Gone are the days when the TV was a small little black and white box, which then upgraded to colour screen and became a bit bigger in size. To where we are today, my how the times have changed.
These days the TV has become smaller again, so to speak, App like in the palm of your hand small, and yes people love their massive flat or curved screen TV’s. But with a device such as the Apple TV any TV is turned into a Smart TV.
As an Apple TV is a small entertainment device that can receive digital data from a number of sources and stream it to a screen.
And with the new Apple TV it will be more than just that. It features a third-party App Store, a new remote with Siri voice-controls, and a completely new operating system called tvOS. The TV experience is tailored to the user and what they want to watch. And their experience will be dictated by what apps they choose to download or subscribe to.
Once the set-up box is purchased and connected to the Internet, users will be able to download apps which will act as ‘channels’ onto the TV.
Currently users are able to buy full-season subscriptions to US sports such as the NBA, NHL, and MLB. And local deals will have to be made by Apple before the same service will be available in SA. Local video-on-demand service ShowMax has said it will soon launch its own Apple TV app.
Users are also able to watch YouTube from the device, and stream photos, music and movies onto it from an iOS device. The new Apple TV will be available from iStore, Digicape, Incredible Connection, DionWired, Makro and other select retailers.