I agree, being an educator this is a MAJOR help. With all the different logins and security passwords I have at my job it is impossible to use an appleTV on a projector. When I asked my tech consultant if there was any way I could hook my appleTV to the network he said, "no, and I don't see that happening anytime soon." Very excited about this!
The foot dragging of the old school IT people is just sad at this point.
I can't wait to use this to get around their silly rules for my next presentation. And if DA's prediction comes to fruition.. I'll have an extra Apple TV laying around in the near future.
I've yet to see a single instance of a credible glasses-free holographic technology that does not also rely on a hugely limiting substrate or barrier between the viewer and the image.
Oh I agree with you! But this seems to be a bit different (see the article or bing the company). I spent about 20 minutes with an Oculus Rift at Maker Faire and VR and holography are coming sooner than a lot of folks think. Pretty amazing stuff....
I live in an condo and now my AirPlay menu shows 4 AppleTVs... only one of which is actually mine. So now I can accidentally stream porn or The Walking Dead or whatever to the nice little 65 year old lady who lives next door. The only solution is to rename your device so you can differentiate it from everyone else but you cannot hide your neighbour's devices. So you just see this in your AirPlay menu:
- AppleTV
- AppleTV
- AppleTV
- AppleTV
You can rename your own AppleTV and set it up to ask for permission before accepting a stream... but none of your computer illiterate neighbours are going to do that. Personally... I think it's pretty creepy that my neighbours can see and stream to my AppleTV without being on my WiFi network and vice versa.
You’re on the same network when the system isn’t designed to be used like that. It’s not creepy; it’s stupidity on the part of the condo.
No we're not. We all have our own networks. Peer-to-peer allows you to see and stream to AppleTVs without being logged into a network at all. That's the whole point of this feature. It's an awesome feature for most use cases but there are privacy concerns with people living in close proximity to each other.
No we're not. We all have our own networks. Peer-to-peer allows you to see and stream to AppleTVs without being logged into a network at all. That's the whole point of this feature. It's an awesome feature for most use cases but there are privacy concerns with people living in close proximity to each other.
According to this [@]Tallest Skil[/@] is correct.
Currently, users need to connect their iOS device or Mac to the same wireless network as the Apple TV in order to use AirPlay.
Who's right, and who's wrong? Or do you have this feature already?
Who's right, and who's wrong? Or do you have this feature already?
You don't even have to be on the same network. This "peer-to-peer" feature was added as a silent update a few months ago around the time iOS8 was released. From: http://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT4437
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Peer-to-peer AirPlay
With peer-to-peer AirPlay, your iOS device and Apple TV don't need to be on the same Wi-Fi network. If you have one of these products, you can use peer-to-peer AirPlay:
* iPhone 5 or later, iPad (3rd generation or later), iPad mini, or iPod touch (5th generation) using iOS 8 or later.
* Apple TV (3rd generation rev A, model A1469 or later) with Apple TV software 7.0 or later. Find out which Apple TV model you have.
To use peer-to-peer AirPlay, your iOS device needs to have both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on.
You’re on the same network when the system isn’t designed to be used like that. It’s not creepy; it’s stupidity on the part of the condo.
You really missed the entire point of the original story didn't you? For someone who accuses people of not reading so often you really should read more carefully.
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I agree, being an educator this is a MAJOR help. With all the different logins and security passwords I have at my job it is impossible to use an appleTV on a projector. When I asked my tech consultant if there was any way I could hook my appleTV to the network he said, "no, and I don't see that happening anytime soon." Very excited about this!
The foot dragging of the old school IT people is just sad at this point.
I can't wait to use this to get around their silly rules for my next presentation. And if DA's prediction comes to fruition.. I'll have an extra Apple TV laying around in the near future.
I've yet to see a single instance of a credible glasses-free holographic technology that does not also rely on a hugely limiting substrate or barrier between the viewer and the image.
Oh I agree with you! But this seems to be a bit different (see the article or bing the company). I spent about 20 minutes with an Oculus Rift at Maker Faire and VR and holography are coming sooner than a lot of folks think. Pretty amazing stuff....
I live in an condo and now my AirPlay menu shows 4 AppleTVs... only one of which is actually mine. So now I can accidentally stream porn or The Walking Dead or whatever to the nice little 65 year old lady who lives next door. The only solution is to rename your device so you can differentiate it from everyone else but you cannot hide your neighbour's devices. So you just see this in your AirPlay menu:
- AppleTV
- AppleTV
- AppleTV
- AppleTV
You can rename your own AppleTV and set it up to ask for permission before accepting a stream... but none of your computer illiterate neighbours are going to do that. Personally... I think it's pretty creepy that my neighbours can see and stream to my AppleTV without being on my WiFi network and vice versa.
I think it's pretty creepy that my neighbours can stream to my AppleTV and vice versa.
You’re on the same network when the system isn’t designed to be used like that. It’s not creepy; it’s stupidity on the part of the condo.
You’re on the same network when the system isn’t designed to be used like that. It’s not creepy; it’s stupidity on the part of the condo.
No we're not. We all have our own networks. Peer-to-peer allows you to see and stream to AppleTVs without being logged into a network at all. That's the whole point of this feature. It's an awesome feature for most use cases but there are privacy concerns with people living in close proximity to each other.
According to this [@]Tallest Skil[/@] is correct.
Who's right, and who's wrong? Or do you have this feature already?
According to this @Tallest Skil is correct.
Who's right, and who's wrong? Or do you have this feature already?
You don't even have to be on the same network. This "peer-to-peer" feature was added as a silent update a few months ago around the time iOS8 was released. From: http://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT4437
Peer-to-peer AirPlay
With peer-to-peer AirPlay, your iOS device and Apple TV don't need to be on the same Wi-Fi network. If you have one of these products, you can use peer-to-peer AirPlay:
* iPhone 5 or later, iPad (3rd generation or later), iPad mini, or iPod touch (5th generation) using iOS 8 or later.
* Apple TV (3rd generation rev A, model A1469 or later) with Apple TV software 7.0 or later. Find out which Apple TV model you have.
To use peer-to-peer AirPlay, your iOS device needs to have both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on.