iPhone remote: Controlling iTunes from bed

By Dawn Kawamoto on 30 June 2008, 10:32am

Have you reached the point of ultimate laziness and can't even be bothered to control iTunes from bed? According to a report on MacRumors.com, Apple has a solution -- use your iPod touch or iPhone as a remote.

The application, aimed at letting people remotely control iTunes in the home, is described in information included with the iTunes 7.7 pre-release version that was made available to developers on Thursday.

According to the MacRumors report, the application will 'presumably' allow people to play back their iTunes audio with the help of Wi-Fi.

The report offers these details from the developers pre-release version, based on the 'Read Me' area of the iTunes installer:

Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store exclusively designed for iPhone and iPod touch with software version 2.0 or later. Also use the new Remote application for iPhone or iPod touch to control iTunes playback from anywhere in your home -- a free download from the App Store.

Such an application would add momentum to Apple's unveiling of its iPhone software development kit in March. -Dawn Kawamoto