Apple TV will apply cloud technology to change game

As Apple's "interest" product, Apple TV streaming media set-top box sales have been bland. Even though the new generation of Apple TV, which was launched last year, uses Apple's A4 processor, which is consistent with the iphone and ipad, is based on the iOS operating system, Apple has not yet put its application potential into play.

in the iOS 4.3 beta 3 operating system code for developers to test, some interesting names have been found, including Atvgames, Atvthunder, etc. Judging from the names of these variables in the code, Apple appears to be preparing to expand the range of Apple TV apps and join the game feature.

Specifically, the current media speculation that Apple TV will support a similar Xbox Live mode of the online game function. The game may take the OnLive mode, which is server-side rendering, and the client sends instructions and receives the streaming video from the render completion. Apple may even launch a dedicated game handle that can be connected to Apple TV via infrared or Bluetooth to achieve complex gaming operations that existing standard remotes cannot. In addition, IOS 4.3 may provide third-party remote control support for Apple TV.

About Apple TV

Apple TV, which allows photos, videos and music from PCs and ipods to be wirelessly transmitted to television for High-definition Broadcasting, with features such as USB 2.0, Ethernet, WiFi, HDMI, composite video output, sound effects, and fiber-optic output, so that people can easily enjoy the digital experience at home. In fact, this is the direction of technological development, and ultimately let users no longer perceive the existence of technology.

Apple TV has never been on the market since it was released in September 2006. But Apple says users who actually buy it are very fond of this product, and they in a few years also from the user to listen to a variety of needs, such as rich Hollywood movies, TV set content, all high-definition, lower content prices, do not need to connect the computer, do not need to manage storage space, do not need to sync media data, as well as energy-saving , mute, compact and so on. The next generation of Apple TV is the answer to these users ' needs.

The size of the new Apple TV is only one-fourth of the product of the last one, it can be easily held in the palm, the specific specifications for 98x98x23mm, heavy 270g. It is based on the same Apple A4 processor as the iphone 4, IPad, and new ipod touch, but does not provide storage internally, but relies entirely on streaming media and networked storage.

On the hardware, the new Apple TV built-in 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4ghz/5ghz dual-frequency WiFi, built-in infrared receiver. The back provides HDMI output, fiber audio and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, and another service support with MICRO-USB interface. The built-in power supply does not require an external transformer and its power rating is only 6W, which shows the low power consumption after using the Apple A4 processor platform. However, the new Apple TV actually supports only 720p output and does not support 1080p.

Software and content, the new Apple TV abandoned the previous purchase mode, a full shift to the lease. Users choose the online store film and television works can immediately start streaming media playback. Similar to previous rules, users can start viewing within 30 days, once the start takes 48 hours to finish. The new film will be on the itunes Store on DVD listing day, as long as the copyright is available to all HD versions.

In terms of price, the new film rental price of 4.99 U.S. dollars, old film 3.99 U.S. dollars, if no HD version of the price will be reduced by 1 U.S. dollars. For TV dramas, Apple has now won Disney, ABC and FOX networks, and its HD series will be leased on the itunes platform at a low price of $0.99 per episode.

In addition to renting films directly from the itunes store, the new Apple TV also supports Netflix streaming services, as well as YouTube, Flickr, and MobileMe web media. Of course, it can also play movies, music, and photos that users store on their computers through a home network.

The new Apple TV is attached to a standard Apple-aluminum remote, but it is believed that more users will be interested in the IPhone, ipod touch downloading the Apple's official remote software and being able to act as a remote control for Apple TV.

In addition, according to Apple's announcement, it is expected that iOS 4.2, released this November, will support airplay functionality. Users can choose to switch to Apple TV when they use the ipad, iphone or ipod touch to play video files at home, and the video will be instantly transmitted over the WiFi network to the Apple TV, which continues to play on the big screen.