Apple TV Go: iPad Pro Modded Into Portable tvOS Device

[G5isAlive]

... but why?

Why not? admittedly I don't feel the need for one but I absolutely delight in people following their passion with such whimsy. It's a boring person that never does anything crazy just because. This is a really tough crowd lol.

 

[adrianjagielak]

I remember when Apple included Front Row and a remote with every Mac to do just that. I wish they would bring it back.

I remember the times when Apple actually cared about Apple TV/tvOS

 

[GimmeDatApple]

And this, ladies and gents, is what it looks like from behind...a Velcro'd atrocity 🤮

 

[votdfak]

or just use Stremio Web + RealDebrid.

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

I don't understand the "why" of it all. It makes no sense seeing as the Apple TV app is already available on iPad.

AppleTV app and AppleTV hardware are as insanely different as iPhone Phone app and iPhone. One does a very narrow little group of things. The other runs a wide variety of apps with all kinds of utility and entertainment.

 

[Kottu]

Had been much more interesting if he modded iPad pro to run macOs.

 

[GSWForever8]

Isn’t tvos a downgrade?

 

[Mity]

$2K Netflix machine. Amazing.

 

[scorpio vega]

... but why?

Because he wanted to clearly

 

[vtrautia]

Very interesting and unique modification. Everybody here is asking why. Maybe he did that just for fun?

 

[scorpio vega]

other than to prove it can be done?

That’s literally the point. I’m confused as to why any of you are confused why it was done lmao.

It’s no different than the other Frankenstein android or windows mods ppl do.

 

[sigamy]

I stopped reading after "Apple TV enthusiast"....

 

[BGPL]

That's cool. I could see some use in that if you fly a lot or just use it for entertainment (which I do). But beware of incoming apple lawsuit 😛

 

[Harry Haller]

Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should do something.

 

[Howard2k]

I mean, why not use the ATV app and all the other streaming media apps?

Wait, you can do that?!?

 

[jclardy]

Went through the whole article wondering where he got that inverted Magic Keyboard - it is covered at the very end. He bought both and did a key swap.

 

[madat42]

Went through the whole article wondering where he got that inverted Magic Keyboard - it is covered at the very end. He bought both and did a key swap.

Yup me too. At the very least he proved to me what I was thinking about the new MK on release. The silver/white variant would have look WAY better with black keys.

 

[sherwinzadeh]

Best part of this mod are the black keys on the silver keyboard!! 🤩🤩🤩

 

[Treq]

Why not?

Fair enough. People are free to waste their time and money any way they want within the law. It think what most people here, me included, are wondering is what does this do that an iPad isn’t already capable of without the mod. I might be able to get the why of it all if I could understand that but of missing info.

 

[MrENGLISH]

This is like zero steps forward and 10 steps back.

 

[Treq]

AppleTV app and AppleTV hardware are as insanely different as iPhone Phone app and iPhone. One does a very narrow little group of things. The other runs a wide variety of apps with all kinds of utility and entertainment.

Are there any apps that the Apple TV has that the iPad doesn’t have? I’ve never had an issue finding a streaming app for my iPad. Just wondering what the iPad is missing that the Apple TV has.

 

[TheOldChevy]

[..]

He may want to stay away from M4 iPad if he does not want to be crunched.

 

[FineWoven]

I heard that apparently this guy also keeps his perishable food cold by sticking copper pipes and plastic tubing filled with liquid nitrogen into the food rather than simply using a refrigerator.

 

[victorvictoria]

Can't see any utility in this FrankenPod that isn't already available without an engineering degree. It may lead to something more useful, but in its current state, who even wants it?

But new ideas often start like this.

 

[FCX]

Dang, now I wanna hear that busker play... bet he's good!