Roku already did that, they have had a 'channel store' since forever, and two years ago added the game store. The remote doubles as bluetooth game control (think Wii).
Sorta, but Roku doesn't have the current iOS echo system to leverage.
Roku already did that, they have had a 'channel store' since forever, and two years ago added the game store. The remote doubles as bluetooth game control (think Wii).
Because it is talking about accessing your songs/movies/tvshows in iTunes. If you open iTunes on a windows computer it does allow you to airplay your content to the Apple TV. The icon is not for Airplay mirroring that is Mac and iOS device only.
Why no app store for the Apple TV???? It's SO obvious and would be very easy to implement!
'Conference Room Mode'? :faceplam:
How about AirPlay Direct?!?!?!?!
No network needed!
Would instantly buy 65-75 Apple TVs if they had the mythical Airplay Direct feature.
This is a place I could see them flexing their WiFi-Direct muscles. I know where I work, getting the AppleTV on the WiFi network is nearly impossible because the last time I checked it didn't support 802.1X certificate based authentication. I had heard that you could pull this off with a provisioning profile now, but I haven't checked.
The main problem is, even if you can get it on the network, Bonjour as a protocol can't jump subnets. Where I work they use subnets like a 5 year old eats tic-tacs. Joining the WiFi could result in you being put in any random subnet in a large set of subnets in the same domain. So even on the same network they two devices can't "see" each other because the bonjour service doesn't scan outside of the host's subnet. WiFi Direct would solve that. It would also solve the problem of getting an iPad on the corporate network, something we're technically not allowed to do anyways.
Or in hotel rooms.
Sorta, but Roku doesn't have the current iOS echo system to leverage.
I wonder when they'll bring the iOS 7 GUI style to Apple TV?
Since iOS 7 features Airdrop (and one of the abilities is to share directly between devices), I bet we will see "Airplay Direct" in the near future.
Then you wouldn't be forced to pay $15 PPV for movies already on Netflix!!!
I think that AirDrop is a strong hint that AirPlay "Direct" is not far behind.'Conference Room Mode'? :faceplam:
How about AirPlay Direct?!?!?!?!
No network needed!
Would instantly buy 65-75 Apple TVs if they had the mythical Airplay Direct feature.
I thought we might have seen new Apple TV hardware at WWDC but that will probably have to wait for the same time the new iPads are released.
Any word on iTunes Extras support for the Apple TV? This is one instance where the word "finally" would actually be appropriate.
But has almost every other econsystem on the planet. Amazon cloud streams to Roku, Pandora, NetFlix, Hulu, Amazon video. There is even a channel (Apex) that allows you to stream content from your PC (think airplay).
I really think the stand alone AppleTV could really be Apple's next big thing if they would open it up and create an AppStore for it. Not only would be be nice to have other 3rd party video streaming apps (HBO Go, Amazon) but I could see a big market for games - especially simple family type games where other iOS devices or BT devices could be the controllers. I'm thinking trivia type games, family feud, dictionary etc. I could also see market for video conferencing/viewing (like how apple does their WWDC stream other companies/events could have their own app and stream).
The biggest obstacle with the current release is storage. I believe it only has 8gb which is primarily used for buffering. To allow apps it would take away from that. What I'd like to see is more of a cloud management system were apps could be stored in the cloud but load into memory instead of taking permeant storage space.
The big picture is that Apple is going to tie your living room, home office, mobile device, your automobile ect together.But has almost every other econsystem on the planet. Amazon cloud streams to Roku, Pandora, NetFlix, Hulu, Amazon video. There is even a channel (Apex) that allows you to stream content from your PC (think airplay).