



During his Macworld Expo & Conference keynote last week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs premiered Apple TV (formerly known as the iTV), a way to wirelessly play all your favorite iTunes content from your Mac or PC on your widescreen TV, including movies, TV shows, music, photos and podcasts. Using Apple TV's new interface, anyone can quickly browse and view their entire collection of digital media from across the room using the Apple Remote, Jobs said. Apple TV connects to almost all modern widescreen televisions, and will be shipping next month for US$299.
Based on rough calculations performed by the [url=http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2411]AppleInsider[/url] web site -- which assumes conservatively that only 10 percent of iPod sales are generated through its online store -- Apple TV pre-orders during the first seven days totaled in excess of 70,000.
The Apple TV has a 40GB hard drive to store up to 50 hours of video, 9,000 songs, 25,000 photos or a combination of each and is capable of delivering high-definition 720p output. It comes standard with HDMI, component video, analog and optical audio ports. Using high-speed AirPort 802.11 wireless networking, Apple TV can auto-sync content from one computer or stream content from up to five additional computers right to your TV without any wires.
The Apple TV requires iTunes 7 or later running on a Mac with Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, or a Windows PC with Windows XP Home/Professional (SP2). An 802.11b/g/n wireless network using AirPort, AirPort Extreme or 10/100 Base-T Ethernet networking required. Internet access is required and a broadband connection is recommended. Apple TV requires an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen TV. iPod games won't play on Apple TV.
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