Whilst we have seen a decent amount of AirPlay enabled accessories, primarily AirPlay speakers and of course the Apple TV, the technology has not quite taken over the market since it was first announced over a year ago. However, with Apple announcing a new chip that will help manufacturers take advantage of AirPlay technology, the game might be about to change.
According to Japanese Apple blog, Macotakara, Apple has presented MFi manufacturers with a new certification chip that will make communication over AirPlay, wifi, and bluetooth between iOS devices and accessories better and more efficient. Part of the solution seems to be support for the new Bluetooth 4.0 standard, which is a low power consuming solution found in amongst other the new iPhone 4S and the latest Macbook Air.
Bringing a greater connectivity specter for iOS devices and accessories manufacturers should have a positive impact on the range of accessories to become available that will communicate wirelessly with iOS devices, and hopefully lower the cost of the technology, which has been one of the barriers to adoption of AirPlay technology so far.
It looks like the wireless future just got a bit brighter.
[source: Appleinsider]
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