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Apple's finally taken their movies to the UK and Canada, giving them 700 and 1200 films respectively to buy or rent. The flicks will be available the same day as their DVD release, and if you've got an Apple TV, you can watch 100 (UK) or 200 (Canada) of them in HD on your TV. Both countries have the standard 30 days to start watching a rental, and 48 hours after you've started to finish it. If you've been aching to give Apple the money you used to give retailers and not have to shower and get dressed in order to buy a movie, this is fantastic news! [Apple (UK) and Apple (Canada)]
iTunes Movie Purchases and Rentals Go to UK and Canada
Apple's finally taken their movies to the UK and Canada, giving them 700 and 1200 films respectively to buy or rent. The flicks will be available the same day as their DVD release, and if you've got an Apple TV, you can watch 100 (UK) or 200 (Canada) of them in HD on your TV. Both countries have the standard 30 days to start watching a rental, and 48 hours after you've started to finish it. If you've been aching to give Apple the money you used to give retailers and not have to shower and get dressed in order to buy a movie, this is fantastic news! [Apple (UK) and Apple (Canada)]
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PS3 Movie and TV VOD Service Arriving... Sometime
Sony is preparing for the inevitable and will launch a movie and TV video-on-demand service for the PS3 to compete with the glut of other options already available, according to Sony's Peter Dille. He was thin on details, saying the only thing that we'd be getting "very soon" is more details on the service, which he claims will separate itself from the pack that we've already seen. Does that mean low-budget stag films? Exclusively movies/shows that feature Kareem Abdul-Jabaar? Only time will tell. [Kotaku]
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AppleTV DVR Patent Points to AppleTV 3.0 Features?
We're not sure whether this patent will actually be implemented or if it's one of those cover-our-asses sort of filings, but Apple's had a DVR-like patent in the works since at least 2006. The figures show a TiVo-ish program that records TV, but then makes the recorded files available to watch on their iPods. There's even a direct docking mechanism so you don't need a PC to transfer files to and fro. Could this be the next-gen AppleTV? Probably not, since Apple's going in the direction of downloading shows from their iTunes store, and letting people record shows easily to transfer to their iPods kind of eats into their other downloading pie. [Apple Insider]
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Macworld did some follow-up on a promise made by Apple in a press release from January's keynote. In it, the company claimed:
Apple Falls 601 Movies Short of February Promise
Macworld did some follow-up on a promise made by Apple in a press release from January's keynote. In it, the company claimed:iTunes Movie Rentals launches today and will offer over 1,000 titles by the end of February, including over 100 titles in stunning high definition video with 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound which users can rent directly from their widescreen TV using Apple TV.Now that February is over, a "Power Search" on iTunes reveals that only 399 rentals are available. More »
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Apple TV 2.0 Review - Check it Out!
Did you dudes see that Apple TV 2.0 Review I did? Go check it out! I stayed up until 2 a.m. writing it up, so I'm pretty tired now. I think you'll enjoy it. Or at the very least, not hate it. Yay!
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Apple TV 2.0 Review
Ever since our Apple TV 1.0 review decided that Apple's thrust into the living room wasn't pantsworthy, we've been waiting for them to step up and make a revision that was. Apple TV 2.0 is their answer. (Let's stop calling it Take 2, please!) It's everything Apple TV should have been when it launched, complete with audio and video podcasts, Flickr and .Mac integration and—most importantly—movie rentals without a computer. At $229, it's an essential part of any iTunes user's living room arsenal. More »
8:30 AM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Jason Chen
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Latest by Digicach: My brother eventually gave all the movies to a specialized company that converted them all into mpeg format. Once in mpeg, they were transferred to iTunes, and then to the Apple TV via the home network. What a pleasure it is now to watch my family's old home made movies on more »
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Apple TV Guided Tour
Those of you who aren't quite sure whether the free software upgrade is worth your while (it is) or if it's time for you to invest in an Apple TV (stick around for the review) should take a look at Apple's Guided Tour of the new UI. It's not as thorough a video as a nerdlinger would produce—we'd take you through every function, every UI element, every single menu selection—but it does give you the gist of what the device is all about. They spend most of their time on the video functionality, which is most likely what you'll be using this for as well, so it's a good intro for a family member who hasn't ever heard of Apple TV before. [Apple - Thanks Justin!]
12:47 AM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Jason Chen
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Latest by foxmajik: We get it, you're sucking Apple's iDong. Enough with the Apple TV articles. more »
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The second generation AppleTV software is now available, so feel free to update your units as soon as you can. In return for your time, you'll get a whole bunch of new features such as movie rentals, Flickr and .Mac support, and the ability to work the thing without connecting it to a computer. [Apple - Thanks to all our Tipsters!]
AppleTV Take 2 is Available, Upgrade Your Units Now!
The second generation AppleTV software is now available, so feel free to update your units as soon as you can. In return for your time, you'll get a whole bunch of new features such as movie rentals, Flickr and .Mac support, and the ability to work the thing without connecting it to a computer. [Apple - Thanks to all our Tipsters!]
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Apple TV Gets Unofficial Skype Support
Those looking to add a native Skype to AppleTV, you know, if your computer in the same room isn't working well enough, the unofficial client (read: hack) is out now. If it supported video, the idea sounds pretty damn neat. But we're not so sure that this 0.1 version does. [Brandon Holland] Thanks Phil!
