ebw on 20 November 2012
| think-man said: What the heck is apple tv :/ |
It is not the ever-rumoured television set that Apple is said to be making as famously revealed in Steve Jobs's biography :).
Apple TV is a $99 set-top box that is primarily for streaming: YouTube, Netflix, iTunes movies, etc. Sales are puny in comparison to iPhones, iPads, even Macs. However, one key feature is streaming video or games from an iDevice to the TV. This turns the iPad/iPhone into an ersatz console (some apps specifically target this usage case so that the iPad becomes a controller rather than a screen). Probably it is this feature that explains why AppleTV sales have been rising steadily year after year, now at 5 million units/year.
