Apple is developing live Apple TV recording
Rumor has been out that Apple may be aiming to eventually transform the Apple TV set-top into a full DVR after filing a new US Patent. This could be Apple’s long term plans for their Apple TV set-top box, throwing in additional functionality so that it may transform into a full fledged digital video recording if these new filings with the US Patent and Trademark Office are anything to go by. The filings suggest a unique interface for the Apple TV, with the ability to browse and record live TV programming apart from downloading movies and TV shows sold through iTunes. I wonder if TiVo executives have already sat up and taken notice of this patent filing, as Cupertino could be a potential rival a few years down the road. Submitted in October 2006 but only just made public, the filings depict a unique interface for the Apple TV, able to browse and record live TV programming, in addition to downloading movies and TV shows sold through iTunes. Such features would put the Apple TV into direct competition with TiVo, whose set-tops can not only record TV but buy movies through Amazon’s Unbox service. Recently, the company announced that it would support YouTube content, much like the Apple TV.
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[...] Itouchmytouch wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Rumor has been out that Apple may be aiming to eventually transform the Apple TV set-top into a full DVR after filing a new US Patent. This could be Apple’s long term plans for their Apple TV set-top box, throwing in additional functionality so that it may transform into a full fledged digital video recording if these new filings with the US Patent and Trademark Office are anything to go by. The filings suggest a unique interface for the Apple TV, with the ability to browse and record live TV [...]
[...] Itouchmytouch wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Rumor has been out that Apple may be aiming to eventually transform the Apple TV set-top into a full DVR after filing a new US Patent. This could be Apple’s long term plans for their Apple TV set-top box, throwing in additional functionality so that it may transform into a full fledged digital video recording if these new filings with the US Patent and Trademark Office are anything to go by. The filings suggest a unique interface for the Apple TV, with the ability to browse and record live TV [...]