Archive for the 'Apple' Category

The Apple (Air)Remote, You May Already Own One

Friday, June 13th, 2008

I just ran across this over at CEPro, finally, could this be the remote control solution Apple heads have been waiting for? No time for a full post but this is just too cool; I can’t wait to get my hands on this.. uh.. this iRemote? oh no did I just say that?

London-based integrator Steve [...]

HBO Shows in iTunes

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Apple posted a press release on their web site today announcing that HBO original programming will now be available for purchase in the iTunes music store. From the press release:
HBO and Apple® today announced that programming from HBO is now available for purchase and download on the iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com). New HBO programs on iTunes [...]

Apple Updates Quicktime, iTunes and Front Row

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Our kind friends over at Apple have crafted three exciting new software updates which may be of interest to MacHTPC blog readers. The descriptions from software update are short on details but here they are for your reading pleasure anyway.
Quicktime 7.4.5
QuickTime 7.4.5 includes fixes that enhance reliability, improve compatibility with third-party applications, and address security [...]

Say it Ain’t so Steve

Friday, May 25th, 2007

So by now I’m sure many if not most of you have read AppleInsider’s

Further Thoughts on AppleTV

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Ever since AppleTV shipped a few weeks ago, reports of hacks, un-hacks, and opinions of downgraded HD, have been circulating. Some of the comments from consumers regarding the hacks range from, “Why would I want to spend $300 for something I need to hack to get it the way I want?” to, “This is exactly [...]

Apple TV Arriving Soon

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

The newest addition to the Apple family is finally being shipped today to those that thought ahead and pre-ordered. The media hub Apple TV, which was unveiled in January, was originally scheduled to be released at the end of February but had a few delays pushing the availability back till mid-March. For those of us [...]

AppleTV and the iPhone

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

So I’ve been watching the

Apple Turns to Hollywood

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

Having already conquered music downloads in the U.S (and abroad) I suppose it was just a matter of time before Apple offered movies via iTunes. Apple did just that

Apparently September 12th is Showtime

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Rumors of an impending update to iTunes for movie support just gained a bit of steam with an invitation to select members of the media to attend a special event, scheduled for September 12.
Obviously the invitation doesn’t spell out any specifics on what will be presented but the header image of the flyer might [...]

ThinkSecret: Apple to announce iTunes movie rentals

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Think Secret is reporting that Apple may announce movie rentals through the iTunes Music Store at the WWDC on August 7th, that’s right rentals. It seems as if even Apple can’t convince the movie studios to give up on this Divx‘esque idea of files that expire after a certain time or number of viewings.
If Apple [...]