Apple TV

If your Siri remote has enough charge left to operate, you can check the battery level by going to the Apple TV Settings app and selecting “Remotes and Devices” > Remote. Here's the visual sequence… Leads to… Leads to… I think it would have been a nice touch if Apple had included a few color-keyed…

The Apple TV view we weren't supposed to see yet The new Apple TV was introduced during a media event in September with the promise of an October release. The new model supports third-party apps, so Apple offered developers early access to the device so they could start testing their code on actual hardware. iFixit…

4G Apple TV concept – Image credit: Martin Hajek Albert Einstein once said, “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.” Time is, in fact, the principle concern of every person in the technical industry. Often, there isn't time to respond to a competitor's initiative (or a manager's demand), but…

Apple TV gets a $30 price cut following HBO Now exclusive channel announcement News of Apple TV's price drop came during the company's “Spring forward” media event Monday morning. The event also included the news of HBO Now's April launch for $14.99 a month without requiring a cable or satellite TV package. Apple's “Spring forward”…

Here’s what I want: a device that pushes high quality video (currently 1080p) to my television; a device that doesn’t care if that video came from iTunes, Amazon video, Netflix, or a hard drive on my network; a device that can deliver video from a cable company as on-demand video, something I recorded, or even a live broadcast.…

To set this up on your Mac, open iTunes and pick File> Home Sharing> Turn On Home Sharing (if it’s not already on). Then you’ll need to enter your Apple ID info in the subsequent box and click “Turn On Home Sharing.”  When you’ve done that, go back to File> Home Sharing and select “Choose Photos…

What's on all those channels? Apple has the scoop. Apple has a page titled What's On Apple TV to show all the different content available on the Apple TV. They have descriptions for the channels from Apple that display your own content on the TV, but they also included the current list of channels and…

There are many technical issues related to a next generation TV system, as conceived by Apple. It's mind boggling. But one small area where Apple could cash in on its expertise would be a touchscreen remote, a simpler, less expensive version of the iPod touch to accompany a 4th generation Apple TV. ________________ Over the…

There is no rumor like an Apple rumor, and there is no company like Apple to cause the world to pore over everything it can to find even the vaguest hints of what the company is planning. Today is one of those days, because Amazon's French and German sites did a tiny little thing that…

For a long time now, we've heard rumors that say Apple's new TV product will be a conventional HDTV with a 50 to 60-inch display. Other sources insist that it will be a next generation Apple TV set-top box and that competing in the cut-throat HDTV business makes no sense. However, there is an argument…

Vevo is reportedly developing an specifically for Apple TV that will stream music videos to Apple's settop box. This would be a new service for Apple TV, as Vevo hasn't had a presence on the device and Apple hasn't announced that it would. The news comes from AdAge, a well-connected magazine. Citing unnamed sources, AdAge…

There's one less console in the living room now that Microsoft has officially announced the demise of MSN TV. The device started life as WebTV and was a hardware package that turned user's televisions into simple Web surfing and email systems while also offering up online entertainment, and even though it will soon be gone,…

Hockey lovers rejoice! The NHL is back in action this Saturday, January 19th after a lengthy and painful labor dispute that delayed nearly half the season. Thankfully, there are now more ways than ever to get your hockey fix, and Apple is leading the way with several options. First, users must subscribe to the NHL’s…

Apple TV Testing in Progress Just in time for Christmas, we have one more Apple TV rumor to stuff into your stocking—the Central News Agency (CNA) of Taiwan reported on Friday that initial testing of television sets for Apple has started at Chinese manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry. Citing an unnamed source within Hon Hai,…

Apple last Thursday released Software Update 5.1.1 for second- and third-generation Apple TVs. In addition to stability and performance fixes, it also introduced support for the new “Up Next” feature found in iTunes 11. Unfortunately, a number of users are reporting problems with the update, resulting in aborted downloads and failures to reboot following an…

The panels are being produced by Sharp, a company in which Hon Hai Precision invested US$800 million in March. Many have speculated, including analyst Brian White, that Hon Hai Precision was making this investment in order to secure panels for Apple’s television. “A holiday launch would make for a very merry holiday season for Apple…

Foxconn says no Apple television productionA report from late last week had Mr. Gou confirming that Apple is designing its own HD television, and that Hon Hai subsidiary Foxconn would be building the devices. He also said that a joint factory venture with Sharp would play into Apple television production.Now, in a statement to The…

Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp has begun production of its first high-resolution displays based on indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) technology, the company announced Friday (via MacRumors). Analysts believe that Sharp’s new displays are a “prime candidate” for use in upcoming Apple products, including the much-rumored Apple television. Sharp claims that the new technology allows twice…

The interview is a good one (see the note below about the format), and if you are interested in hearing more about Mr. Isaacson, his work with Steve Jobs, how he talked to the people at around the executive, his background, and much more, you will enjoy watching the full video (embedded below). The exciting…

In addition to Mr. Christianson’s observation, other users are reporting the same problem over at the Apple Support Communities. For this article’s purposes, we’re using Apple TV 2 4.4.4 and OS X 10.7.2 For many years, Macs have been able to create ad-hoc networks for sharing an internet connection or connecting multiple computers in a…

The story builds off one of the many revelations in Steve Jobs (US$16.99 on Amazon Kindle and iBooks), where Mr. Jobs said that Apple had “finally cracked” the code for making a TV integrated with settop box functionality with, “the simplest user interface you could imagine.” This is one of the few times that Mr.…

I have seen people agonize over their gas mileage with a pocket calculator, but I have rarely seen the discussion of cord cutting get beyond the argument that “cable costs too much and the price keeps going up. I’m canceling.” Here’s some analysis to help you decide if you want to, say, buy an Apple…