[ddonuts4]

this would be awesome. wifi transfer speed is about 500kb/s on my network using ssh, and with iphone tunnel suite(usb) , it is about 1,800kb/s so wifi is 1/4 the speed, but still worth it

[ddonuts4]

Maybe if there was a wireless USB cable for the iPhones it would work.

[Big Bill]

I don't mind plugging in for major updates (from a data and speed perspective, it's smart) but minor issues, like bookmark syncing and updating playlists, are irritating, and are geared more toward me paying an Apple tax to get MobileMe bookmark syncing, or because Apple wants me to stare at their storefront so that I'll buy apps, movies, or music. Smart, but irritating.

[ddonuts4]

An easier solution, like I said would be a wireless USB cable. The make them in computer mice, so they could do it for an iPhone/iPod cable!

[slidingmike]

I'd like this idea better because i always gotta run to my bedroom to get the cord to charge it.

Solution to battery drain while transfer: plug it up. I use the wall charger a lot and mine is always on a charger whether at home or in the car. But this would still work great for my personal needs.

[Big Bill]

I'm not even sure it's necessary for music/photo/movie/app syncs. Right now, you can pretty much do all that, with a few caveats (app limitations) with Dropbox's new iPhone app. They're working on copying the files to the iPhone, so it is a work-around (you can look, but you can't touch). Movies can be streamed, music can be streamed (Spotify--soon! Pandora--Now!), apps can already be downloaded, along with updates. Apple is trying to keep the customers tied to iTunes and the Macbooks, instead of letting us be free to choose. I have MobileMe, and compared to Dropbox, it's kludgy. Me want cut cord now!

[Luigi453]

even if it was slower, i still think it would be worth it.

[Mes]

Originally Posted by Luigi453

even if it was slower, i still think it would be worth it.

Anything is better than the current 1-trick pony

[EricJD]

In my opinion, wireless syncing works really well on the Zune. Sure, it might take a bit longer, but it's a heck of a lot more convenient. My iPod and iPhone are plugged in various places around my house during the day, and it'd be nice if I could sync from anywhere (no, I don't need syncing via EDGE/3G, that would just be painful). When I had my Zune, I'd just plug it in next to my bed at night and it would automatically sync itself over my wireless network without me having to do a single thing. It's convenience like that that would make an iPod touch or iPhone so much more compelling to prospective customers.

[Antangil]

+1.

New wireless charging technologies are finally starting to appear; it'd be completely awesome to be able to set my iPhone on a charging mat by the door and have it sync to my computer in the other room. Honestly, the stupid thing takes forever to sync anyways, so if it takes 2 x (forever) to sync without any wires it'd be fine.

I think I saw a Mac/Linux wireless sync program running around on the forum that uses scp/ssh protocols... seems to me that a Windows version could be hacked together with a fancy Python script calling ssl4py or conch, but I'm very much a novice in this stuff.

[soto806]

that is awesomely GENIUS!

[Antangil]

Dunno; I've been screwing around with ssl4py for a few days now, trying to compile it for python 3.1 - it's just beyond my skill set atm. I'm also not sure how you'd go about faking a usb connection with iTunes... really, I've got almost no idea what I'm talking about.

(To get around the ssl4py problem, I ended up writing a little .js that did some command-line stuff for WinSCP. Probably a bit kludgy for a wide-release kind of application...)

[d.wig]

Ill take it.

[zaid73]

I dont trust anything done by WIFI with iPhone, not even winscp

[NewKlNGjames]

I would love this. I don't normally hook my phone to my computer unless I am trying to sync it. Most of the time I charge it with the wall outlet by my night stand or with my car charger. If you don't want to use something like that, then that's your choice. but for some of us it really would be handy.