Why I’m not excited about the new Apple TV
I'll admit it. I'll buy almost anything Apple makes. I was going to hold out on the iPad, but after reading more about it, I wound up in line the first day it was for sale. As they say, resistance is futile.
That's not the case with the Apple TV. When...
Analysts weigh in on the new Apple TV
Steve Jobs' latest iteration of the set-top box gets mixed-positive reviews on Wall Street Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster: We see the new Apple TV as a meaningful change in Apple's efforts in the digital living room. The addition of new content, such as Netflix, in combination with the $99 price (down from $229), will drive...
Additional notes from Apple’s iPod-athon
It is late in the UK, I’ve put stuff together here and here. There’s a few facts which might be of interest to some readers, so I thought I’d take a moment to put them down. The Apple TV runs an A4 processor OK, as I expected international audiences lucked out on the Apple TV....
TUAW TV Live: The Apple event aftershow with Steve and Mike
Wow! We have a lot to talk about today on TUAW TV Live. There's so much to talk about that two of us are going to be chatting it up on the show this afternoon. Mike Rose is joining me to talk about the new iPods, the updates to iTunes, Ping, and that ...
Why is the Apple TV so expensive in Europe?
There are lots of disgruntled people in the UK this evening, following Apple's announcement that the new Apple TV, retailing for $99 in the US, will cost... £99. If you subtract our sales tax (which is always quoted upfront, unlike in the US) t...
The new Apple TV and ONE BIG question remains
Will AirPlay be a service that other iOS apps can take advantage of, or is it reserved for Apple's own apps? If indeed, as some have speculated, AirPlay will be available to third-party developers, would it be logical to assume that apps could transfor...
New AppleTV delivers on $99 price point, streaming
It's billed as "One More Hobby." It hasn't been a big hit, but those who used the Apple TV have shown affection for the device and provided Apple with valued feedback. Apple took this feedback and retooled the Apple TV into a smaller form-factor tha...
Live from Apple's fall product launch
This is the spot for our live coverage of Apple's (AAPL) Sept. 1 music event. In sum, Steve Jobs delivered on most of the rumored new products and services. The headlines: A new $99 Apple TV that streams (rather than downloads) $4.99 movie rentals and 99-cent TV rentals from ABC and Fox. A new lineup...
Wall Street Journal confirms iTunes TV show rentals [Update: Netflix on Apple TV claimed by BusinessWeek]
TV shows and iTunes go back several years now, to October 2005. If iTunes TV show sales have not been as brisk over those five years as Apple and the studios might have hoped, perhaps a less expensive rental solution might introduce vigor to the TV mar...
Bloomberg: New Apple TV Coming Tomorrow, Will Include Netflix Streaming
Well, here come the last rumors before tomorrow’s big event. Bloomberg is now reporting that, according to three people familiar with the matter, a new Apple TV will be announced tomorrow in San Francisco and that Netflix streaming will be included in the set-top box.
“Apple Inc., preparing to announce a new set-top box that delivers...
Why the New Apple TV Isn’t Something I’ll Be Watching