Items tagged with apple tv
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Shawn Oliver - Thu, Feb 11, 2010
Apple did it once. Can they do it again? Back in 2003, iTunes launched into the world in a big way, and what happened next would change the record industry and the music landscape forever. Before iTunes, people still flocked to stores to...
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Shawn Oliver - Fri, Oct 30, 2009
The Apple TV. Remember that? Yeah, that's Apple's little hobby device, or so it said once upon a time. And it's treating it exactly like a hobby, not updating it but once every blue moon. Thankfully for those who actually own one, the...
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Shawn Oliver - Mon, Sep 14, 2009
Apple has long maintained that its Apple TV product was nothing more than "a hobby," so it makes sense to think that it has seen the fewest amount of updates when looking at its array of non-computer devices. The firm's Mac lineup and iPod/iPhone lineup gets refreshed at least once per year...
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Chad Weirick - Mon, Apr 14, 2008
When Apple formally announced plans for an iTunes rental service it was only inevitable that a conflict between Blockbuster and Apple was to occur. We weren’t entirely sure how this conflict was going to be waged, but now things are becoming clearer: Blockbuster is developing a set-top box to compete with the Apple TV.“The product would...
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Chad Weirick - Sat, Mar 29, 2008
Apple TV users who updated to the new 2.0 software may have already received an update to 2.0.1.“The fix, available through the Apple TV's own update utility, is not documented by the company and appears primarily to be a maintenance update.However, a preliminary discovery reveals a Genres category under My Movies, letting owners browse by...
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Chad Weirick - Thu, Jan 31, 2008
Software updates and delays have walked hand-in-hand in the industry since day one, and Apple certainly isn't any exception to this rule. The latest Apple product to be plagued by software delays is the updated software that will enable Apple TV customers to rent videos.Rumors of Apple testing rental software and encountering numerous...
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Chad Weirick - Sun, Dec 09, 2007
The Apple TV, once touted by digital-guru Steve Jobs as the device that was going to change the way people watch TV, apparently hasn't been selling that well.Analysts blame the poor sales on the loss of very popular content from NBC Universal and the lack of a media rental feature. Both of these shortcomings have caused industry analysts...
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Chad Weirick - Sun, Jun 24, 2007
If you are one of those people who already owns an Apple TV, then you might want to go into your menu and force an update. The security patch that fixes a buffer overflow issue will not be part of automatic updates at this time. Description: A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the UPnP IGD (Internet Gateway Device Standardized Device...
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Chad Weirick - Tue, Apr 17, 2007
Though the Apple TV has only just started shipping, there are many who feel that it doesn't represent a huge leap over competing products from numerous other players in the streaming video arena. So what can Apple do with a follow-up product to make it a must-have? Why not allow one device...
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Chad Weirick - Tue, Apr 03, 2007
Apple has been on a campaign to get PC users to switch for some time now, but the cost has been the biggest roadblock for many. After all, who wants to spend $600 or more just to test out an Apple? What if you could try one out for about half that price? Well, with a little bit of elbow grease and tech know-how, you can turn a $300 Apple TV...
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Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Mar 28, 2007
It has only been a few days since the first shipments left the factory and there are already a number of hacks for the Apple TV device, from swapping out the hard drive to installing unsupported codecs. The game at Gizmodo have compiled a list of what they think are the top 5 hacks for Apple TV, complete with a video and explanations....
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Gregory Sullivan - Wed, Mar 21, 2007
Apple has started shipping their much anticipated wireless set top box for showing downloaded content from its iTunes store. Here, take your pick: It's going to take over the industry. They wont be able to give them away. Apple is...
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Chad Weirick - Thu, Mar 15, 2007
If you've been thinking about purchasing an Apple TV, then you might want to look at the new EVA8000 from Netgear first. Here's a snip from their product release announcement: "The Digital Entertainer HD automatically discovers HD movies, TV shows, music files, and personal photos on a home network, across multiple computers,...
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