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Mac AirPlay Mirroring App Has a New Name: Reflector

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Reflector Mirroring App

Reflection was the first Mac app to allow AirPlay Mirroring from iPad (or iPhone) to a Mac. I posted on it back in March when it launched and was quite impressed with it. Since then I’ve used the app often and it has only continued to make a great impression. It couldn’t be easier to use. Although you can adjust some settings you can also just install it, open it, and fire away with AirPlay Mirroring right away with zero configuration.

I’ve even had a chance to use it in live webinars and it has performed like a champ and never missed a beat.

The app has recently changed its name: Reflection is now Reflector. Here are its key features:

Record. Easily capture the screen of your iOS device and save it as a video file for later review.

iOS On Your Mac. View your iOS device on your Mac and continue using it while you’re mirroring.

Password Protection. Control access to your Mac by setting a password to prevent unwanted connections.

Selectable Frames. Change the color of the device frame on your screen to match the actual skin of your device.

The app sells for $14.99 for a single user license or $49.99 for a 5 seat license. It’s compatible with Macs running OS X 10.6.8 or later and Windows PCs running Windows XP or later.

You can see more detail or buy the app at the Reflector website.

If you need help with mirroring, be sure to check out my how-to post on AirPlay Mirroring from the iPad to Mac.

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How To Use AirPlay Mirroring from iPad to Apple TV or a Mac

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iPad Mirroring to Mac

AirPlay Mirroring is a fantastic feature of iOS on the iPad. It lets you mirror your iPad screen, and everything that you do on it, to an Apple TV or a Mac computer. This is hugely useful when doing presentations and demos, creating screencasts or videos, or just enjoying your iPad photos or videos or games on a bigger screen.

And it’s incredibly easy to use as long as you have the right setup. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s needed and how to use AirPlay Mirroring on the iPad:

Requirements:

– An iPad 2 or later, running iOS 5 or later.

– If you want to mirror to Apple TV: An 2nd gen or 3rd gen Apple TV running software version 5 or later.

– If you want to mirror to a Mac: OS X Mountain Lion, a supported Mac, and an app to support mirroring.. Supported Macs are:

  • iMac (Mid 2011 or newer)
  • Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer)
  • MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer)
  • MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer)

Two apps that enable mirroring to a Mac from an iPad are Reflector and Air Server. Both offer free trials, are available for $14.99 for a single user license, and have other licensing packages for multiple users. Both these apps also work on Windows PCs.

– A WiFi network. All devices taking part in the AirPlay Mirroring must be on the same local WiFi network.

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Quick Demo – AirPlay Mirroring iPad 2 to Mac

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Here’s just a quick demo of AirPlay Mirroring – from the iPad 2 to my MacBook Pro, using the Air Server app on the Mac. Air Server has just been updated to include this functionality – so after what seemed like an eternity waiting for this to be possible, this week we suddenly have two Mac apps that offer this capability.

I posted about the first one, Reflection, a few days back. Both apps are great to have around, but Air Server has been around much longer and feels more complete right now.

This is my first effort at screencasting with Air Server and with the Screenflow app on the Mac. I’ve got lots to learn in terms of getting more polished results, but I hope to make more use of this in future to do app demos and share iPad tips via screencasts as well as written articles.

Let me know what you think about this, and don’t be too cruel with the comments – this is my first real stab at this. Smile

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Reflection App Brings AirPlay Mirroring to the Mac

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Reflection AirPlay Mirroring

 

Update: The app I talk about below is as good as ever, in fact better thanks to recent updates – but its name has changed. It is now called Reflector and you can find it here: http://reflectorapp.com/

Hallelujah!

That’s the one word message I sent to a friend last night when I first got a look at Reflection for the Mac last night. Reflection does one thing – just one little thing that I feel like I’ve been waiting forever for. It brings AirPlay Mirroring to the Mac.

With this long-awaited app you can mirror your iPad 2 (or iPhone 4S) screen to any Mac running OS X 10.6 or later, wirelessly.

For anyone who doesn’t have an Apple TV this provides a great way to watch movies, TV shows, or videos from your iPad 2 on a bigger screen. For me, there’s that and also there’s a great opportunity for doing screencasts and demos as part of reviews. I’m going to be experimenting with that very soon.

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Wish List Items: AirPlay Mirroring to the Mac

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AirPlay Mirroring is one of the best new features in iOS 5. It allows you to mirror the screen of your iPad 2 wirelessly to a big HDTV screen if you have an Apple TV 2 – so everything you do on the iPad 2, in any app, is shown on the TV screen.

It’s a superb feature for gaming on the iPad, and for presentations or just showing off a great new app or set of photos without having to be tethered close to the TV screen.

Rumors this week suggest that the feature may soon be added to OS X Lion – so Mac screens can be mirrored to a big TV as well, and we’’ll have AirPlay Mirroring from the Mac.

Here’s the rumor that turns out to be true that I want to see: AirPlay Mirroring to the Mac.

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