Television Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

CBS reportedly turned down Apple TV deal

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 4th, 2011)

It turns out Apple may have been interested in television after all. We recently found out from Steve's Jobs's biography that Jobs was exploring the idea of an Apple-branded television set and now a report from GigaOM reveals that Apple was pursuing a streaming TV service as well. This small ...

Apple launches three new iPhone 4S ads

by Chris Rawson (Oct 30th, 2011)

Apple has kicked its iPhone 4S ad campaign into high gear with three new commercials featuring Siri, the new 8 megapixel camera, and integration with iCloud. All three ads are available on Apple's official YouTube channel, and they're also embedded below for your viewing pleasure. The new ...

NYT: Siri-powered Apple HDTV is definitely coming

by Michael Rose (Oct 27th, 2011)

Over at the New York Times' Bits blog, Nick Bilton has added his well-sourced voice to the rising chorus of yea-sayers on the rumor of an Apple-branded television set, arriving at some date yet uncertain. Bilton's reporting, stretching back over a year, leads him to believe that while Apple isn't ...

BuddyTV app gains control over AT&T U-verse TV boxes

by Michael Rose (Oct 19th, 2011)

When last we checked in with the BuddyTV Guide app (in July), the capable recommendations and program search in the app were plenty useful. The main drawback, unfortunately, was that you could not use it to control your TV and set-top box unless you had a Google TV-powered setup or a TiVo ...

Verizon ad features iPad 2

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 7th, 2011)

Everyone remembers the iDon't ads Verizon Wireless aired for its DROID handsets. In a refreshing change, the carrier has released an iPad 2 ad that is airing on national TV. The ad focuses on 3G connectivity and all that you can do with an iPad 2 on the "Nation's Largest and Most Reliable ...

DirecTV working on 'Nomad,' may provide streaming to iOS

by Mike Schramm (Aug 29th, 2011)

Engadget recently found a teaser page on the DirecTV website that speaks about a "Nomad," a little box that promises to take your movies and TV from your home DVR out to the rest of the world (no relation, supposedly, to my favorite portable game console, the Sega Nomad). Details are slim, but ...

Bigstream sends video from iOS to almost any TV

by Mike Schramm (Aug 8th, 2011)

We last saw the Bigstream device back at CES earlier this year, but it's out and available now and I got to plug one in and see how it worked on my home television. The result? It worked out OK, with a couple of issues. The biggest issue is compatibility with apps, because setup is very ...

BuddyTV Guide for iPhone delivers TV recommendations, TiVo/GoogleTV controls

by Michael Rose (Jul 27th, 2011)

In Victor's recent reviews of iOS universal remotes, most of the products' focus was on helping you control your entertainment devices. Only one system (the Peel) delivered program recommendations in a new way, helping you decide what to watch. The approach behind Buddy TV Guide is a bit ...

i.TV extends to the iPad, adds Hulu integration

by Michael Rose (May 5th, 2011)

The free i.TV app for iPhone has been providing program guide and show information for TV addicts since October of 2008, and it's been improving steadily since then. With version 3, now available on the App Store, the app has gone universal and provides a full-screen iPad experience for ...

HBO GO for iOS lets you play over 1400 programs from just about anywhere

by David Winograd (May 3rd, 2011)

HBO GO allows an HBO subscriber to stream over 1400 programs on a computer with a Flash-enabled browser, but just last week, a few days ahead of the scheduled May 2nd release, HBO released the HBO GO iOS app. This free universal app is pretty amazing. If you are an HBO subscriber and your ...

MLB introduces mobile-phone-only subscription

by Mike Schramm (May 2nd, 2011)

Major League Baseball has switched up the pricing on its streaming MLB.tv service, and while most of the changes lately have been sending prices upwards (the iOS apps went up in price again this year), these changes are somewhat of a discount. The premium and regular packages have dropped in ...

Panasonic app uses AR to place your new big screen dreams

by Mike Schramm (Apr 29th, 2011)

Just in time for the weekend, this is about the wackiest use of augmented reality that we've seen yet. The Panasonic Viera AR Setup Simulator is a brand new free app in the App Store that uses AR to put a virtual big screen television right in your living room, so you can see what it looks like ...

Cablevision releases iPad app for cable subscribers

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 2nd, 2011)

Not to be outdone by Time Warner, Cablevision has released Optimum for iPad, which allows its cable subscribers to use their iPad "as an additional TV in the home." In addition to watching live TV, the app also allows Cablevision subscribers to record from the iO TV Listings Channel Guide, ...

Time Warner's iPad TV service cut back due to overwhelming demand

by Mike Schramm (Mar 16th, 2011)

Earlier this week, Time Warner Cable released its new iPad app, which allowed users to watch live TV on the device if they met certain key conditions. The app only works when connected to residential networks that are connected to TWC's RoadRunner cable modem ISP service, or the parallel ...

SlingPlayer Mobile updated with video out

by Chris Ward (Feb 24th, 2011)

Dig out your TV component cables if you have the SlingPlayer Mobile app on your iPhone, iPad or iPod -- the latest version of the software now supports high quality mode video out to your television. Version 2.1 of the popular TV-streaming app also includes a few unspecified bug fixes. You'll ...