Micromega has been quick off the blocks in attaining an AirStream licence. Expect a deluge of AirStream-capable products appearing soon. Since the introduction of Apple's iOS 4.2 operating system for iPhones, iPads and web-surfing iPod Touches - and an update to its Apple TV media streaming hub for the living rooms of network connected homes - the company's re-named Airplay wireless protocol has gained significant additional functionality. That film or TV show you were watching on your iDevice on the commuter train can now be beamed wirelessly to your flat-screen television set via the (updated) Apple TV box that's hooked up to one its HDMI inputs. Conspiracy theorists see this as Apple's final step towards world domination of the 21st century's entertainment media business. Some analysts estimate AirStream to be worth up to $15 billion.
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