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Tech NewsApple TV Hacked to Run XviD, DiVX to Follow?
Now that we’ve all seen the gutted insides of Apple TV, some forum users claim to have hacked into the unit and gotten it to run nonsupported codecs like XviD. The actual hacking shouldn’t be too hard for the skilled. It involves removing and mounting App TV’s hard drive and installing a few scripts. The … Continued
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DIY: Apple TV Hard Drive Upgraded to 120GB
Click to viewIn case you were wondering, it is possible to upgrade that measly 40GB hard drive on Apple TV, in this case to 120GB. Tipster Jonathan Bare says he’s done it, resulting in a capacity of 107.36GB. Now that’s more like it. He sent along these two pictures (click on the gallery below for … Continued
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PC World vs. PC Mag: Windows Geeks Take a Gander at Apple TV
Here’s another perspective on Apple TV from non-Mac devotees: A reviewer at PC World took Apple’s media streaming device out for a spin, and generally liked what he saw. It’s a good read, praising the easy setup and straightforward operation. But that’s nothing you couldn’t get here. When you go to the trouble of reading … Continued
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First Look: Apple TV Gutted Inside Out
So now that we’ve shown you Apple’s latest toy from every angle possible, it’s time to crack one open and take a look at the insides. For that we turn to the guys at TechRestore who’ve gutted the first Apple TV. And for those of you who are curious how Apple TV stacks up next … Continued
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Five Little Things We Don’t Like About Apple TV
1. The waiting period when you first boot it up is torturous. Staring at a white progress bar for over two minutes is too long. I want to start watching TV on my TV now, damnit! 2. Syncing over a wireless G network is slower than you would expect. Not really Apple TV‘s fault, though. … Continued
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Apple Prepping Quicktime for 720p Apple TV
In Apple’s recent Quicktime update, they added a feature called “Export to Apple TV,” which can scale video to 720 by 404 (DVD quality) or 1280 by 720 (720p) resolution via the H.264 codec. So what does this mean? While Apple has not yet announced 720p iTunes downloads, this update certainly supports the theory that … Continued
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Rumor: Apple TV Ships March 20th?
Netgear may have won the race to the FedEx truck (now that their wireless streamer is out and shipping), but Apple is reassuring their eagerly awaiting fanboys with confirmation e-mails that list March 26th as the delivery date for Apple TV (The units will ship on the 20th, according to a reader who submitted a … Continued
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Rumor Smashed: No Apple TV Games
So you know how someone found “evidence” of game compatibility with Apple TV in the latest iTunes update? Looks like it’s more of an example of some lazy copying and pasting by developers than one of future features. MacUser did some research and discovered that the code is exactly the same as the code for … Continued
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Is Apple TV a Gaming Device?
It looks like Apple TV is going to be used for more than just sending media from your computer to your TV. According to some code in yesterday’s iTunes update, it looks like gaming might just play a part as well. There are a bunch of strings in the code asking the user about various … Continued
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Rumor Dent: Apple Store Says Apple TV Shipping End of the Month
Trying to get some details on the actual ship date of the Apple TV, I played the dumb consumer and went to the Soho Apple Store, where I asked a couple of different employees about “that new Apple TiVo.” After each person politely explained to me that it wasn’t “a TiVo,” I asked them when … Continued
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All iPods to Be Flash By The End of ’07
It seems like only yesterday that Steve was making fun of all the puny flash-based mp3 players out there, in favor of his superior hard disk iPod. Well it looks like the days of iPods with HDD are numbered if this rumor pans out. Analyst Jesse Tortora, claims that Apple will move the grand daddy … Continued
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AppleTV Interface Video Walk-thru
Getting all excited in your pantalones about the AppleTV, but can’t wait the few weeks for it to be released? Feed that need by watching this video walk-thru of the AppleTV interface. It sure does look purty. Don’t forget to check out all of our other AppleTV coverage here. –Travis Hudson Apple TV Interface Tour … Continued
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Apple TV, Mac Mini: What’s Right For You?
Ever since the Apple TV’s underwhelming specs were leaked out yesterday, I’ve been trying to figure out what would be the better way to get my iTunes content over to the big screen, Mac Mini or Apple TV? Luckily the guys over at The Apple Blog have a rundown on who should get which. More … Continued
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AppleTV’s Specs: Not That Impressive
We don’t know what we were expecting the specs on the AppleTV to be—nothing extraordinary, we’re sure—but what we see now is kind of deflating. The ATV has a 1.0GHz Pentium M-based chip which is down-clocked for a 350MHz bus and has 2MB of L2 cache. Not the type of powerhouse you’d want to hack … Continued
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Cisco Taking on Apple TV with Secret Competitor
Ever since the whole iPhone trademark scandal, Apple and Cisco have been clashing like two old archrivals. Now word has it that Cisco is working on a product that will directly take on Apple TV. According to Daily Tech, the new set-top box will be able to “serve and sync to content much in the … Continued