Apple TV Wishlist
September 17, 2007{{{This would make my current love for Apple TV much more justifiable. Some of the features in this WishList is already possible with "hacks":http://tutorialninjas.net/2007/03/26/hacking-the-apple-tv that involve taking the hard disk out.
# *Integration:* I own an iPhone, Apple TV and a Macbook Pro. I watch a video on YouTube on my Mac, add it to my favorites, On the iPhone I add it to my bookmarks, on the Apple TV I add it to my favorites. _Wish:_ What I would really like is for all of them to be added to You Tube as favorites. So my favorite videos are accessible every where. Thats kind of the whole point about services.
# *Sharing:* Unlike iPods, iPhones and Macs, AppleTV is a family property. Its shared. My wife watches a video it gets marked as seen - and if it is old enough gets removed. _Wish:_ Ability to * it for others to look at. Better yet - added it to a global favorite list which is accessible from anywhere.
# *Sourcing:* Right now Apple TV is the sync station. Its the sink for diverse content managed by more intelligent machines with better user input devices. _Wish:_ Apple TV should behave like a media source - may be a shared iTunes library.
# *Serendipity:* With traditional television, channel surfing will eventually lead to some content thats absolutely great to watch. Right now my Apple TV experience discounting You Tube is deterministic. I know what I am going to watch. This takes away a lots of Live TV fun. _Wish:_ Integration with services similar to Joost for serendipitous content.
# *Expandability:* 160 GB does not cut it. _Wish:_ Out of the box support for external hard drives. Additionally the device should be extensible so that another accessory market can flourish. This also includes software extensibility. For example, ABC can provide a service similar to You Tube so that their streaming content can be watched on Apple TV.
Hopefully, I wouldn't have to buy another one to get these features. A paid firmware / software upgrade wouldn't be bad though.
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