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Posted on February 02, 2014 by Austin White

Last week 9to5Mac pointed out that Apple quietly automatically added a new channel to the line up.  It  appears to be a lot of extreme sports events and activities.  You can also see it on their website.  Honestly I did not know that Red Bull was creating so much content. Have you tried it out yet?

Posted in AppleTV, iOS, News

New Apple TV Software update

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Austin White

Apple TV released a software update a few days ago that coincided with the iOS 7 release. A few owners reported that their AppleTV's were bricked as a result of the update.  Apple pulled the release and today has re-released the software.  The Verge has an article on the new features.  I was lucky enough to not have an issue and am enjoying iTunes radio through my entertainment center now. Wroth the upgrade for sure.

Did you ahve any issues during the upgrade?

Posted in AppleTV, iOS, News

New Review: Jailbreakmatrix

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Austin White

I woke up this morning to a wonderful review from the guys over at jailbreakmatrix.com  Jordan wrote some really nice things about the design and what I was trying to accomplish. 

"Bloc is a sexy, sleek and minimalistic design in where you can mount your Apple TV into along with your remote control. Having it in one place makes so much sense, and also having a product like Bloc that makes it look luxurious sitting in there is pretty awesome."

 

Thanks Jordan !

Posted in iOS, News

ComputerWorld Germany writes up blocs.tv

Posted on October 09, 2012 by Austin White

Computerworld Germany did a write up of blocs.tv.  

 

Translation to English:

Posted in iOS, News

Apple Updates iOS for Apple TV to version 5.1

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Austin White

Very happy to learn that last night Apple released version 5.1 for second and third generations Apple TV's with a ton of new features! 9to5 mac listed them all from the release notes.

Shared Photo Streams – Accept invitations for Shared Photo Streams, browse photos and comments, and receive notifications of new content.

AirPlay – Send audio content from Apple TV to AirPlay-enabled speakers and devices (including AirPort Express and other Apple TVs). Also includes the ability to require an onscreen code to use AirPlay with your Apple TV.

iTunes account switching – Save multiple iTunes accounts and switch quickly between them.

Trailers – Search movie trailers. In the United States, see show times for local theaters.

Screen savers – New Cascade, Shrinking Tiles, and Sliding Panels screen savers.

Main menu – Reorder icons on the second page by holding down the select button on the remote.

Subtitles – SDH support for the deaf and hard-of-hearing as well as improvements to viewing and selecting subtitles.

Network configuration – Support for setting up advanced network options using configuration profiles.

Stability and performance – Includes general performance and stability improvements.

Posted in AppleTV, iOS