Monday, May 28, 2012

Barron?s: Apple TV a great way to stream movies, music and more

May 25, 2012 - 05:30 PM EDT ? AAPL: 562.29 (-3.03, -0.54%) | NASDAQ: 2837.53 (-1.85, -0.07%)

?There are many ways to stream Netflix, YouTube, MLB.TV and other Internet video to your TV,? Nathaniel Wice reports for Barron?s. ?But if your digital life is tied up with Apple?s tightly integrated ecosystem, the $99 Apple TV device will delight you, offering many of the same features as TiVo, Roku and Xbox, plus some very slick Apple-only tricks.?

?Apple TV?s other big trick is AirPlay, a technology that lets you stream audio, video and photos to or from any device in your house running iTunes?and to ?mirror? the screen of your iPhone or iPad, including your latest snapshots, to your TV,? Wice reports. ?For gamers, there?s another advantage. Many iOS games, including Real Racing 2 and FIFA 12, incorporate AirPlay so that you can shift the action to your TV screen. And a new version of Mac OS, now in tests, allows Apple TV to wirelessly mirror your Mac, including video calls to the living room.?

Read more in the full article here.

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Categories: News, Review

Tags: apple tv, itunes store, MLB.TV, movie, music, NBA, NHL, photos, streaming, YouTube

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