Internet tv

Apple today started shipping Apple TV, a new class of computer peripheral that turns your HDTV into a big screen iPod.

Apple TV connects physically to your television and wirelessly to a Mac or PC running iTunes. The device then lets you play iTunes content on your TV, including movies, TV shows, music, photos, podcasts and video podcasts.

Apple TV isn’t TiVo or a new type of DVD player; it makes your TV the biggest iPod ever

Many analysts seem to be confusing Apple TV with time-shifting devices like TiVo, or comparing it to playback devices like DVD players. It’s neither of these. It’s really more like an iPod that you can attach a big screen to.

Apple itself positions Apple TV as a member of the iPod family:

“Apple TV allows you to wirelessly play your content from your PCs or Macs using your existing WiFi network as well as the newest and fastest version of WiFi-802.11n,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. Read more…