Cult of Mac’s Leander Kahney found the assistant very inconsistent in its results.
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OS: Apple TV comes with a revamped operating system, the tvOS. Sales in its “other products” category, which includes the Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products and iPod, exceeded $3 billion for the quarter, up from $2.6 billion in Q3 2015.
On one hand, Apple CEO Time Cook calls it a revolutionary device for its slick design. The new generation reportedly delivers a whole new user experience, as besides video streaming, the new Apple TV now features a variety of exclusive third party apps that offer users endless possibilities to toy around with their TV.
Give it a while for HomeKit to take off, and the Apple TV could mark a return to the “digital hub” Steve Jobs once referred to the Mac as.
MacMall MacMall has the new Apple TV in stock.
When conducting a search, the Apple TV can cull from a variety of streaming services, including Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go and Showtime. Instead of searching each app individually, users can ask their Apple TV box to show them content tailored to their interests via commands such as “Find me a few action films”.
Speaking of content apps, there’s one you’ve just got to check out.
The new added features makes the Apple TV an all-in-one device and home hub. But it’s not revolutionary.
It’s not even the most exciting device Apple announced this year. “We think this is really going to revolutionize television”. However, it’s never been available natively on Apple TV.
Forrester Research analyst Jim Nail tells Wired’s David Pierce that the real potential for set-top boxes is to eliminate the need for channel-flipping by figuring out what you want to watch before even you know. And Apple blew away the competition in both of those cases. And now that Apple’s enabled it for video, the company is working to extend it to music as well. The Apple Music Help Twitter account has confirmed that Beats 1 Replays now require an active Apple Music subscription. However, all that is set to change from the beginning of next year, when Apple TV finally gets Siri support for Apple Music.
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Don’t expect Siri to play DJ on your Apple TV at launch.
