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In Finland, the second generation Apple TV currently still not available. Therefore had to act for me, a German Christmas. From the pool the first million units sold at least one copy was therefore to Helsinki.

Apple also uses for this hardware be of the iPhone and iPad IOS operating system known as footprint. Contrary to mobile devices to the user so far but no app connection possible and therefore provided no installation of third-party software. The foundation appears to be down. Therefore, with power to be seen whether we will be next year, for example, see the iPhone as a gaming controller for Apps on the Apple TV on a big-screen TV.

But what is now interacting with the mobile devices possible?

The most obvious interface is’ AirPlay ‘, the wireless transmission of video and audio content to Apple TV. The ‘Video’ application of iPads passes over local video files to the set-top box. Who, during a film night outing in the bathtub would not be taking off, quickly makes the 10-inch screen to access. The robe can then be the current playhead back living room TV screen to throw. The same applies to music or podcast content in audio form. From the mobile device can use the playback speed doubled during this when playing through iTunes or the Apple TV directory is not possible.

Who is the grandmother an Apple TV to the modern flat picture tube got stuck (and integrates into WiFi) means that its photos of the iPhone or, for example in the form of a slide show transferred iPad. For a general lack of understanding can be no home-recorded videos from the iPhone photo application to send Apple TV. Pictures Is the same movement, but after an iTunes sync the iPod or ‘Video’ application (see Home Sharing ) to play it can be. Over a ridiculous restriction.

‘AirPlay’ is the latest version of iTunes for Windows and the Mac also implemented. Thus, in a common network content from Apple’s ‘popular’ media-management program (telephone) play. Who does not sit right on mouse and keyboard and playback controls or initiates accesses to Apple’s’ Remote ‘Application. In can be a remote iTunes library remotely controlled from.

In addition to the Apple video rental in Europe is missing also Netflix connection. Its ‘IP Check’ we began investigating in early December. Let us take Flickr, MobileMe, and the podcast directory in mind, only flow-media content on the Apple TV, the index are available on iTunes. For various audio and video formats, this means a conversion or exchange of the media container. These are countless applications. The latest nightly builds of HandBrake now include a set of preferences for second-generation Apple TV.Under the names Miro Video Converter , Evomend , Videora or Movies2iPhone to find similar competitors, which have exhausted the list of alternatives for long.

For Mac users at this point is again the ‘ library ‘to download programs from the collection of the ARD, ZDF, 3sat, NDR, SWR, WDR, ARTE and SF as grandiose (secret) recommended tip.

Who can convert their videos can then on ‘ Folder Actions ‘or additional software such as Hazel the finished cobbled together files automatically import them into his iTunes library. So these are later for the Apple TV to play well prepared. Who is on the way and an Apple TV-ready ‘television conversion’ to save time would trigger the distance from already can on AirVideo draw. There can be videos, the live-conversion, also a pre-conversion undergo next. This can be movie night soon after returning to the start of the four walls.

Unfortunately, access to App Store third-party applications for direct video output to the Apple TV currently have a private interface on Apple’s limited.

In the ‘own development’ (without major software modification), there are now Erica Sadun with their programs’ AirFlick ‘and’ AirPlay ‘earns a lot. AirPlay transforms the Mac into a AirPlay-enabled listening station and takes the mobile IOS device anti videos.AirFlick served files and the Apple TV (Stream) URLs outside of iTunes. Is still present in 0.15 version of the software rudimentary, but already implemented an automatic transcoding.

Speaking of non-iTunes streams: The Mac and PC application ‘ Airfoil ‘from Rogue Amoeba , recently updated to version 4.0 sends, from all other computer programs, audio signals to AirPort Express speakers, and the iPhone and Apple iPad TV. Who the sound of the current YouTube videos, or the Spotify music player in several areas would receive synchronous, removed the signal via Airfoil.

For the Apple TV remains in its current form, considerable improvement potential. The IOS foundation and the already successful integration of the iPhone and iPad but showing the vast potential of where to go and why could the trip with an investment of 119 € is currently anything can be done wrong.

The second generation Apple TV is selling very well. Many, if not all Apple Reseller announce delays in Apple’s IOS set-top box. Currently promises only Apple a shipping time of 1-3 days.

Obviously, Apple is not expected that the small black box like the proverbial “hot cakes” over the counter move.

During these weeks, the sales of Apple TV, according to Apple, the 1 million marksurpassed.

This good news comes just days after the success of Google’s own Google TV set-top box has massively scaled back expectations. The Handelsblatt wrote diesbetreffend “Google fails in its TV schedule – for now . “

A reader of the US-site Mac Rumors , Apple boss Steve Jobs via e-mail asking if it is possible to continue, LPs and iTunes Movies iTunes extras on the new Apple TV to stream. The succinct but clear answer: “That depends.”

The iTunes Store as iTunes Tools marked films come with extra features and bonus material, much as we DVDs her know (recent example: Sex and the City ) and would therefore predestined for use on Apple TV – are currently only playable via iTunes.
iTunes LPs ( here listed in the iTunes Store) also contain bonus materials such as slide shows, lyrics or videos. While the previous generation of Apple TV at least the built-in hard drive transferred to iTunes LPs along with additional work could consume , this option is missing in the new, restricted to streaming version of the device yet complete.

E-mail replies from Steve Jobs will always be treated with caution, too often we had to do it in recent weeks a fraudulent e-mails. In the present case, we assume, however, that Mac Rumors has examined the source sufficient also a feature enhancement to the effect seems quite probable.
Apple could despatch on such additional duties as part of a software update. It is generally expected that with the upcoming release of IOS 4.2 Even an update of the Apple TV is running IOS version.From system version 4.2 can be content of IOS devices using the new function AirPlay then transferred directly over Wi-Fi on the small black Streamingbox.