Oops, they did it again
In belated acknowledgement of my ultra beeyootiful new computer, which has brought untold joy into my life, I shall raise my 3rd mug of coffee to Apple and their new Apple TV, the prospect of which has sent shivers up and down mine and Grumpus’ spines.
Not only does this little silver box allow you to put anything in your computer onto your TV/ home entertainment system (yes, this includes all of your mp3s and iTunes downloads - in case, you know, the prospect of seeing your Christmas pictures blown up across your 42-inch flat screen doesn’t excite you), it allows you to stream iTunes downloaded TV shows, again, onto your TV.
Ponder this for a moment, those of you who do not live in the United States of TV heaven and thus have to wait until the boxed sets come out to get your TV fix. For the bargain price of a dollar ninety nine, you can buy the latest episode of Battlestar Galactica, The Office, Heroes, Lost, 24, South Park, and The Girls Next Door the day after they air. And watch them. On your TV. Hoo-hah! We are in couch potato heaven!
And in typical Apple fashion, this little piece of equipment works like a dream. Here’s a review from the Journal’s tech guy who loves it, in his usual restrained fashion.
[…] I’m sorry for leaving you in the lurch, dear readers. I’ve been in hibernation for most of the past month, with Grumpus and Apple TV. Our little silver box has allowed us to watch 18 episodes of Bones, a Season 3 of Battlestar Galactica, and most of Season 2 of Prison Break. In the interest of full disclosure, we’ve seen Prison Break Season 2 the same way we saw Season 1 - with me too tense to see a whole episode and Grumpus giving me plot highlights every 10 minutes. Yep, I could’t watch 24 either. […]