What technologies (hardware/software) are available for streaming audio in realtime (with some latency, of course) over a Wifi network? Although I'm using mostly Macs, I would like something that any client can access (especially smart phones that can access Wifi).
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Subsonic can stream over WiFi or the internet. I have it running at home so I can listen to my music over the air from work on my PC or from my Android phone, but there is also an iPhone app.
For the Mac/iPhone combo the tool you need is Airfoil. It can use an AirPort Express station or you can install the 'server' component on the machines you'd like to play through. It has a free companion app that will let your iPhone/iPod Touch become the 'speaker' as well.
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The computers running as speakers for Airfoil can be anything. You can download the server-side software from the vendor's site.– roguesysJun 28, 2010 at 19:48
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I'm looking through the site now. So the client list would be Mac, PC, Linux, or iOS only? I can't seem to understand the site too well: what about Android and other smartphones? Seems not Jun 28, 2010 at 20:00
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yeah, talked to their support: no android. "Airfoil can transmit audio from your computer to an AirPort Express Base Station, Apple TV, or any other computer - including Mac, PC, Linux and/or iOS device (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) - that is running our free Airfoil Speakers client." Jun 28, 2010 at 20:18
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For me: ices + icecast on the ubuntu server side; any stream player on the client side (e.g. XiiaLive Lite on the Android)
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I'll be checking this out. Any links you put up before I check it out would be greatly appreciated :) Jul 15, 2010 at 19:01