wraggster
July 26th, 2015, 01:06
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Apple has reportedly (http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/07/patent-reveals-new-apple-tv-remote-with-touch-id-controller-that-extends-to-home-automation.html) applied for a patent that incorporates a biometric scanner into the Apple TV (http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/03/apple-tv-hardware-missing-wwdc/) remote control. This fingerprint reader could serve a variety of functions such as adjusting the volume and display based on each household member's personal preferences or automatically logging users into their personal streaming accounts (http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/22/netflix-video-update/). It could also serve as a means for authorizing iTunes downloads (http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/21/apple-services-down-for-some-again/). Plus, if Apple begins pushing Apple TV as a hub for future home automation systems, as has been speculated (http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/26/apple-may-enter-the-smart-home-business/), the biometric remote could act as a universal controller for those features as well.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/23/apple-wants-to-put-touch-id-on-your-tv-remote/
Apple has reportedly (http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/07/patent-reveals-new-apple-tv-remote-with-touch-id-controller-that-extends-to-home-automation.html) applied for a patent that incorporates a biometric scanner into the Apple TV (http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/03/apple-tv-hardware-missing-wwdc/) remote control. This fingerprint reader could serve a variety of functions such as adjusting the volume and display based on each household member's personal preferences or automatically logging users into their personal streaming accounts (http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/22/netflix-video-update/). It could also serve as a means for authorizing iTunes downloads (http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/21/apple-services-down-for-some-again/). Plus, if Apple begins pushing Apple TV as a hub for future home automation systems, as has been speculated (http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/26/apple-may-enter-the-smart-home-business/), the biometric remote could act as a universal controller for those features as well.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/23/apple-wants-to-put-touch-id-on-your-tv-remote/