wraggster
September 10th, 2015, 21:48
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/6af45abb03c72e2e9ee8ebfbacdc79ff/202607286/TV_AppleTV_Remote_MainMenu-Movies-PRINT_copy-1200.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/09/the-new-apple-tv-brings-apps-siri-and-a-touchscreen-remote/)The new Apple TV (http://www.engadget.com/tag/appletv) is here, just unveiled at today's big event (http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/09/apple-iphone-liveblog-2015/). Speculation about Apple's plans for the living room has circled for years, and this represents its most powerful assault on the space so far. A hardware refresh in 2012 (http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/apple-tv-2012-hands-on/) added 1080p support, but not much else, so we're more than due for an upgrade, and exec Eddy Cue appropriately called (https://twitter.com/cue/status/641637812211552256) today "a big day for the big screen." Tim Cook called it "the future of television," promising a new tvOS (http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/09/apple-tv-tvos-operating-system-apps-games/), App Store and showing off features including deep Siri integration with a new remote.
That Siri Remote has a touchpad, mic and Wii-like motion controls built in, necessary for Siri to search across "multiple content options" (iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, HBO and Showtime, with more to come) on a single screen. Universal search is a feature already offered by competitors like Roku, Samsung, Amazon and Xbox that makes it easy to find a show or movie without having to know which service or app it's in first, and now it's on Apple TV (http://www.apple.com/tv/) too. There will be two versions of the new Apple TV: a 32GB model for $149, and 64GB model for $199, shipping in October to over 80 countries.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/09/the-new-apple-tv-brings-apps-siri-and-a-touchscreen-remote/
That Siri Remote has a touchpad, mic and Wii-like motion controls built in, necessary for Siri to search across "multiple content options" (iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, HBO and Showtime, with more to come) on a single screen. Universal search is a feature already offered by competitors like Roku, Samsung, Amazon and Xbox that makes it easy to find a show or movie without having to know which service or app it's in first, and now it's on Apple TV (http://www.apple.com/tv/) too. There will be two versions of the new Apple TV: a 32GB model for $149, and 64GB model for $199, shipping in October to over 80 countries.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/09/the-new-apple-tv-brings-apps-siri-and-a-touchscreen-remote/