“Apple TV is perhaps one of the most under-appreciated devices Apple has ever made,” Michael Grothaus writes for Know Your Mobile. “For £99 (or £70 in some places now) users get a small, sleek black box that allows them to rent and play already-purchased content through their TV; stream content from Netflix, Sky News, Vevo, YouTube, ESPN, and more; screencast content from their Mac, iPhone, and iPad to their television; and soon, unleash a torrent of music through their TV when iTunes Radio is released [outside the U.S.].”
“What does the future hold for Apple’s plans for your living room? It’s no secret that Apple is using the Apple TV as a ‘testbed’ to find out what people want from a ‘real’ Apple television set, which could come as early as next year – and which, no doubt, will costmuch more than £99,” Grothaus writes. “Still, as cool as the Apple TV is, there’s much Apple can do to make the small set-top box better, right now (and all via a free software update). Here are just five of those ways.”
• iTunes Visualizer
• BBC iPlayer
• More video codecs and external iTunes support
• Open Up The Apple TV SDK
• iTunes Extras support
Read more in the full article here.