Posts tagged with "apple tv"

Ouch: New Apple TV Doesn’t Trigger 24 Hour Timer for Shows Rented On Mac

Interesting bug (or is it a feature?) discovered by MacRumors about the new Apple TV: if you try to stream a show rented on a Mac’s iTunes, the 24/48 hour countdown for the rental doesn’t get triggered. Instead, you’ll keep seeing the 29+ days message as if  you never opened that file.

This only happens when you stream the file from your computer to the new Apple TV which, as you may know, doesn’t come with storage capabilities like the old model. Read more

Louis Gray: “Apple TV Extends Fragmentation”→

Louis Gray: “Apple TV Extends Fragmentation”

While Android is clearly struggling with the challenge of bringing 2.2 support to all the latest handsets (and making progress), we see Apple TV running a variant of iOS (mixed with the traditional Apple TV OS), different than that of the iPhone/iPod Touch, with iPads still not having iOS 4, and yes, Macs still being Macs.

Let me break it down for you, Louis: Macs have a physical keyboard, iPads and iPhone have a touchscreen, the new Apple TV plugs into your television. Pretty simple to understand.

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The Apple TV Is Jailbroken, But Not Ready For Apps Yet

Well as usual, that didn’t take long. The header says it all, folks: late last night Musclenerd confirmed that the Apple TV is, indeed, already jailbroken, but they have to figure out how to run apps on it.

The video embedded below shows root access through the SHAtter exploit, and now we just have to wait for the Dev-Team to come up with some solution to install Cydia and run unapproved software on the new device. Personally, I’m back to looking for a way to buy one in Italy.
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No AirPlay For Video Until November→

No AirPlay For Video Until November

Engadget reviewed the AppleTV box today and got some more details on Apple’s new service (better HD quality than Amazon – nice!).  We had thought the previous reviewers forgot to try out Airplay on a 4.2 Beta iOS device.  But it turns out that even the 4.2 betas don’t yet allow AirPlay video to happen.

That’s bad news for developers who are running betas, but it makes sense for Apple to ship a feature when everyone can access it. I guess the Apple TV will get 4.2 in November as well, together with all the other iOS devices.

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Apple TV Under The Hood→

Apple TV Under The Hood

Looking at an OS dump doesn’t always translate to the final live interaction and exploration experience but it does offer tantalizing hints as to what is to come and what will be possible for those willing to start programming and hacking. In this case, Apple TV’s sneak peak provides two promises. First, that the system itself will be somewhat customizable and programmable for people who wish to extend its use beyond the built-in features. Second, that we’re looking at the future of OS X installs. Apple TV’s iOS shows that non-mobile devices without touch screens can leverage iOS’s newer, more modern frameworks without sacrificing general computability.

10.7 can’t be announced soon enough.

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Fox News Reviews The Apple TV→

Fox News Reviews The Apple TV

So here’s how it works. Let’s say I’m out watching an episode of Star Trek on my iPad. When I walk in my front door I can continue watching that same episode on my ginormous HDTV with the flick of a finger, and vice versa. How handy is that?

Apple told me the company has opened this feature to third-party developers, and  that’s where my imagination runs wild. Think of the possibilities! Imagine the apps you could be flicking back and forth across all of your iDevices: NPR, Netflix, YouTube, MLB, Hulu, Internet Radio, Pandora, the list goes on. AirPlay could be the most important Apple announcement in years.

Here’s to hoping for a great Apple TV commercial featuring AirPlay.

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Two New iPhones and Unknown New Device Spotted in iOS 4.1 for Apple TV

The iOS 4.1 firmware for the new Apple TV is turning out to be quite a source of surprises. After the new Remote icon and external storage support, 9to5mac found out that 2 new iPhones and a brand new device are referenced in the firmware’s USBDeviceConfiguration .plist file.

We know that the iPhone 4 has always been known as iPhone 3,1, but we’re seeing iPhone 3,2 and 3,3 here. White iPhone? Verizon iPhone? Redesigned-antenna version? Steve Jobs knows. A 20547 unknown device is also referenced. Yes, you can start speculating now. Read more