AirPlay

Modern smart TVs have come a long way and have all kinds of built-in abilities to deliver everything from our favorite streaming services and YouTube videos to video games, video conferencing, and even web browsing our big, bright TVs. But with the millions of other things that our phones and tablets can do — photos and videos and apps abound — sometimes you just need to share it all on a big TV screen for everyone to see. How can you mirror from a phone or tablet to a TV, you ask? If you have the right gear, it's…

Unlike Google during its I/O event, Apple refrained from saying "AI" during WWDC 2023. However, artificial intelligence is an undeniable part of the future of tech and an intrinsic part of many of Apple's products, so the company did share some AI upgrades to its software coming this fall.For AirPlay specifically, Apple is making it possible for your iPhone, iPad, and Mac to use on-device intelligence to learn your AirPlay preferences through machine learning (ML). Your devices can know what you like to listen to, at what…

LG Electronics announced today that it will be bringing AirPlay support to its hotel room TVs later this year. This will allow guests to easily mirror their content from their Apple devices to the TV. To use AirPlay, guests will simply need to scan a QR code on the TV with their iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Once they have done that, they will be able to mirror their screen, photos, videos, and music to the TV. AirPlay support is a welcome addition for guests who want to watch their favorite movies or TV shows on a larger…

After Apple announced at WWDC 2023 that AirPlay was coming to some hotels later this year, LG announced that it was going to be the first company to help make this happen.Ahead of a HITEC Hospitality Trade Show, Michael Kosla, hospitality vice president at LG Business Solutions USA announced the update coming to a bunch of hotels that have its 2023 TVs installed.For those unaware, you'll soon be able to connect your iPhone or iPad to a TV by a QR code that will display on the device, enabling you to mirror your device or…

By pairing their devices, users will be able to do more than just easily access streaming services. Users can also share videos, photos, music, presentations, web browsing, and more. Also: Apple's new Journal app is coming to iPhone: Everything you need to knowThe feature will be available in select hotels by the end of the year. This announcement was only one of many revealed at WWDC, including new iOS 17 features such as video voicemails for Facetime users, Live Voicemail transcriptions, new Macs, and even a brand…

I’ve already made my Android-leaning ways known here at Gizmodo. When Apple announced it was updating the HomePod smart speaker, I didn’t understand why it was a big deal—or why my Apple pals had such high hopes for and worries about it. Then I realized it was because Apple flubbed the first HomePod, which very quickly got a price drop after its release and was then discontinued. There was hope that this model would fix what didn’t work in the last one and would redeem it, especially since the HomePod Mini had offered…

Spotify has had disagreements with Apple for a while now. The company has been critical of Apple's approach toward apps. Spotify even maintains a public tab (opens in new tab) of all the Apple decisions that have been unfair towards the company. Apple had even launched the HomePod without Spotify support.While Apple has since then added support for Spotify on the HomePod, the app still doesn't work on it. That's because Spotify is yet to add support for HomePod, and it doesn't have plans to do it anytime soon, either,…

Admittedly, this is my first time with a Sonos speaker—ever. The brand was always too far out of my price range for me to consider over the years, and I’m not what you would call an “audiophile.” I am a person who listens to the same five songs over and over again in pursuit of a “vibe.” To be fair, the Sonos Era 300's coupling of powerful compression drivers certainly filled my office with a feeling. But $450 is too much for a speaker that doesn’t work within my Google-led smart home.The Era 300 is the first Sonos…

The Apple HomePod range of smart speakers may not be the obvious choice in the category for many buyers, because of its very obvious ecosystem-based optimisations. However, those who are suitably invested in Apple's hardware will see some benefit to this, particularly the ease with which the smart speaker is able to link and work with other Apple devices. The original HomePod was launched globally in 2018, and five years later it finally sees a successor which promises better features and performance.Priced at Rs. 32,900,…

LG is rolling out support for Apple services to a ton of televisions.In a press release from earlier today, the company announced that it was adding support for the Apple TV App, Apple Music, AirPlay, and HomeKit to its webOS Hub. According to LG, this update will make the services available on televisions in over 100 countries and regions.The company says that "10 times as many brands are now available on webOS Hub than in early 2021, with LG now working with 200 partners in total including Seiki, Eko, Stream System,…