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Some Google TVs now shipping with AirPlay (video demo)

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GTVsource has discovered that at least some versions of the ASUS CUBE offer Airplay functionality right out of the box, a somewhat surprising find given that Google is known to be working on an open alternative to Airplay.

The explanation is that the CUBE software is based on ViMu Player, which incorporates Airplay as an experimental feature. Airplay functionality is currently limited to video – still images and music don’t yet work. Click More for video demo …

Google’s own remote-play functionality is currently limited to YouTube videos.

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