AppleTV Take 2

For an introduction of the new features, have a look at the Macworld 2008 keynote:

• http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/keynote/

The part about Apple TV 2 starts at 00:29:00.

The Apple TV product page has been updated to show the new menus (user interface):

• http://www.apple.com/appletv/features.html
• http://www.apple.com/appletv/guidedtour/

What we Know

• Software Update for Apple TV has been released on Feb. 12th 2008.
• Apple TV can now behave like an Airport Express and appear in the iTunes speaker list. (awesome!)

• Patchstick boots up but SSH access couldn't be established at the moment.
• Recovery Parition remains at whatever it was orginally (no downgrade back to 1.0 problems)
• It will nuke any custom modifications (AFP/SSH/Plugins)

What we Don't Know

• Looks like a new framework (based on what the UI looks like), probably without headers this time
• Possibly will introduce code signing (http://developer.apple.com/releasenotes/Security/RN-CodeSigning/index.html)

Ideas come Release

• diff the update to a clean 1.1 install
• diff the update to a Safe 1.1 Update
• determine if a Safe 2.0 Update can be performed
• Test current frappliances on 2.0 (both clean 2.0 install and Safe 2.0 Update)
• Building a Patchstick from 2.0 Update (or combined with 1.1 Update) without the need of Intel-Mac files