New Apple TV

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Apple announced yesterday the new Apple TV due out at the end of October 2015, among it’s more notable features are the touch pad remote which includes Siri voice search/commands and the new OS(tvOS) which includes the ability to run apps and games. The new Apple TV will be available in two different flavors either with 32GB of storage for $149 or 64GB for $199.

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The touchpad remote is really the feature that sets it apart from the competition such as the Nexus Player, Amazon Fire TV, Roku.

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Engadget has the comparison between the new Apple TV(2015) and the old Apple TV(2012):

APPLE TV (2015)APPLE TV (2012)
Price$149, $199$99
Dimensions3.9 x 1.3 x 3.9 inches (98 x 33 x 98mm)3.9 x 0.9 x 3.9 inches (98 x 23 x 98mm)
Weight0.94 pounds (425g)0.6 pounds (272g)
Output resolution720p, 1080p720p, 1080p
CPUApple A8Apple A5
GPUPowerVR GX6450PowerVR SGX543MP2
RAM2GB512MB
Internal storage32GB / 64GB8GB
WiFi802.11 a/b/g/n/ac802.11 a/b/g/n
Wired network10/100 Ethernet10/100 Ethernet
Bluetoothv4.0v4.0
PortsHDMI 1.4, USB-CHDMI, USB, Optical
Motion controlYes (accelerometer, gyroscope)No
Operating systemtvOSiOS 5
Video codecsH.264 1080p, MPEG-4 480pH.264 1080p, MPEG-4 480p, M-JPEG 720p
Audio codecsHE-AAC, AAC, MP3, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus 7.1HE-AAC, AAC, MP3, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV, Dolby Digital 5.1
Photo formatsJPEG, GIF, TIFFJPEG, GIF, TIFF
AppsYesNo
Available contentiTunes, AirPlay, iCloud, Netflix, HBO Now, Hulu, Showtime, MLB, NBA, NHL, CNN, FOX, PBS Kids, ABC News, Disney Channel, ESPN, USA and moreiTunes, AirPlay, iCloud, Netflix, MLB, NBA, NHL, YouTube, Vimeo, WSJ Live, Flickr

 

As you can see the new Apple TV also received a CPU, GPU, RAM and internal storage boost, for me it lacked a “wow” factor as far as features, personally this is Apple getting up to par with the competition; I really expected to see the new Apple TV support 4K or something like that. I’m sure that won’t stop anyone from upgrading or picking up a new Apple TV when it comes out in October, learn more about it by visiting Apple.

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