The latest version of iTunes (7.7), which was yesterday sent early to developers, contains this nugget:

“Use iTunes 7.7 to sync music, video, and more with iPhone 3G, and download applications from the iTunes Store exclusively designed for iPhone and iPod touch with software version 2.0 or later.”

“Also use the new Remote application for iPhone or iPod touch to control iTunes playback from anywhere in your home — a free download from the App Store.”

That wording looks a little janky, with the ‘Touch’ in iPod Touch spelled with a small ‘t’, and some run on sentences, but maybe that’s just the transcription-monkeys over at Mac Rumors.

We’re guessing that this will work over your home Wi-Fi network in a similar way to the web-apps that already do this. Of course, being a native application, and being Apple designed, it should be a lot faster and slicker. We still can’t help wondering, though, when Apple will let us stream music direct from our iPhones to the Airport Express, cutting out the middle Mac entirely. C’mon guys. What’s stopping you?