iTunes 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...
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