“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 is widely expected to unveil the next generation of iPods? Peter S. Magnusson hopes he does — and what he’s wishing for is a new Apple TV,” Philip Elmer-DeWitt writes for Fortune,
“The Swedish-born entrepreneur (and founder of Virtutech) points out in a thoughtful post that the upcoming holiday buying season is a perfect opportunity for Apple to overhaul the set-top box that even Jobs admits has been less than a runaway hit — and Tuesday would be a perfect opportunity to unveil the new device,” Elmer-DeWitt writes.
Elmer-DeWitt writes, “Apple TV [could] stage a fresh assault on the living room — especially if Apple throws in a few more goodies that Magnusson spelled out in a wish list posted on Sunday:”
• Blu-ray disc player; of course one that can also play DVDs and CDs
• ATSC tuner (ver-the-air digital TV)
• 500G hard drive (1T optional)
• WiFi
• DVR capability added to iTunes 8.0
• Time Capsule functionality, in other words, Time Machine backup
• Full Safari browser and support for (optional) keyboard
• Various new and improved options for Internet video
• Support for using the iPhone or the iPod touch as smart remotes
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “JES42” and “Judge Bork” for the heads up.]
How bout video conferencing from your couch? Families can visit that way. Internet capability is a must. You want this gadget to do it all, check weather, news headlines, etc. People don’t like to get up and use the computer for everything. It’s a lazy world!
I got my wish today!!
“more TV shows and HD TV shows” from my earlier post. Ok, didn’t get cheaper pricing for HD shows that have a time limit but its a great start. Delighted that NBC are back. I’m very close to looking at the prospect of ditching Time Warner Cable TV for this! Have to work out how much I’d spend buying the shows.
How much space does a video take up on a BluRay disc?
How much space does that same video take up when downloaded as “HD” from iTunes Store?
Why is the disc version so much larger (10x?) than the downloaded version? Both are the same compression (mpeg4).
For all of you who say the downloaded videos are good enough, it is the same as saying 128k MP3’s are good enough for your music.