A family of wireless products from Apple that conform to the 802.11 Wi-Fi standards. In 1999, along with the first iBook laptop, Apple introduced the AirPort 802.11b adapter and base station (access point and router). Four years later, AirPort Extreme increased speed with the 802.11g standard. Base stations include a USB port for attaching a printer, and some units include an analog dial-up modem. See 802.11 and wireless router.
AirPort Express - Media Hub and Bridge
Introduced in 2004, AirPort Express combines an AirPort Extreme base station with a digital media hub. Residing near and connected to a home stereo via analog or digital audio outputs, the AirPort Express "AirTunes" feature allows Apple's iTunes jukebox software to stream music wirelessly from a Mac or Windows PC to a home stereo. AirTunes supports protected AAC titles purchased form Apple's music store.
AirPort Express can serve as a wireless bridge, extending the range of an AirPort network to greater distances throughout the house. See digital media hub and iBook.
An AirPort Base Station
This was the first Airport base station, which provided 802.11b Wi-Fi connectivity. Like most Apple products, it did not resemble any other wireless access point. (Image courtesy of Apple Inc.)
AirPort Express - Media Hub and Bridge
Introduced in 2004, AirPort Express combines an AirPort Extreme base station with a digital media hub. Residing near and connected to a home stereo via analog or digital audio outputs, the AirPort Express "AirTunes" feature allows Apple's iTunes jukebox software to stream music wirelessly from a Mac or Windows PC to a home stereo. AirTunes supports protected AAC titles purchased form Apple's music store.
AirPort Express can serve as a wireless bridge, extending the range of an AirPort network to greater distances throughout the house. See digital media hub and iBook.
An AirPort Base Station
This was the first Airport base station, which provided 802.11b Wi-Fi connectivity. Like most Apple products, it did not resemble any other wireless access point. (Image courtesy of Apple Inc.)
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2008 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
Additional Resources
- Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!
- Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!Airport SecurityI'm fairly sure if anyone was to see me naked... their eyeballs would no longer function anyway. I say go ahead, it's more a punishment for them than me. But I can certainly understand why many people would find...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!
- If you read my blog postings semi-often, you know that I'm very, very critical of problems with airport security. Nicole Wong of the Boston Globe reported that Boston's Logan International Airport will become the next airport to implement full-body scanners (thanks for the link from the LiquidMatrix guys!) that can see...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Getaway day: How to secure your laptop for holiday travel
- It's getaway day and as we prepare to hit the road, trudge through airport security and snag that car rental, spare a thought for the valuable data that travels with you on that trusty old laptop. According to a recent study by the Ponemon Institute, more than...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Apple releases Leopard 10.5.4 update
- Apple late Monday releases another update to its Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system. The update includes a raft of security and performance tweaks for iCal, Airport and more. by David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- WALL-E: Steve Jobs meets Al Gore
- Since it's summertime, this column will have the occasional off-topic diversion. Today, I have to take a few minutes to talk about the new Disney-Pixar film, WALL-E. Don't worry, no spoilers here, but I will try and tie in education. I took my kids and a good...
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- 2008 Infiniti M45X
- Photo gallery:2008 Infiniti M45xWhen you think big, comfortable sedans with cutting-edge tech, you look for a price range around $80,000 to $100,000 and think models such as the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7-series, and Lexus LS. But then here comes the 2008 Infiniti M45x with all the tech those other cars...
- Product reviews 2008-06-26
- Samsung Soul SGH-U900 (unlocked)
- Photo gallery:Samsung SoulThe Samsung Soul (aka the SGH-U900) was one of the stars of this year's GSMA World Congress in Barcelona. Samsung showed it off at a big press conference and huge banners with images of the phone covered the city, from the airport baggage claim to the convention center....
- Product reviews 2008-06-24
- Will Oracle answer these questions?
- Tomorrow sees Oracle provide its Q4 results. I have no more insight into what those numbers will look like than anyone else but if past history is anything to go by, they'll likely be 'dramatic.' More dramatic for me though will be insights...
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- Delta Airlines pioneers biometric aiport security screening
- As predicted in my previous post about Continental Airlines' actively obstructive behavior in order to prevent access to CLEAR lanes in its major airport hubs, a major competing airline, Delta Airlines threw down the gauntlet this morning as the first major domestic US air carrier to...
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- Airport security part 3: Planes, trains, and automobiles
- I took a trip home to Michigan this week via Amtrak, and I got to thinking about previous articles I've written about airline security and wondered why are the security concerns so much more lax for trains and cars than they are for planes? There's certainly some obvious...
- Blog posts 2008-06-15
- Here comes the video conferencing boom
- Gas is high. Airlines are nickel and diming you to death. And your employees are getting squeezed. This state of travel could put video conferencing over the top. We've all heard this video conferencing rap before. It goes like this. Video conferencing is like a real-life meeting...
- Blog posts 2008-06-13
- News to know: Google-Yahoo; Twitter; IE8; Cable follies
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Yahoo's Google ad deal: Savior or mistake? Icahn's plan goes kaput as Microsoft talks end Garett Rogers: Microsoft and Yahoo stop talking, and Google wins Mary Jo Foley: Yahoo says it won't sell its search biz to Microsoft...
- Blog posts 2008-06-13
- Continental's TSA Airport Security is decidedly Un-CLEAR
- Continental's TSA Airport Security is decidedly Un-CLEARTotally mootSorry, but Continental could have $5 international tickets and total no-wait-at-all boarding. Whatever it is that they've done to their seats is enough that quite a few of us (and I've had seatmates with the same reaction) only subject ourselves to the...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
- Continental's TSA Airport Security is decidedly Un-CLEAR
- As some of you may know, my job as a systems architect for one of the world's largest systems integration firms requires that I do a large amount of travel. Typically, I'm away from home about four days out of the week. Naturally, this results in going through a lot...
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Clear and Newark Airport TSA Lines
- Clear (flyclear.com) registered traveller program technology in use, compared to the TSA lines at Newark International Airport Terminal C by Jason Perlow
- Image galleries 2008-06-12
- Update that wishlist - I just tried a MacBook Air
- I took a group of students to Cambridge yesterday for a field trip. I turned them loose in Harvard Square for a while, we wandered around MIT, and took in the Museum of Science. The most interesting part of the trip for me, however, was a stop at...
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- TSA is failing us, let my associated ranting begin thusly
- TSA is failing us, let my associated ranting begin thuslyHand Sanitizer Bombinterestingly enough, it's probably completely possible to build a bomb out of a can of hand sanitizer and a lighter. well... maybe not a bomb persee... but enough of a distraction i'm sure.i know i'm not giving away...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- Airport security part 2: TSA is failing us, let my associated ranting begin thusly
- I want to start out by saying that I take great personal risk of getting black listed before my flight to K.C. tomorrow morning, but I thought I'd talk about an article by Rafal Los on how the TSA is failing us again. This actually reminds me of an older article that...
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Enterprise 2.0: my week ahead
- Following the pre-show banter, most of which I missed, I'm sensing Enterprise 2.0 will be a LOT of fun. Here is my itinerary/day plan: Sunday today - sleepless night, pre-post blog entries, pack bag Monday - depart home 7.15am CET, drive to Granada-Jaen airport,...
- Blog posts 2008-06-08
- Seeking inspiration? Visit "Greenville" for simple ideas on energy-efficient uses for IT
- Here's a quickie informational link. It's for a "virtual town" called Greenville that's been fabricated by the Technology CEO Council—the uber-tech-power lobbying group that includes big-name CEOs like Michael Dell, Mark Hurd of Hewlett-Packard, Sam Palmisano of IBM, and Paul Otellini of Intel. (When was the last time you saw...
- Blog posts 2008-06-06
Neighboring Terms
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
- ZDNet News Videos
-
Tech news covering the latest in products, conferences and blog commentary, from ZDNet video.
- Watch the latest video >>
- View exclusive resources for Intel Premier IT Professionals
-
Designed specifically to address the concerns of senior IT managers at organizations with more than 100 employees, the Intel Premier IT Professional Program provides best practices via local and e-Seminars and a members-only Web site.
- Sign-up free and access best practices resources >>
- BNET Industries
- Check out BNET's newest resource for managers and executives. Need to do research on your competitors? Don't have time to read every trade pub? BNET Industries is the new source for daily news, insights, and research on 11 major industries and 9,000 public companies.
-
- The technology industry from a different angle
-
- See what's hot in the auto industry
-
- Stay on top of the energy industry
