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Opinion: Apple TV as a TiVo-killer

If Apple wants its “hobby” product line to take off like the iPod, it has to acknowledge the hole in the Apple TV’s functionality and create a real DVR.
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Apps for Apple TV: sign me up

Saul Hansell, over at the New York Times Bits blog, takes Microsoft's recent announcement about Xbox LIVE Community Games as a jumping off point to some speculation about Apple TV (and who doesn't like speculation?). Hansell wonders what would happen if Apple were to open up an App Store for the Apple TV, and I have to admit that I think that's a brilliant idea.I've always thought that the Apple TV would greatly benefit from third party plugins (official ones, I mean, not hacks), if not full blown apps. Take, for example, the YouTube functionality. Wouldn't it be cool if you could watch videos from Viddler, Vimeo, or any of the other countless video sharing sites, in addition to those on YouTube? And let's not forget Netflix. Microsoft and Netflix have teamed up to offer the 'Watch it now' library of videos to XBox Live Gold members. Being able to watch those videos from Netflix on my Apple TV would make me one happy panda.Hansell notes that to make apps on the Apple TV viable something has to be done about that horrible onscreen keyboard. He thinks that Apple might tie the iPhone into the Apple TV as a way to control it. Luckily, Apple has already done this. As John Gruber points out, when you have Apple's Remote app on your iPhone you are able to use the iPhone to enter text into your Apple TV.Let's hope Apple stops thinking about Apple TV as a hobby and starts making an aggressive push for the living room. I like my Apple TV, but my XBox 360 offers up more functionality (and more heat!).Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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An update on how Apple TV interacts with iTunes 8 and HD iTunes content.
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Review: Netflix Player vs Apple TV

Roku's new dedicated box for streaming content from Netflix's Watch Instantly service offers a fairly large but somewhat eclectic variety of decent quality movies and TV programs at a very reasonable price, particularly for existing Netflix subscribe...
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Rumor: Apple TV’s wireless, multi-touch keyboard

Who doesn’t like reading rumors on the weekend? I know for me, it’s right up their with reading the Family Circus each Sunday morning. Faithful Macenstein reader Doug writes us with news of an upcoming Apple TV update and the first Apple TV-specific accessory, a multi-touch Apple keyboard: “a new keyboard. bluetooth. aluminum with design and [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Rumor: Apple TV’s wireless, multi-touch keyboard", url: "http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1364" });
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Apple released an Apple TV 2.1 software update Thursday.
07/10/08
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Today Apple released the 2.1 update for the Apple TV. The main new features of this update are MobileMe and support for Remote.app (Apple's Remote application for iPhone/iPod...
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Apple's unannounced update for the Apple TV fixes bugs, but also adds some new features.
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Thinking outside the Apple TV with Boxee

If Apple's not going to provide compelling Apple TV updates, maybe it's time you took matters into your own hands.
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Add functionality to your Apple TV with Boxee

Section: Software + Apps, Video, iPod + iTunes, Apple TV Earlier, we previewed the alpha of Boxee. It’s a version of the XBMC that runs on a Mac. You can use it to watch videos, subscribe to podcasts, get recommendations from its social features, etc. They call it a social media center. There really are a lot of great things you can do with Boxee, and it’s only in alpha. Today, you can add Apple TV support to Boxee’s already long list of features. Now you have the ability to install Boxee straight to your Apple TV. The best part about this is that you don’t lose any functionality of the Apple TV. Boxee adds an option to the Menu that allows you to launch Boxee. So, you can switch between Apple TV and Boxee any time you please. The whole interface is designed to be used with a remote, so it’s a perfect fit for the Apple TV. Basically, you get all of the extra features of Boxee on your Apple TV. Installation isn’t even difficult, just follow the instructions. download the ATVUSB-Creator from http://code.google.com/p/atvusb-creator/ insert a “bootable” USB drive into your Mac (Windows and Linux versions coming soon) run the ATVUSB-Creator and select which plug-ins you’d like to install remove the USB drive and plug it into your Apple TV power on your Apple TV and the patchstick will run the ATV bootloader after the bootloader finishes, remove it and restart your Apple TV it now has options for Boxee / XBMC on the main menu click on Boxee, then select update (this will download boxee from the Internet) once boxee is done installing, restart your Apple TV click “Boxee”, then select “Boxee” in the sub-menu to start boxee. The only thing stopping you from running out and installing this right now is a Boxee invite. Lucky you, I still have more Boxee invites to hand out. So, be nice and leave me a comment and I’ll see if I can hook you up. Read [Boxee Blog] Full Story » | Written by Jake Gaecke for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »
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