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Best software to connect WM6 device to PC?

Im looking for the best software out there that will let me access any of my computers files via my Wing (Herald) on the go.
I know there were programs you can emulate your actual desktop with, I used to have one on my PSP. It literally remotely controlled my PC, something like this would be nice, but I basically want to have easy access of all my computers files on my Wing.
Can anyone suggest where to start?

You can try www.LogMeIn.com I have not tried it personally but heard that they recently announced their mobile version.
Regards,
Carty..

thats pretty neat, thats like the PSP one I had. You can control the desktop and such.
Although something im more interested in is using files on my PC on my phone. Like music. I'd like to be able to launch my computers music onto my phone. Same with pictures and everything else.

If you want to stream music, movies and documents from your PC, you should look into getting orb http://corp.orb.com/download_orb It can even stream live TV like a slingbox if you have a TV tuner on your video card, and it's totally free

pee said:
If you want to stream music, movies and documents from your PC, you should look into getting orb http://corp.orb.com/download_orb It can even stream live TV like a slingbox if you have a TV tuner on your video card, and it's totally free
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I concur. Orb is the winner in my book. No software needed to install on your PPC to hog precious space. And it just works great.

to get desktop access
one can also use therminal services which is included in wm
or vnc which is a very popular tool with support from windows , linux and mac and prob others

Android streaming to airport express

Anyone aware of an android app which can stream music to an airport express?
I've done a search and found this project which is exactly what I'm looking for. However the project appears to be idle, or in the early stages.
Know of anything similar?

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Am also looking for this!!

I'm also looking for this!

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I am also looking for this. There is a program called Airfoil which enables you to stream any audio from a computer through airport express. I was hoping someone had adapted it for android. Haven't found anything yet =(
BTW I'm using EVO 4G on froyo

I also found this for running music to airport from a linux machine. I'm not a developer and don't have a clue how to do it myself but I thought it might be useful.
http://lifehacker.com/5623684/stream-audio-to-your-airport-express-speakers-in-linux

Any progress, anyone? I would pay for this.

I would pay for this too and so many people dream about such an app, I don't understand why it does not already exist. I use my airport express with airtunes every day. It's so convenient.

Try this:
hyperfine.com/remoteforitunes/default.aspx

Bill171 thanks for the try but that application only allows you to control itunes on a pc. I am actually trying to learn android programming just to try and get this. If anyone has a idea where to start or some source code from the pc software it would probably help.

recently found something called Twonky Server which is able to stream to devices that are UPnP or DLNA enabled, such as an xbox. Still trying to figure it out, but so far, performance is intermittent and it appears to be pulling music from the phone rather than the phone pushing music to the xbox (ie your phone becomes a server only, not a remote+server). If anyone tries this and finds another way to use it please let me know.

Also 2Player may hold some promise. Haven't got that one to work yet.

any success on getting an android app to enable remote control to an airport express?

JPHCCFC said:
any success on getting an android app to enable remote control to an airport express?
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There are currently two Android apps able to do that, both available in the Android Market. TunesRemote is free, Remote for iTunes is US$4.99. While free, TunesRemote seems a little flaky to me, while Remote for iTunes is a little more reliable.

well, these two apps are cool, but not yet what (i think) we're looking for here. Remote for iTunes lets U remote control the iTunes app on your desktop, while TunesRemote lets you remote control an iPad or iPod ...
What we want is an android app sending music to an airport with no iProduct at all, no iTunes, no iPad, no iPod ... exactly as Airfoil does on a PC.
My interest in such a product is to listen to Deezer (or youtube, or any app with sound, why not a movie ?) on my android phone, and send the music to my stereo via wi-fi.

I'm also looking for this functionality.
I would definitely pay for an app that allowed me to play my subsonic from my phone/tablet to my airport.

Finally
Hey guys theres finally a software that will do it. It will even do pictures and video if its to a 2nd gen apple tv.
Its called Twonky, and its free in the market.

hi folks, there is a app called Honey Player, which will be launched today. this app is able to stream music directly to any Apple AirPort Express or AppleTV.
honey-player.com

Android to airport express
Hey,
there is an app available since yesterday called Honey Player, which exactly supports these services. You may try it out! Finally, someone serves our need

[Q] DLNA with epic and xbox 360?

I heard somewhere that u can use xbox 360 to dlna with epic. Is this possible? I tried google but cant find anything. I didnt think the 360 had dlna but i read everywhere that u can dlna with ps3 and xbox 360.

PS3 uses a special DLNA protocol, UPnP, and I don't thing the PS3 uses that particular protocol. Look at the specs on the Dlink DNS 323, it has an auto stream compatible with PS3 and XBOX.

any way to use dlna between epic and xbox without the dlink? or is the 360 not compatible?

You could always give the Twonky Mobile server app a try.

ravizzle said:
I heard somewhere that u can use xbox 360 to dlna with epic. Is this possible? I tried google but cant find anything. I didnt think the 360 had dlna but i read everywhere that u can dlna with ps3 and xbox 360.
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First off, are you running the Allshare App on the Epic and trying to configure it from there?

LordLugard said:
First off, are you running the Allshare App on the Epic and trying to configure it from there?
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I just want to know if the 360 even supports dlna before i even try. i thought 360 doesnt, but i keep reading that ps3 and 360 both can do dlna. I tried googling but to no avail. I dont have the wireless adapter for the 360, but if it can do the dlna then i might consider purchasing it. So if anyone with a 360 and the wireless adapter for it can try it would be appreciated. I'm not sure if im ever even going to use the feature since my laptop has hdmi, but it would be nice to show it off

I just messed around with this for a few minutes. How I got it to work was :
1. Open windows media center on pc
2. Turn on 360, push the windows circle on the middle of the remote and to to the tab that has media center on it. Open it, you will get a code for setup after a step or two
3. Get the code and go to pc
4. Go to extenders on the pc media center and enter the code
5. It should be set up now
Then go to your phone > all share and let it do its thing. Select the appropriate option and play list items then select xbox 360 media center and it should play.
I played some mp3's without issue. I didn't try any video yet.

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I just want to know if the 360 even supports dlna before i even try. i thought 360 doesnt, but i keep reading that ps3 and 360 both can do dlna. I tried googling but to no avail. I dont have the wireless adapter for the 360, but if it can do the dlna then i might consider purchasing it. So if anyone with a 360 and the wireless adapter for it can try it would be appreciated. I'm not sure if im ever even going to use the feature since my laptop has hdmi, but it would be nice to show it off
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Not sure about dlna but upnp for sure.

Thanks Aridon, that was helpful and I have it working now! Now that it is setup, I do enjoy using the DLNA. The phone acts like a remote control which is sweet. Also the sound comes through my surround sound setup instead of the whimpy TV speakers.

on My Desire HD i can Stream to XBOX360
but only in the XBOX360 Media Center Extender Menue...
here what i have done...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794578&highlight=xbox360+dlna&page=6
i also tried mobile Twonky Media Server,
this works in normal XBOX Video Photo or Musik Medu (no Media Center Extender needed) but it dont play my Videos recorded with my Desire HD on my xbox360

Xbox supports dlna but it is only active when connected to a media center. It doesn't make sense dlna should always be active but its not. but that's how I stream from windows media player from windows 7 and epic.
To xbox.
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im going to try this on a ps3

So no luck for OSX users huh since we don't have windows media center

If you use twonky then you don't need media center
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Sh0wNuF said:
If you use twonky then you don't need media center
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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I tried to run install twonky on OSX 10.4.11 the server starts up then shuts itself down and I can't connect to the config page in the browser, it's very frustrating

Just in case anybody is wondering this works fantastic on a ps3 and without needing a pc.
Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G

Xemantic said:
I tried to run install twonky on OSX 10.4.11 the server starts up then shuts itself down and I can't connect to the config page in the browser, it's very frustrating
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I meant use the twonky app on your phone, it will show up on your xbox as twonky server as long as it is running on your phone and will play any supported content without needing a pc
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AndroidIsEpic said:
Just in case anybody is wondering this works fantastic on a ps3 and without needing a pc.
Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G
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Yea but it works better on an xbox since you can use the phone as a remote
It is really to bad, I like to use my ps3 to watch media.
I will say I have a samsung tv and the dlna on it is horrendous, nothing works.
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So no luck for OSX users huh since we don't have windows media center
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Has anybody tried plugging their phone straight in using usb cable?

I tryed pluging the phone into the usb ports and the xbox doesn't detect it. I just recently had to reformat my external hard drive, into Fat32 format, to make it xbox compatiable. I'm guessing you must do the same with yours phones memory card.
Where do I get. this Twonky Media Server?? I searched the market and google,but I can't find it
:edit: I found it in the market,just search twonky not twonky media server, it works pretty awesome streaming to my xbox music works fine, some pictures don't show up and videos I haven't bin able to try because I don't have an internet connection now.

thanks!
sweet. thanks guys.
so to summarize for future readers, go into xbox 360 media center & get code then go into computer media center -> extender -> add code. then, to play from dlna phone (epic, fascinate, etc.) go into xbox 360 media center then use allshare on dlna phone.
worked for me!

pc remote controller

is there any android to pc remote controller ? like next pause play for media player ?

Gmote 2.0 is good one. Works over WiFi.

there is one literally called "pc remote controller" lol it lets you see what your doing, which is good
theres also "unified remote" which is good for if your away from your computer but can still see the display. has media features, filemanager...etc, and you hav a multitouch mouse for rightclicking too.
these two, along with gmote, ive used, all through wifi. ive noticed all three tend to drop connection / difficulty connecting in the first place, thats why i had three of them, but this may have been a laptop/network/firewall issue.
(btw, all require you to install the server-side version on the pc, and be running when you want to use it.

I use itap mobile touchpad. Works great and offers gestures for two fingers for scrolling and stuff.
It also has a menu thing for volume and player control with pause play mute and stuff. I'm happy with it

Unified remote is pretty good especially because it has a whole range of remotes for various programs

chrischiang said:
is there any android to pc remote controller ? like next pause play for media player ?
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I would recommend you XBMC!!!
It's a media center that can be controlled with any android device and play almost every kind of media that I know (mp4, mkv, avi, divx... It even plays img, iso and many more)
Give it a try!!

I use phone my pc. My computer on my phone and I control everything like I'm sitting at my desk. If anyone wants it I will up the apk. Let me know.
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I would recommend you XBMC!!!
It's a media center that can be controlled with any android device and play almost every kind of media that I know (mp4, mkv, avi, divx... It even plays img, iso and many more)
Give it a try!!
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Off topic i know but thanks for the tip on XMBC, looks like a good replacement for Media Center and has phone remote control built in; off to install after work. Thanks

[Q] Miracast & Airplay?

Since Android was issued I've always been saying to my friends : don't buy Apple you only pay 30% more than anything. But after trying Airplay with iTunes (on Windows 7 !) on my Denon AVR-1912, I have to say "it simply works".
So here's my question : is there a way to emulate Airplay with a third party app on my Nexus 4 (Edit : maybe using Miracast and converting signal in an "Apple way")? In the end I'd like to stream wirelessly Spotify. Or will I have to buy a device like the netgear PTV3000 (going this way, Nexus 4 will be as expensive as an iPhone ^^)?
THanks in advance folks,
P.S. : French guy inside, hope you'll understand my English ^^

I don't know of anything for Android that supports Airplay mirroring, but there are apps that let you stream media to an AppleTV. Search Google Play store for 'airplay' and you'll find several of them... although I do not know how well any of them work (I have GoogleTV).

I really liked this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bianor.amspremium
But I had to uninstall it because of certain files it associated itself with. Let me explain. My work sends my voicemails through email in a raw format. I just click listen and it plays right in the email. This app took that raw format over, but wouldn't play the voicemail and didn't give me any choice to play them a different way. So work stuff was more important than controlling my apple tv and sending it vids and pics. If you don't have raw audio files sent to you that you don't need to listen to on your phone, then this app is great for what it offers.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium

Thanks for your answers.
@Solutions Etcetera : I could only find apps that make your device an Airplay receiver, none to make it an Airplay streamer. Not sure that Apple gave away the implementation of the airplay client.
@gotzaDroid : Actually, I already tried iMediaShare and even if it's working fine that's not exactly what I'm looking for.
What I'd really like is an App that can stream the sound of my device like Jamcast on PC (iMediaShare only stream its own content so it would not work with spotify). It could be on Airplay on DLNA. I think it's really complicated to do and I'm not even sure that Apple allowed anyone to stream on Airplay.
I'm really starting to think that Miracast will be the only way (thanks to google, my Nexus 10 is not compatible...)