NZ Herald article on Apple TV is strange...

Forums › Apple iOS and devices › NZ Herald article on Apple TV is strange...

surfisup1000

5288 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 2159

#104024 13-Jun-2012 10:50

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10812720

"But there wasn't even a new Apple TV in today's announcements - I had one of these for three months, thanks to Apple, and had to return it yesterday, which I thought might mean something."

I don't see why there would be a new apple tv announcement --- they only just released the new apple tv a few months ago.

"but the search function with that otherwise beautiful and handy little remote is an absolute verging-on-unusable pig. Why Apple hasn't released an iOS app for this still mystifies me."

There IS an app to control apple tv (remote app) and it works really well. The tech reporter got this completely wrong.

Strange reporting.

tdgeek

30048 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 9455

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#640093 13-Jun-2012 11:06

"They look pretty exciting, but frankly, with OS X and a few apps on the new standard Retina model, you will have no room for files at all, and you can't add in a traditional hard drive."

So, with a 256GB SSD Drive, there is little storage left??

MikeB4

MikeB4
18775 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 12765

ID Verified

Trusted

Subscriber

#640101 13-Jun-2012 11:09

surfisup1000: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10812720

"But there wasn't even a new Apple TV in today's announcements - I had one of these for three months, thanks to Apple, and had to return it yesterday, which I thought might mean something."

I don't see why there would be a new apple tv announcement --- they only just released the new apple tv a few months ago.

"but the search function with that otherwise beautiful and handy little remote is an absolute verging-on-unusable pig. Why Apple hasn't released an iOS app for this still mystifies me."

There IS an app to control apple tv (remote app) and it works really well. The tech reporter got this completely wrong.

Strange reporting.

Not referring to the current Apple TV but a Apple Television Set that has been much rumored

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

surfisup1000

5288 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 2159

#640263 13-Jun-2012 15:46

KiwiNZ:
surfisup1000: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10812720

"But there wasn't even a new Apple TV in today's announcements - I had one of these for three months, thanks to Apple, and had to return it yesterday, which I thought might mean something."

I don't see why there would be a new apple tv announcement --- they only just released the new apple tv a few months ago.

"but the search function with that otherwise beautiful and handy little remote is an absolute verging-on-unusable pig. Why Apple hasn't released an iOS app for this still mystifies me."

There IS an app to control apple tv (remote app) and it works really well. The tech reporter got this completely wrong.

Strange reporting.

Not referring to the current Apple TV but a Apple Television Set that has been much rumored

ahh gotcha. I was confused.

pgs2050

282 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 16

#640302 13-Jun-2012 17:07

The reporter states that he has had the use of a device for the last 3 months - is he referring to the Apple TV (media player/streaming device/etc.) or the Apple Television (the rumoured device)? I think it's the former and as the previous poster stated, a good working remote control app already exists.

To me it seems that the original poster was correct - hope he really is not confused by the conflicting posts that follow (this being one of them).