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Quote: Originally Posted by Cory Bauer Nice! But when can we BUY movies in 720p? What's the hold up? What's the matter, doesn't Apple like money? Streaming VHS-quality movies to HDTV sets isn't exactly appealing, so it's no wonder the Appl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Duddits There are two rows of icons on the iPod Touch, but the top row has 4 and the bottom row has only 3, which looks unbalanced. Shouldn't there be a 4th icon, even for a silly application, just to complete th…
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Rentals coming, if this makes it soon then that would be a boon to Apple TV. Possibly waiting for Leopard and an update to Quicktime which would allow for timed DRM for rentals to work?
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There are lots of things that Apple can do to boost AppleTV's attraction to the average consumer. There are lots of ideas here. I like the widgets. Make one for Weather.com for weather reporting, or for Pizza Delivery (Apple gets .25¢ for every p…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ebolagp But what about enhancements to the current lineup via a software update. I am not complaining as I really like my AppleTV, but... there is so much more that they could do with it besides adding the obligatory…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hmurchison I've always felt that the next ATV revision would be MWSF 08. This allows Apple to deliver Leopard and then focus on tailoring a version for ATV. I'd also like to see Gigabit ethernet on the next model an…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wnurse Oh come on.. people have been attacking NBC left and right and trumpeting how virtuous apple is. I'm not even saying apple is bad. I'm just saying they are not in the right and you know what?.. apple fans need t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wnurse .. but I do believe NBC has the right to offer their content as they see fit. I've never heard a distributor telling a supplier what to charge for their products. If u have, please give me an example (other than…
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Apple TV needs more media, not necessarily a DVR. They could do this by increasing their access to streamed content such as U-Tube as well as adding in a rental service. They could also open up the platform to allow other media distributors to make …
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Quote: Originally Posted by tonton First of all, some clarifications. NBC said they did not suggest that the per episode price should go up to $4.99. This is true. This is the retail price, and Apple sets the retail price. But what they're …
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Quote: Originally Posted by mowenbrown Is Apple TV dead? that begs the question was Apple TV really ever alive? It always seemed to be a niche product aimed at a really small neiche. How much YouTube does the average person want to watch on th…
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The thing that I don't see in any of the posts or spelled out in the press releases is the reason for the increase in price. This could have as much to do with a switch to HD content as it does with wanting more for their content, especially the mos…
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If you have an HDTV with a firewire port then all you need is your Mac and the FireWire developers kit to get OTA HDTV signals over to your Mac. Sure the software is not full blown software but it works. You should also be able to request a cable b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Maddan Since the Mac Mini has apparently received its last refresh .... I think that you are assuming too much, the Mini got about the same level of upgrade that it has had since the Intel version was released. Not …
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Quote: Originally Posted by donlphi I also find it interesting that TODAY of all days, I recieved an APPLE SURVEY regarding the APPLE TV. I bought it the day after it came out. Anybody else get this Survey? I think we'll see some demonstration…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ireland I said it could change, not that it has to. Develops could develop as they were doing all along. Anyway I'm sure Apple would provide strict guidelines for developers who felt like getting creative, to stick to.…
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Apple has the base technology to answer most of the "Advances" that Microsoft has proposed on hand. Tablet PC's with Ink, Surface with Apple's multi-touch from the iPhone, they have gestures from the Newton, etc. The problem with a lot of them is th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by shiato storm dunno, was down a reasonable amount of time for the MB updates...give it till lunch I guess (2-3hrs). you'd have thought they'd prepare the webpages off-line then just shut the store momentarily as they sw…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Charel The EU singled out Apple iTunes, because of the price difference between the UK and the Euro zone countries. They are not at all concerned with single market issues on the internet. It is common for sites to lim…
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Quote: Originally Posted by LoganT Here's an idea for an Apple TV 2.0: 250 GB HD 1 HD Tuner Non upgradeable (Because that's how Apple likes it) When you want to watch something that comes on at the same time of your recording, Apple TV as…