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From: D.M. Procida on 15 Jun 2010 04:57
I think that the Apple TV is likely to be relaunched as an iOS device,
and will be controlled by the new standalone trackpad that slipped out
of the rumour-mill last month.

The on-screen display will show where it thinks your fingers are.

I'm not sure about that last bit, though. Maybe it wouldn't really work.

Daniele
From: Jim on 15 Jun 2010 05:14
On 2010-06-15, D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote:
> I think that the Apple TV is likely to be relaunched as an iOS device,
> and will be controlled by the new standalone trackpad that slipped out
> of the rumour-mill last month.

I think you're right about it becoming an iOS device, but I think the
control method will remain as the standalone white remote. However, I find
it interesting that Apple have not yet (so far as I know) updated their
Remote app to make it iPad ready. I suspect we'll see a new app fairly
soon.

Jim
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From: zoara on 15 Jun 2010 08:25
Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote:
> On 2010-06-15, D.M. Procida
> <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote:
>> I think that the Apple TV is likely to be relaunched as an iOS
> > device,
>> and will be controlled by the new standalone trackpad that slipped
> > out
>> of the rumour-mill last month.
>
> I think you're right about it becoming an iOS device, but I think the
> control method will remain as the standalone white remote.

I think it could well be both.

Buy an Apple TV and you can use it standalone with a white (actually,
silver and black now) remote. Got an iOS device? Pair it and you see the
Apple TV interface on the touchscreen (and on the TV) and can navigate
via touch.

I don't think the interface will *look* any different in each "mode".
It's simple enough that you could have the two ways of interacting
without changing the way it looks.

> However, I find
> it interesting that Apple have not yet (so far as I know) updated
> their
> Remote app to make it iPad ready. I suspect we'll see a new app fairly
soon.

I feel the same - it's the only reason I think that we might see
something fancier that controls Apple TV.

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