Airplay is Apple’s proprietary wireless networking platform that allows users to wirelessly stream music to a pair of speakers connected to an AppleTV, configured on the same wireless network. The music is streamed directly from most iPhone, iPad, or iMacs via the wireless network, through the AppleTV and finally through stereo speakers connected to this fantastic $99 AppleTV.
Since Michael expressed a need to move around the classroom while still having control of the AV equipment in the room, IT installed an AppleTV with a pair of speakers in Lawrence 310. To test the system, Professor Coyle was issued an iPad 2 and was encouraged to experiment and play Jazz music in an ad-hoc fashion while teaching his course.
The experiment has been a success so far, but that’s not to say that our testing is complete. We are still unsure of how Apple’s proprietary wireless platform will impact Colgate’s wireless infrastructure, as more users learn about this technology. But enough of the details – let’s see what Prof. Michael Coyle had to say: