Categories: AppleGadgets

Airtight… Not Long For This World?

Better hurry if you want to bring (limited) Apple Airplay functionality to your Google TV. While most of Apple, Inc vacationed during a long holiday, Airtight hit the Android Market. The 99 cent app enables you stream videos and photos from an iPhone or iPad to a television via Google TV – such as the Logitech Revue ($79). Unfortunately, music isn’t yet supported and of course DRM-ed content, like iTunes movie rentals, is a no-go. The probable bigger issue is our assumption that once Apple returns to the office they’ll likely ask Google to remove Airtight from the Market… as Apple intends to license AirPlay receiver capabilities, with one manufacturer (who’d rather not be named) telling me discussions with Apple pegged the fee at several dollars per box. (And, for low margin streaming boxes in the $100 range, that pricing is quite lofty.) Then again, given Google TV’s poor reception and limited adoption, Airtight might not be a relevant enough target for Apple legal to mess with. But you may want to hedge your bets by grabbing the app now.

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Dave Zatz