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Using iPod Touch to play music over AirTunes

Along with everyone else, I'm pretty excited about the new iPod Touch.

I use my phone to listen to music when I'm wondering around town, but I'm excited about the Touch as a kind of mini, ultra portable PC. I figure I could use it for all the little things I do on the web around home without having to open up my laptop. Things like checking the weather, looking up a google map before running out the door, reading a facebook message...

The other big use I can see for the Touch is playing music over my AirTunes network. We have some bookshelf speakers plugged into an AirTunes router in the living room and that is the main way we listen to music at home. I love the flexibility we have to play whatever we like, but I hate having to open up my laptop to do it - I always get unintentionally lost in email for hours. Wouldn't it be great if I could dial up iTunes on the Touch and play something over AirTunes?

Now, my research thus far has not turned up any conclusive prof this is actually possible, I'm just jumping to conclusions based on the fact the Touch has iTunes and a wifi connection. I'll do some more digging and update this post as soon as I can get to the bottom of this.