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May 13 2008

HBO programs available in the iTunes Store

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HBO and Apple made the big announcement today that shows like “The Sopranos,”"Sex and the City,” “Deadwood” and “Rome,” are now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store. Personally, I’m more excited about grabbing episodes of “Flight of the Conchords” and “The Wire” …or at least I would be if they were available in Canadian iTunes Store.

Television shows purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store can be viewed on a Mac or PC, iPod nano with video, iPod classic, iPod touch, fifth generation iPod, iPhone or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV. “Sex and the City,”"The Wire” and “Flight of the Conchords” are USD$1.99 per episode, and “The Sopranos,”"Deadwood” and “Rome” are priced at USD$2.99 per episode. iTunes customers can also choose to purchase entire seasons of their favorite programs.

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May 30 2007

More crappy video on your HDTV–YouTube coming to Apple TV

youtubeappletv 20070530 193933 More crappy video on your HDTV YouTube coming to Apple TVApple today announced that it’s bringing the internet’s most popular originally-created (and/or illegally pirated) content from YouTube to the living room with Apple TV. Beginning in mid-June, Apple TV will wirelessly stream videos directly from YouTube and play them on a user’s widescreen TV. Using Apple TV’s elegant interface and simple Apple Remote, viewers can easily browse, find and watch free videos from YouTube in the comfort of their living room.

Apple TV, which includes the Apple Remote, is available through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of USD$299. Apple TV with a 160GB hard drive will be available tomorrow for a suggested retail price of USD$399. The YouTube feature for Apple TV will be available as a free software update in mid-June.

Apple TV requires iTunes 7.1 or later. An 802.11b/g/n wireless network using AirPort, AirPort Extreme or 10/100 Base-T Ethernet networking is required. Internet access is required and a broadband connection is recommended, fees may apply. And though Apple TV requires an enhanced definition or high-definition widescreen TV, content currently available to the device does not take advantage of the greater clarity of these screens.

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Jan 30 2007

Build Your Own $50 Apple TV

The Apple TV is a truly cool product, if you have a widescreen TV. But what if you don’t have a TV that supports component/HDMI inputs or 480p? Suddenly this $300 product end up costing you $1200+.

If you have $50 and a Mac mini then you can make one of your own that will play just fine with your older TV. And this one will play your DVDs and DivX files too. Don’t have a spare mini? We got options for you too.

Read about it in our Mini Media Mac tutorial.

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