking need,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product Marketing. “From the small and portable airport Express, to airport extreme for workgroups of up to 50 users and the new Time capsule for automated backups, Apple customers now have a lot more terrific ways to extend their wireless networks with 802.11n.”
AirPort express features a single-piece, compact design weighing just 6.7 ounces, supplying maximum portability. airport express uses both PC and Mac users the ability to share a single DSL or cord broadband connection with up to 10 simultaneous users. users can also share a printer wirelessly that is connected to the USB port. Apple’s airport utility software supplies easy step-by-step instructions for setting up and configuring airport Express; and with its advanced safety features, airport express safeguards data on networked computers with support for Wi-Fi protected access (WPA/WPA2), 128-bit WEP encryption and a built-in firewall. Apple now includes 802.11n as conventional in its entire line of airport base stations and Mac notebooks as well as iMac®, Apple TV® and Time Capsule™.
AirPort express includes a built-in combination digital and analogue audio connector allowing users to connect to a home stereo or powered speakers. iTunes automatically detects remote speakers and displays them in a basic pop-up list for the user to select. once the remote speakers are selected, AirTunes wirelessly streams iTunes music from the computer to the airport express base station. multiple airport express base stations can be set up around a home, each connected to a set of powered speakers for a whole-home music experience. airport express can also extend the range of an existing airport Extreme® wireless network.
Pricing & Availability
AirPort express is available right away through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers for a suggested retail price of £65 (inc VAT).”
Airport express : Apple.com
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