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Apple TV updated with support for Shared Photo Streams and more

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 24th, 2012)

Your Apple TV has an update pending. You can move up to OS 5.1 by going to Settings > General > Update Software. Today's update adds support for Shared Photo Streams (a welcome new feature in iOS 6), but there's a lot more to love here. Something I've always wanted was the ability to ...

Use the Xbox 360 controller on your Mac

by Mike Schramm (Sep 13th, 2012)

TUAW reader Jon emailed in the other day to ask about possible game controllers for Mac, and while we've covered this issue before, it has definitely been a while. In short, the best way to use a game controller with your Mac is just to use one of the better controllers out there: the wired ...

iTunes Festival app on Apple TV

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Aug 29th, 2012)

My Apple TV didn't show an update, and I'm not exactly sure when it popped up, but the iTunes Festival, 30 nights of free music featuring an eclectic lineup, is now an app on the Apple TV. If you're a music lover, it's a lot of fun. ...

WSJ shares more details on Apple TV

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 17th, 2012)

Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal leaked information about upcoming changes to the Apple TV. A follow-up report added details that suggest Apple may be working on a set-top television box with cloud-based DVR functions. It's a concept that is very similar to a design described in a ...

Apple's toughest nut yet: Cable operators

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Aug 16th, 2012)

This may be Apple's trickiest move in its history. We've all been wondering for a while whether Apple really is working on a next-gen Apple TV that adds "television" (cable, really) to the box. In Walter Issacson's biography of Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder suggested that the company had ...

Apple wins patents for Apple TV nav, DVR features

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 15th, 2012)

Apple was recently granted a patent (no. 8,243,017) that describes a video device with an onscreen menu, a recording feature and a channel navigation system. Patently Apple hypothesizes that this patent describes a way the Apple TV could be used to display, record and control the playback of ...

TUAW Origin Stories: Party Doodles

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 20th, 2012)

Party Doodles is a fun drawing game that has an interesting twist. While you can play with just an iPad, adding an Apple TV to the mix allows you use AirPlay, transforming this into living room fun for the whole family. Here's a pic of the game in action. Personally I think this is a great ...

Apple releases 5.0.2 update for AppleTV [UPDATED]

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 5th, 2012)

Apple has pushed a minor update for the second and third generation AppleTV. The update is listed as build number 9B830 but currently Apple has not updated their knowledge base article with the improvements and fixes made to the 5.0.2 software. To update the software AppleTV users can go to ...

Elgato Game Capture HD delivers easy HDMI recording to OS X

by Erica Sadun (Jun 4th, 2012)

Talk about off-label use: I own neither an Xbox 360 or a PlayStation 3. These are the normal devices associated with Elgato's Game Capture HD box. Retailing for US$200, the box lets you hook up an HDMI video source to record your interactions with your favorite gaming system. For me, I wanted ...

Time Warner Cable head unfamiliar with AirPlay

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 14th, 2012)

Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn A. Britt admitted he is unfamiliar with AirPlay, said a report in the New York Times. During a group interview last Friday, Britt said there was no easy way to get Internet video onto a TV, overlooking AirPlay. Apple's wireless video option easily sends a media ...

How to get AirPlay working when Apple TV is hooked up via Ethernet

by Chris Rawson (Apr 24th, 2012)

When I got a new Apple TV, I decided to plug it directly into my Time Capsule via Ethernet to lighten some of the bandwidth load on my home wireless network. My Wi-Fi bandwidth has always been pretty lackluster with my first-gen Time Capsule, even though every device connecting to it is ...

aTV Flash (black) for jailbroken Apple TVs updated with NFS support, more

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 19th, 2012)

FireCore just updated aTV Flash (black), an alternative software package for the second generation Apple TV. With a jailbroken Apple TV and the FireCore software, you can use the media device to surf the web, stream content from a NAS, play back popular media formats (MKV, AVI, MP4) and ...

Apple TV (2012) uses same chip as iPad 2 but only uses one core

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 12th, 2012)

The latest Apple TV was torn down recently, but it still has a surprise or two up its sleeve. According to a report in Chipworks, the 2012 unit has a dual-core A5 chip that's only using one of its two cores. They discovered it's actually the same 32nm SoC found in newer iPad 2 units. You can ...

How to control Apple TV with a third-party remote

by Chris Rawson (Mar 30th, 2012)

Here's a cool Apple TV feature that you probably didn't know about, particularly if you're like me and the third-generation Apple TV is your first foray into Apple's "hobby" device. In addition to the pre-packaged and somewhat spartan remote and Apple's more full-featured Remote app for iOS ...

Netflix: HD streaming to the iPad is on the roadmap

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 22nd, 2012)

If you downloaded the updated Netflix app on your retina iPad, you may be pleased by the sharp-looking menu items, but disappointed to discover the video stream looks the same. Joris Evers, Director of Corporate Communications at Netflix, told Mashable "The video is not in HD yet. That is on ...