Bottom Line
Solid 720p playback and a brilliantly simple, aestheticallly pleasing and responsive interface characterize this tiny box. But you're limited to to rental content on iTunes and streaming from Netflix, and home sharing requires a single iTunes account.
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Apple TV Update: Hands On
Software Update 5.0 accompanies the 3G Apple TV media player and brings a new interface and numerous features to the device.
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Apple TV Set was Jobs' Last Tech Frontier
Jobs wanted to change TV sets as he had for computers, music players, and phones: make them simple and elegant, biographer says.
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Apple TV Jailbreak: Imagine the Possibilities
The best is ahead, as as hackers and developers explore Apple's liberated set-top box.
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Hands on With Apple's New iPods, Apple TV
After a brief chance to play with Apple's new toys, here are some first impressions.
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Outstanding Tech Gifts You Didn't Get--But Wish You Had
You've opened all the boxes, but that hot laptop, powerful gaming PC, or fancy digital camera just didn't appear. Here are our picks for tech gear and gadgets we hoped would be under our tree too, but weren't.
- Top 5 Media Streamers Streaming media took flight this year, with Netflix becoming ubiquitous, and services like YouTube, Amazon Video on Demand, and Vudu all making plays for your living room. These are the top bets for piping video and audio from the cloud--or your own drive--and onto your HDTV.
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