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Apple CEO Steve Jobs yesterday said that his company’s TV set-top business, Apple TV, is still just a “hobby.”
Apple TV, which now retails for $229, is a device that sends audio and video files (including high-def shows) from your PC to a High-Definition TV.
Jobs referred to Apple TV as a hobby when [...]
Posted by: Geoff Caplan
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Does Steve Jobs have a surprise in store for the analysts and reporters gathering in San Francisco for Let’s Rock — the dog-and-pony show Tuesday at which Apple (AAPL) is widely expected to unveil the next generation of iPods?
Peter S. Magnusson hopes he does — and what he’s wishing for is a [...]
04 Jan
Posted by Geoff as Apple TV, Internet TV, Internet television, LG, Netflix
It might seem like they’ve come full circle, but the movie injection method has gone from TV to mail to online download to
TV on demand. Netflix and LG are betting it’s going to be a hit.
They’re also betting you will want to buy yet another device for your home theater. A Wall Street Journal article [...]
Apple has signed News Corp’s 20th Century Fox studio to a new online video-on-demand service in a deal that could change the way people pay for online film content.
The agreement will allow consumers to rent the latest Fox DVD releases by downloading a digital copy from Apple’s iTunes platform for a limited time, according to [...]
Source: CBS
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26 Apr
Posted by Geoff as Apple, Apple Macintosh, Apple TV, Mac, Steve Jobs, iPhone
An interview from last year that is still worth watching with a true innovator and marketing genius.
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Summary
Pros: Streaming works remarkably well over moderate-to-fast networks; easy to set up and use; solid picture quality; beautiful interface.
Cons: No support for 5.1 channel surround-sound; supports a limited variety of video formats.
OS Compatibility: 10.3 (Panther), 10.4 (Tiger)
Price as rated: $299
Company: Apple, www.apple.com
After months of anticipation, Apple’s $299 Apple TV, a set-top box for syncing [...]
I am a big fan of everything Apple and Macintosh. I enjoy using my MacBook docked with my 20″ Apple wide screen cinema monitor. Now, I have been reading a lot about Apple TV, especially in the tech press. It looks great, but I heard there are some limitations. I wonder if there are any [...]