Apple Makes More Dev Kits for New Apple TV Available

[rasputin1969]

Has anyone in the UK received a second-wave invite?

Yup! At 8am on 5th October.

Very, very happy.

 

[cambookpro]

Yup! At 8am on 5th October.

Very, very happy.

Don't rub it in 😉
Hope you enjoy it and develop some great software.

 

[guychicago]

Was able to order mine. Did anyone who ordered on Friday have the item ship out?

 

[WolfSnap]

Mine got shipped earlier today. FedEx says I'll have it Wednesday Thursday.

 

[guychicago]

Mine got shipped earlier today. FedEx says I'll have it Wednesday.

Mine shipped out as well with a delivery date of the 8th 🙂

 

[glutenenvy]

A TV4 invite is pretty cool but a 6S+ invite would be an order of magnitude much more useful overall. I think I'd have to have Candy Crush dev stats to get that invite.

The question is, will the affordable developer TV4 influence you to make or port apps?

 

[BeyondtheTech]

I think Apple should've just offered every paid developer an Apple TV Dev Kit for $50 or half off retail, rather than this lottery that offered a lucky few for just a dollar.

 

[TrueBlou]

I think Apple should've just offered every paid developer an Apple TV Dev Kit for $50 or half off retail, rather than this lottery that offered a lucky few for just a dollar.

I very much doubt they would have had enough units to go around every developer and get them out on time for retail. So they did what was fairest I think, random selection. After all it's not as if they had to do it at all. I expected to buy one from the moment it was announced last month, so it makes no difference.

 

[Benjamin Frost]

Received my email and placed my order! Are these things really only just $1?

$150 or $200, I heard.

 

[WolfSnap]

$150 or $200, I heard.

WTF? Dev Kits are $1.

The shipping product, at retail, will be $149 and $199 depending on memory size.

 

[TrueBlou]

Yeah, most likely to spur on some development for the new AppStore. Not a bad idea.

 

[Tastydirt]

My order from the UK is still "Preparing for Shipment", anyone had theirs actually shipped?

 

[PalNova]

I don't know that it'll be US only, maybe, but with millions of registered developers and likely a comparatively tiny amount of developer units to go around. Well, we're not likely to hear about a lot of them.

It's not only for the US - I live in France and just got mine (second wave..).
Cheers, Paul

 

[WolfSnap]

Just got mine too.. But, I guess I'm not allowed to say anything about it.

Other than I will confirm that the 2nd wave didn't have the USB-C cables. Pity 🙁

 

[guychicago]

I got mine too. Updated to the latest beta. AirPlay works with ios9 which was broken on the atv2. A little disappointed the apps like Netflix etc are not available. Looking forward to updating this to the regular version once it is released.

 

[TrueBlou]

Just got mine too.. But, I guess I'm not allowed to say anything about it.

Other than I will confirm that the 2nd wave didn't have the USB-C cables. Pity 🙁

Nope, best not break the first rule of Apple TV club. Now, tell us all about it 😀

You can get USB-C cables on eBay for £2, or whatever your local currency is.