iControl: iTunes Controller for the iPhone

by Jody Mitoma on April 28, 2008 at 11:42 am

iControl

TUAW tells us that they’ve received word from an anonymous tipster stating that code found in the latest firmware release shows that Apple is working on a new iPhone application called iControl. Like the Apple TV, and other remote controllers, it would allow the iPhone and iPod Touch to connect wirelessly to local iTunes libraries and browse through and play media from those sources.

It is being said that a media navigator will allow you to view videos, play podcasts and listen music - all this, even in shuffle playback. The screen capture above shows some of the localizable strings for the iControl for the iPhone. There is no release date known as of yet, since we probably weren’t even supposed to know about this in the first place, however, Apple did announce that they would be releasing some official iPhone and iPod Touch applications of their own, and iControl just might be one of their first releases.

(Source: TUAW)