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More Apple TV Models, Future Apple TV Software Hints [Updated: Page2]

Friday April 6, 2007 2:36 am PDT by longofest
Speculation is rising that Apple may have more models of the Apple TV waiting in the wings after it was noted that the way Apple sells the unit on its online store is more typical of a product with multiple models than a single-model product (first noted by AppleTVHacks.net).

Apple's online store has become a hotbed of rumors, with a recent leak apparently predicting the arrival of 8-core Mac Pros.

Meanwhile, LoopRumors claims to have some inside information on an upcoming update to the Apple TV software. Future features are said to include widget-like utilities (such as weather forecasts, news, game day scores, and RSS feed headlines). LoopRumors continues to have a checkered rumor accuracy record.

Update: We have received a claim that LoopRumors was victim of a deliberate attempt to spread false information. Information cited from LoopRumors in this article should be regarded with extreme caution.
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longofest
63 months ago
So, LoopRumors:

They NAILED the "lite OS X" rumor. They have also had a few not so good claims as well (Leopard on March 24th seemed to be speculation). Their recent HD Mac Pro at NAB rumor also looks a little doubtful given the recent Mac Pro update.

Still, don't totally throw out their reliability. Take some salt when reading their rumor, most definitely, but don't just throw them out the window.

Note: we have also been off the mark on the Leopard release date as well, but we didn't trumpet it nearly as loudly. In fact, we were very careful to put a big disclaimer:

"While the sources are anonymous and cannot be confirmed at this time by other known and traditionally reliable means, agreement from such a variety of sources is rare. Still, Leopard's release has been prone to much hype and speculation, and we hesitate to place too much hope in such rumors (yet)."
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aspro
63 months ago
I wonder how they would split the AppleTV into multiple models… bigger hard drive is the only thing I can really come up with.
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Di9it8
63 months ago

I wonder how they would split the AppleTV into multiple models… bigger hard drive is the only thing I can really come up with.

What about a couple of receivers in the box, to compete with Elgato??:D
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nagromme
63 months ago
BTW, that "Select Your Apple TV" text is a graphic, not HTML. It might be human error of some kind, but it's no simple typo. (The alt tag reads simply "Image"--good thing I don't have impaired vision!)

Given the simple functionality of the device, multiple models does seem likely to refer to capacity, as with iPods. (The thing is basically a specialized iPod after all.)

Entirely new functions like DVR could be added, but that's not what Apple TV is about--Apple TV is moving towards some future goal based on iTunes, not rabbit ears. (Me, I like my rabbit ears + EyeTV.)

Optional accessories--USB controller for casual games?--could be bundled to add value to a higher model. Or maybe that's just EA's wishful thinking.
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Abstract
63 months ago

So, LoopRumors:

They NAILED the "lite OS X" rumor.


So? Was anyone else expecting a full-blown version of OSX on the iPhone? On the other end, was anyone expecting software that resembled some of the shoddy UIs currently in existence? I think they just nailed something we all nailed.

And this rumour......that there will be more features introduced with Apple TV in the future......is this not obvious as well? I would have certainly pegged widgets as being a part of a future version of Apple TV. Due to the games as some already have.
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vendettabass
63 months ago
slingbox functionality would be swa-eet!
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longofest
63 months ago

So? Was anyone else expecting a full-blown version of OSX on the iPhone? On the other end, was anyone expecting software that resembled some of the shoddy UIs currently in existence? I think they just nailed something we all nailed.


Some people were looking in the iPod firmware to look for signs of the iPhone. No one but LoopRumors claimed so specifically that it would be a derivative of OS X that the iPhone would run on.
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Chris Bangle
63 months ago
the reason i bought a wii was because there were no extra features to appletv @ macworld. If they do release internet on it and possibly access to ure mac in your living room, ie it replicates your desktop then im definatly buying. eg leopard in your living room
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Passante
63 months ago
I almost never participate in telephone surveys but some marketing firm called last night asking if I would participate in a 10 minute survey for AppleTV so I did. They were interested in how AppleTV was being used (music vs photo vs movies) how it was connected (cables), how full the hard drive was, what remote was I using, what type of TV and resolution it was connected to and finally what one thing would I change about Apple TV. I was torn between having music streaming capability and a larger hard drive. When I told the surveyor a larger hard drive he said I was the 4th person he spoke to who said that.

It will be interesting to see how Apple TV will evolve based on customer feed back.
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Jarcrew
63 months ago
If they bumped the hard drive space I would almost certainly pick one of those bad boys up - I wouldn't be surprised if, come the end of the year, we've got the current AppleTV at £150 and a newer, bigger model at the current £200 pricepoint, say 80GB. It's kind of strange that the top level iPod only costs £50 more, yet has double the hard drive space in a box a quarter of the size.
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