Blockbuster is working on an Apple TV-killer, according to reports. The home video giant is developing a set-top device for streaming films directly to TV sets and is expected to announce the offering sometime this month. Blockbuster declined comment, but a spokeswoman for the company said: “We’re talking to numerous companies and vendors about products, […]

With the release of Apple TV Take 2, Apple is putting podcasts and video podcasts front and center in people’s living rooms. This means that your podcast now needs to look great in HD. Here are 5 ways to update your podcast for Apple TV Take 2: Increase the resolution of your video podcast. Apple […]

An Apple patent reveals that the company is working on a podcast aggregator that would dynamically collect the news that you are interested in and deliver a personalized news podcast, according to a report at AppleInsider. In other words – Apple wants to be your news and information station. The system would allow you to: […]

Podcasting pioneer Dave Winer is working on a new podcast client as part of his FlickrFan project. FlickrFan is a a platform for uploading and downloading Flickr images and viewing them on an HDTV. Even more important, though, it‚Äôs an attempt to turn your HDTV into a platform that embraces the Internet. Yesterday, he announced […]

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, announced earlier today that it would begin selling episodes of some of its popular television programming via the Apple iTunes Music Store. The BBC says it is the first UK television network to offer its shows on iTunes. Episodes of such programs as Torchwood and […]

It looks like Toshiba is giving up on HD DVD, making Blu-Ray the de facto high-definition DVD standard. The format war, often compared to the Betamax-VHS battle in the 1980s, has confused consumers unsure of which DVD or player to buy. The HD DVD standard has suffered crippling blows in the last few months, though, […]

People working in new media are starting to try out the Apple TV update, and most are giving it rave reviews. We published an in-depth Apple TV review and walkthrough yesterday, and gave Apple TV 2 a “B”. We like the new movie features, but the podcast support is confusing and makes it hard to […]

Apple yesterday released the delayed “Take Two” interface for Apple TV. We’ve gone through the update process and tested it out, and here’s our thoughts on the new functionality and interface, with an emphasis on social media. The update process is painless. Navigate to Settings and choose Update Software, and Apple TV will take care […]

There’s no official announcement from Apple on this yet, but we learned via Twitter that the delayed update to Apple TV, Apple TV Take 2, is now available. The update greatly expands the capabilities of the device, and repositions Apple TV from being just an iTunes peripheral to being an Internet peripheral for your TV. […]

Apple today announced that MacBook Air is now shipping. Apple also announced that the new Apple TV software update, which lets you rent high definition movies directly from your widescreen TV, is not quite finished. Apple now plans to make the free software download available in another week or two. The update to Apple TV […]