Sling Media Working on Apple TV Support
Sling Media, maker of the SlingBox, has confirmed that it is working on making the streaming device compatible with the Apple TV. This feature would allow the combination of the Apple TV and a SlingBox...
View ArticleApple TV Ad Now Online in HD
Apple has posted the company's new television ad for Apple TV in various sizes and qualities: Small, Medium, Large, and HD. The newest Apple ad features a scene with Jack Black from the "School of...
View ArticleWeaKnees is Offering an Apple TV Upgrade Kit
WeaKnees is now shipping an Apple TV upgrade kit with a Seagate hard drive replacement for $199 US. According to WeaKnees, the installation process only takes a few minutes and then the AppleTV will...
View ArticleApple Emails Video Podcasters
Apple has sent out an e-mail the iTunes video podcasters recommending that they increase the resolution of their video blogs. Apple is recommending that those podcasters still using 320x240 videos...
View ArticleUpdated HandBrake Now Available
Getting your DVDs onto your iPod, Apple TV and your PS3 just got easier. HandBrake 0.8.5b1 was just released now supporting the AppleTV and PS3. HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed,...
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SlingPlayer for Mac Reaches 1.0 Supports Apple TV
Sling Media announced the immediate availability of SlingPlayer for Mac Version 1.0, a software client for Slingbox customers who want to view their Cable TV, Satellite TV, Over-the-Air or Apple TV on...
View ArticleFiOS TV and EyeTV PVR Happy Together
I am a long time user of Elgato's EyeTV PVR (personal video recorder) for the Mac. For quite a long time I was using my EyeTV 200 with analog cable TV, allowing me to record, archive to DVD, export to...
View ArticleSling Your Apple TV
Two products I really like are Sling Media's Slingbox and the new Apple TV. Boy, I was in geek heaven when Sling Media recently updated their SlingPlayer software allowing both of my favorite devices...
View ArticleElgato Turbo.264 H.264 encoder for iPod, PSP, Apple TV Review
UK website RegHardware, has a nice review of the new Elgato Turbo.264 USB hardware H.264 encoder for the Mac. I received my Turbo.264 and have encoded some video with it on a Intel Mac mini and an iMac...
View ArticleYouTube Coming to Apple TV
Apple CEO Steve Jobs said YouTube will soon be coming to the Apple TV via a software update in mid-June. Google's YouTube will be offered in the Apple TV main menu. Using the Apple Remote users can...
View Article160GB Apple TV Now Shipping, YouTube Coming Soon
Apple is now offering two versions of the Apple TV: the original 40GB model for $299, and a new 160GB model for $399, which is shipping in 1-2 business days. I already own two Apple TVs, one with the...
View ArticleEMI Videos Coming to YouTube DRM-free
EMI and YouTube have agreed to a deal that will make EMI music videos available free of charge, and EMI music can now be featured in user-generated footage. YouTube has now inked deals with all four of...
View ArticleMovie rentals coming to iTunes?
According to several websites, Apple is said to be currently in talks with several major Hollywood studios regarding the launch of an iTunes-based online movie rental service. This was first to be...
View ArticleWelcome iPhone and New iTunes 7.3
Welcome to the very anticipated day for gadget lovers. Today is iPhone day and Apple has dedicated the entire front page of Apple.com to the iPhone. The long lines are forming across the country to be...
View ArticleFlash-based TV Site mimics Apple TV, Joost, and Babelgum
Site designer Paul Yanez has also created web versions of Joost, Babelgum and now the Apple TV using Flash in a mashup. The Flash based interface feels quite a lot like the "real" applications. The...
View ArticleHappy New Year – MacWorld Cometh!
Now that we are in the new year and the holidays are over I am looking forward to the MacWorld Keynote San Francisco on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 scheduled from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM PST. Should be an...
View ArticleApple TV Stands Alone Price Drops
One of my favorite announcements from Steve Jobs Keynote was the news about the Apple TV (what Jobs called Take 2) and the new iTunes with video rentals. I have sitting out with the HD-DVD vs Blu-ray...
View ArticleiTunes Movie Rentals Arrive
Updating iTunes to 7.6 will bring you the ability to now "rent" movies from all the major movie studios, including Fox, WB, Disney, Paramount, Universal and Sony, along with Touchstone, Miramax, MGM,...
View ArticleFox and Apple Show Off iTunes Digital Copy
Apple and Twentieth Century Fox have introduced iTunes Digital Copy which are specially configured DVD movies with the ability to copy the movie to iTunes, for playback on the Mac, Windows PCs, iPods,...
View ArticleEyeTV 3 Released for Mac
Elgato has announced EyeTV 3, a major software upgrade to its popular television PVR software for the Mac, as well as updates for its EyeTV Hybrid and EyeTV 250 Plus television receivers. EyeTV along...
View ArticleiTunes Movie Rentals and the Analog Hole
Apple's new iTunes Movie Rental service allows you rent movies in standard definition (640-by-480 almost DVD quality) and watch them on your Mac or Windows PC, as well on the iPod Classic, 3G iPod...
View ArticleSafari Add-on Downloads and Converts Video for iPod
Convert videos from the Internet to your Mac / iPod / iPhone / AppleTV automatically. CosmoPod €6.90 or $10.20 US (5-day free trial available) is a Safari add-on that helps you download and convert...
View ArticleApple TV Software Update Delayed
Apple has announced that the free Apple TV software update enabling movie rentals is not quite finished and will now be available in another week or two. This highly anticipated update will allow the...
View ArticleMany Apple TV Patents Filed
MacNN has a post on 47 patent applications made by Apple to the US Patent & Trademark Office discussing much more functionality for the Apple TV.
View ArticleDelayed Apple TV Take 2 Update is Here
Several websites are reporting that the update for Apple TV that is coined "Take 2" is now available. Apple TV Take 2 makes the Apple TV more like a stand-alone set top box that features an updated UI...
View ArticleApple Updates .Mac Web Gallery
Apple has enhanced .Mac Web Gallery with some new features. Many require that you running the latest version of iPhoto ’08 and iMovie ’08. Web Gallery is now integrated with the latest update of the...
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Review: Apple TV Take 2 Update
Apple TV has now received a major software update that Apple is calling Apple TV Take 2. I updated two Apple TVs last night. One in our Family Room that is connected to a Sony 50 inch 1080P Rear...
View ArticleVisualHub 1.31 adds Surround Sound for Apple TV
VisualHub $23.32, one of my favorite Mac compression apps, has an update 1.3.1 that adds support for 5.1 Surround Sound on the just-released Apple TV "Take 2." The release notes also claim some speed...
View ArticleMy Apple TV Wish List
I have owned two Apple TVs since they first became available. Sometimes it is hard being an early adopter of any device os technology. Many times you end up being the "beta" tester for a device or...
View ArticleHandBrake 0.92 Arrives for Leopard
Handbrake 0.92 is a new version of the great open source DVD ripper and convertor. HandBrake 0.9.2 incorporates many major and exciting changes—including full support for the AppleTV Take 2 and the...
View ArticleAirfoil Updated for Apple TV AirTunes
Rogue Amoeba has released Airfoil 3.1 adds support for transmitting audio to the Apple TV utilizing its new AirTunes feature. This updates contains improvements to Airfoil Speaker, enhanced DVD support...
View ArticleApple Shareholder Meeting 2008
ComputerWorld's Seth Weintraub has compiled some notes from today's Apple shareholder meeting that are quite interesting. On the iPhone: It won't have Flash for the forseeable future (as I reported...
View ArticleSo Where is the Apple TV SDK? My Two Cents
The iPhone SDK (software development kit) is taking up a lot of space on websites all over the blogosphere and rightfully so. This fantastically successful device is on the verge of being truly...
View ArticleApple TV Update 2.0.1 Available
This made my day. Apple has released version 2.0.1 of the Apple TV software. All I could say when a saw this was thank god! The Apple TV 2.0 update known as Take 2, launched in February was fantastic...
View ArticleWalt Mossberg’s Take on Broadband & Video
WSJ Tech Guy, Walt Mossberg's take on the state of broadband. I found this interesting, especially the points of the Apple TV and what he says about a 3G iPhone going 3G in 60 days (around 6:53 in). I...
View ArticleNAB: Blackmagic Intros Video Recorder
Blackmagic Design has introduced new Video Recorder device that retails for $119, When I saw it, I said yes I need to buy this, The Video Recorder is a USB 2.0-based video capture device that records...
View ArticleApple TV 2.02 Update Arrives
Apple has released 2.0.2 update for Apple TV today, but since I am at NAB I will not get to check it out until I am back at home.
View ArticleBuy Movies with your Apple TV
Apple announced that several movie studios will now be releasing digital versions of their movies for sale on the same day as the DVD. Now Apple TV users have the option of buying movies directly from...
View ArticleTube 2.7 Brings Placeshifting via iChat to the Mac
equinux has released The Tube 2.7, a free update to its Mac TV software that adds live-streaming of content via iChat. Place-shifting, allows users to share what they are watching with friends using...
View ArticleRoku Netflix Box is No Apple TV Killer
Almost immediately after Netflix showed their new $99 set top box built in partnership with Roku it was compared with the Apple TV. A fair comparison at first glance as it appears to have similar...
View ArticleApple TV Update Arrives
Apple has pushed out an update for the Apple TV. You can get the update by going to Settings -> General -> Software Update on your Apple TV Apple TV 2.1 adds support for MobileMe and the new...
View ArticleNBC Comes Back to iTunes
NBC had stopped offering their content on iTunes back in 2007 after it failed to reach an agreement with Apple over iTunes revenue. They sought variable pricing, increased DRM and other issues. Well as...
View ArticleiTunes 8.01 and Apple TV 2.2 Updates Available – UPDATED
Apple has released updates for iTunes and Apple TV. Fire up your software update to get these updates.
View ArticleApple Updates iTunes, Apple TV, iPhone and iPod touch
The busy bees at Apple have released a bunch of updates. See all the updates. iTunes 8.02 includes the following fixes (according to Apple): Addresses a quality issue creating MP3s on some computers....
View ArticleTell Apple What You Think About Your Apple TV – UPDATE
Apple is conducting an online Apple TV survey. Here is your chance to be heard. If you own and Apple TV I suggest you let Apple know what you think of their "hobby" device. You can take the online...
View ArticleApple TV 2.3.1 Software Update Available
Apple released an update for the Apple TV, version 2.3.1 last night, which appears to be a maintenance release. This update does break most all the third party add-ons for the Apple TV such as Boxee. I...
View ArticleApple TV & Remote iPhone App Updated Adds Gestures
Apple has released software updates for both the Apple TV and the Remote application (free) for the iPhone and iPod touch. The Apple TV update version 2.4 and Remote app version 1.3 (24) adds gesture...
View ArticleApple TV Gets Price Cut
Apple has discontinued the 40 GB Apple TV and is now offering the 160 GB model only. The 160 GB Apple TV is now available for just $229, down $100.
View ArticleApple TV Update Reminds Us Its Still A Hobby
Apple has released Apple TV 3.0 (requires iTunes 9.02) today. This new version brings support for Tunes LP and iTunes Extras content for albums and movies, Internet Radio, Genius Mixes and Photo ‘09’s...
View ArticleReview: Apple TV Better, Far From Perfect
I just received the NEW Apple TV second generation hardware running iOS and spent a few hours putting through its paces. First let me reveal I have had a long love-hate relationship with the Apple TV....
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