From 0531523b372cc251a8391f5a12447d62f53916a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luxagraf Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 08:45:11 -0400 Subject: initial commit --- .../Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/appletv.txt | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/appletv.txt (limited to 'published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/appletv.txt') diff --git a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/appletv.txt b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/appletv.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fe82ffe --- /dev/null +++ b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/appletv.txt @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +As part of his talk at at the D: All Things Digital conference yesterday, Apple's Steve Jobs revealed that the company will partner with YouTube to bring the sites videos to Apple TV. + +Starting next month, Apple TV will [add a "YouTube" option][2] in the device's main menu allowing users to browse and watch the thousands of hours of videos on the site. + +Although hackers had already figured out [a way to browse YouTube via the Apple TV][1], the official version should be welcome news to those who haven't the skills or nerve to go tinkering with the core components of their Apple TVs. + +Also as part of the announcement, Jobs unveiled a new Apple TV model sporting a 160 gigabyte hard drive, which will retail for $400. The existing 80 gig model sells for $300. + +Sadly the Apple TV still lacks a DVD player, which is one of the central critiques in a recent and somewhat [scathing review from Fortune][3]. + +While the Fortune piece has some valid points, it seems to miss the larger picture. Even the iPod wasn't a best seller out of the gate. It was woefully small, quite expensive and didn't really catch on until Apple addressed the initial problems. + + + + + +[1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/05/watch_youtube_o.html "Watch YouTube On AppleTV" +[2]: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/05/30appletv.html "YouTube Coming to Apple TV" +[3]: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/11/100060835/?postversion=2007053007 "The trouble with Apple TV" \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2