Apple TV 2G, aTV Flash, and Greenpois0n.

February 14, 2011

We held off on buying aTV Flash for the 2G Apple TV because we didn’t want to deal with a tethered jailbreak; the idea of having to connect our Apple TV to a Mac whenever it needed a reboot or lost power, was too much of a hassle to bear. So we waited. Fortunately, GreenPois0n [...]

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Apple TV, AirPlay, and Plex.

November 24, 2010

When we mentioned jailbreaking the Apple TV, we didn’t make clear that yes, a jailbreak for Apple TV exists, and yes, Plex for jailbroken Apple TVs exists also. However, installation of Plex isn’t as straightforward as downloading the app from Cydia, and Plex on the Apple TV isn’t full-featured either. So when we said that [...]

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Overcoming Apple TV’s file-type limitations.

November 22, 2010

We really want to like the new Apple TV. For one, it’s cheap for a media center at only $100. Two, it’s easy to set up and use, which is great for cohabitants who are not technically inclined. But as a device that one streams content to, it’s extremely limited in its handling of file [...]

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Verizon FIOS: non-basic install a nightmare.

June 15, 2010

We jumped on the FIOS bandwagon for our last move in hopes of super-fast internet speeds. While cable was long-touted as an outstanding alternative over DSL, our Comcast connection wasn’t perfect, and the 12MB advertised speeds were hardly that. So when we moved to a location previously wired for FIOS, we thought we’d be in [...]

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Transitioning the Apple TV into a gaming console.

March 3, 2010

Some dude, Michael Pachter, a gaming analyst, claims that the Apple TV will soon be hooked up to the AppStore and magically transform into a gaming machine, albeit one that does more than simply play games. This isn’t a particularly original thought, but neither are most thoughts from these so-called analysts, who seem to be [...]

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Will MacBook evolution lead to the iTablet?

December 9, 2009

We’ve ruminated at length about the rumoured Apple tablet computer, from the iPhone “dock” that is our Apple Annex, to the Macbook sibling that is our iTablet Excelsior. And with recent clues shoved down our digital throat across the blogosphere suggesting that an Apple tablet will indeed be announced sometime next year, we find ourselves [...]

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