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Re:VLC for iOS returns on July 19, rewritten and fully open-... by daxelrod on Thursday July 18, 2013 @02:05PM (#6065355)
The old VLC for iOS used iTunes's transfer capabilities rather than presenting an HTTP server.

Here's a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/cRwg8Rr.jpg

Not quite as slick as the context menu you're suggesting though.

Re:VLC for iOS returns on July 19, rewritten and fully open-... by jbk on Thursday July 18, 2013 @02:06PM (#6065359)
The new one has the HTTP server...

I've added it...